Guides · North of Tenerife
The guides we write for our guests
Hiking, where to eat, what to do without a car, stargazing. Written for people with time and curiosity — not checklist tourism.
Tenerife Carnival from the rural north
How to live the world's second-largest Carnival without staying in Santa Cruz: sleep in El Tanque, head down to the chaos, come home at dawn.
8 min · 14 May 2026
Intimate weddings in Tenerife · La Paredita
No banquet hall, no protocol, no two hundred guests. A wedding for the people who matter, with Mount Teide in the background, the five houses to yourselves.
8 min · 14 May 2026
Remote work in Tenerife · rural cottage in El Tanque
300 Mbps WiFi, desk with Mount Teide view, real village silence. The alternative to the noisy coworking for long weeks of deep focus.
9 min · 14 May 2026
Stargazing in El Tanque — astrotourism from the terrace
Northern Tenerife sits inside the largest Starlight Reserve in the Northern Hemisphere. We have a Sky-Watcher 90/900 telescope for guests, free of charge.
9 min · 14 May 2026
Tenerife in winter · the rural north at its best
While Europe shuts down, northern Tenerife has 21 °C days and cool fireplace nights. There's no low season here: there's another season.
8 min · 14 May 2026
Tenerife with kids · rural north in El Tanque
Rural cottage in a quiet village, no traffic at the door, beaches 15 minutes away, short trails from the house itself. This is what brings families back.
9 min · 14 May 2026
Tenerife without a car · base in El Tanque, local buses
Yes you can. Three walking trails from the door, direct bus to Garachico, shared taxi to Santa Cruz. The island at a slower pace.
8 min · 14 May 2026
Hiking in El Tanque from La Paredita
Three trails starting three minutes from the front door — no car needed, no crowds, just the trail to yourself.
8 min · 10 May 2026
Where to eat in northern Tenerife from La Paredita
The village pizzeria, the valley guachinches, the Garachico fish market. What we order when we eat out, away from the house.
7 min · 08 May 2026
From Teide to Garachico in a day from La Paredita
The one-day excursion that best sums up this island: dawn at the summit, volcanic-pool swim, Canarian wine dinner on the way back.
9 min · 05 May 2026