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Matt Damon Comes to Tenerife for Bourne 5 Filming

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Matt Damon Comes to Tenerife for Bourne 5 Filming

The latest instalment of the ‘Bourne’ film franchise and sequel to the ‘Bourne Legacy’ is being filmed in Tenerife’s capital, Santa Cruz, this month, and will continue for five weeks. The city is being doubled as Athens, with signage changes to Greek in the areas being used for filming,

I Bought Some Plumas

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I Bought Some Plumas

I found an arts and craft shop in Santa Cruz city centre [http://etenerifeholidays.co.uk/tenerife-island/santa-cruz-de-tenerife/santa-cruz-de-tenerife] , full of gorgeous coloured goodies. With the little Spanish I know I managed to buy some coloured feathers, in Spanish these are called plumas. They will be used for my arts

Santa Cruz de Tenerife Shopping

Santa Cruz de Tenerife Shopping

Santa Cruz [http://etenerifeholidays.co.uk/tenerife-island/santa-cruz-de-tenerife] shopping is exciting and very different to shopping in the resorts in Tenerife. We were in the town a few days before the Día de los Reyes, and everyone was out Christmas shopping. We went into one of the large department stores,

Adventures at the Grand Hotel Mencey

Adventures at the Grand Hotel Mencey

Pete told me Spanish Royalty have stayed at this Hotel, it is the best Hotel in the Capital Santa Cruz. Our room is bright and airy overlooking the gardens. The bathroom has large walk in shower with plenty of “Gilchrist & Soames” toiletries. Our room is decorated contemporary style, with

New Year in Santa Cruz de Tenerife

New Year in Santa Cruz de Tenerife

We’ll, this year we spent our New Year’s Eve in Santa Cruz de Tenerife to celebrate with the locals, and what fun it was. We spent the build-up to the midnight hour the Hotel Gran Mencey [http://www.booking.com/hotel/es/mencey.en-gb.html?aid=337251], which

Michael Jackson in Tenerife

Michael Jackson in Tenerife

Did you know that Michael Jackson visited Tenerife in 1993 when he performed a concert in Santa Cruz as part of his ‘Dangerous World Tour’ third leg. Michael flew into Tenerife’s north airport of Los Rodeos on the 25th September 1993 from Istanbul in Turkey aboard a privately hired

6 Things To Do When a Cruise Ship Stops At Tenerife For a One Day Visit

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6 Things To Do When a Cruise Ship Stops At Tenerife For a One Day Visit

Six things to do when a cruise ship stops at Tenerife for a one day visit. There are lots of things to do when you visit Santa Cruz in Tenerife on a stopover on a cruise ship, take a look at my suggestions there is something there for everyone. 1.

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Las Gaviotas Beach Santa Cruz de la Tenerife Closed Due to Risk of Landslides

The beach at Las Gaviotas has been closed by the Santa Cruz City Council due to the danger of landslides. Councillor for Safety of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Carmen Delia Gonzalez said, “Citizens should know that there is a problem in the stability of the slopes near the beach, we

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Santa Cruz

Walked along promenade with the busy Santa Cruz port to our left, so lots to see. I noticed the promenade was tree lined with luscious green trees. Some of the trees had bright orange flowers, which reminded me I was away from England’s winter. [![Santa Cruz Promenade](https://res.

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We Arrive at Santa Cruz de Tenerife

For those interested in accommodation here in Santa Cruz. We are staying in Hotel Nauticol, in a residential area. The decor is modern & funky. We seem to get fairly good prices for hotels (as I thought we would be making camps on the beach!) This may be because we