På gång i Tenerife (Canary Islands), Spain under året

Mest folk — redaktionens toppmånad, Christmas holidays i Spain

• Natur

  Whales and dolphins offshore

  1 jan – 31 decValsäsong

  A resident population of pilot whales and bottlenose dolphins sits in the channel off the south-west coast all year, which is unusual and not seasonal.

• Natur

  Almond blossom

  20 jan – 15 mar · vanligtvisKörsbärsblom

  The groves around Santiago del Teide and the mountain villages come out from late January and the almond blossom trail runs into March, which is the island's one genuinely seasonal sight. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Teide walking season (1 okt – 31 maj (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — redaktionens toppmånad, Carnival in Santa Cruz

• Festival

  Carnival in Santa Cruz

  13–22 febTrångtBoka tidigt

  The largest carnival in Spain after Cadiz takes the capital for a fortnight, with the main parade at midweek and street parties that run until dawn. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Whales and dolphins offshore (1 jan – 31 dec), Almond blossom (20 jan – 15 mar (vanligtvis)), Teide walking season (1 okt – 31 maj (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — mellan topparna, Semana Santa

• Helg

  Semana Santa

  29 mar – 6 aprPåsk & stilla veckanTrångtBoka tidigtStängningar

  Good Friday is a national holiday and every region adds Holy Thursday or Easter Monday. Spain travels in large numbers, so trains, flights and hotels book up at higher rates, and processions of some size close streets in almost every town. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Whales and dolphins offshore (1 jan – 31 dec), Almond blossom (20 jan – 15 mar (vanligtvis)), Carnival in Santa Cruz (13–22 feb), Teide walking season (1 okt – 31 maj (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — mellan topparna, Semana Santa

Inget nytt börjar i april.

Pågår fortfarande: Whales and dolphins offshore (1 jan – 31 dec), Semana Santa (29 mar – 6 apr), Teide walking season (1 okt – 31 maj (vanligtvis))

Mellansäsong — mellan topparna, skollov i 4 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

• Festival

  Corpus Christi carpets

  11 junReligiös högtidTrångt

  La Orotava lays a carpet of coloured volcanic sand from Teide across its town hall square for one day, built over a week and swept away the same evening. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Whales and dolphins offshore (1 jan – 31 dec), Teide walking season (1 okt – 31 maj (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — redaktionens toppmånad, Corpus Christi carpets

• Säsong

  Trade-wind cloud in the north

  1 jun – 15 sep · vanligtvisDimsäsongRisk

  The panza de burro sits on the northern slopes most afternoons in summer while the south stays clear, which is why the two halves of the island read differently.

• Risk

  Calima dust

  15 jun – 15 sep · vanligtvisDammsäsong

  Saharan dust can settle over the island for days, dropping visibility, raising the temperature and putting the airport on the news. It arrives with little warning. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Whales and dolphins offshore (1 jan – 31 dec), Corpus Christi carpets (11 jun)

Mest folk — redaktionens toppmånad, Summer holidays i Spain

Inget nytt börjar i juli.

Pågår fortfarande: Whales and dolphins offshore (1 jan – 31 dec), Trade-wind cloud in the north (1 jun – 15 sep (vanligtvis)), Calima dust (15 jun – 15 sep (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — redaktionens toppmånad, Virgin of Candelaria pilgrimage

• Festival

  Virgin of Candelaria pilgrimage

  14–15 augPilgrimssäsongTrångt

  Thousands walk overnight to the basilica at Candelaria for 15 August, the patron of the Canaries, arriving on foot from all over the island. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Whales and dolphins offshore (1 jan – 31 dec), Trade-wind cloud in the north (1 jun – 15 sep (vanligtvis)), Calima dust (15 jun – 15 sep (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — mellan topparna, Summer holidays i Spain

• Säsong

  Warmest sea of the year

  1 sep – 5 nov · vanligtvisHavet varmt nog

  The Atlantic here is at its best in early autumn rather than midsummer, which is the argument for September and October over August.

Pågår fortfarande: Whales and dolphins offshore (1 jan – 31 dec), Trade-wind cloud in the north (1 jun – 15 sep (vanligtvis)), Calima dust (15 jun – 15 sep (vanligtvis))

Mellansäsong — mellan topparna, skollov i 4 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

• Säsong

  Teide walking season

  1 okt – 31 maj · vanligtvisLedsäsong

  The mountain works either side of the summer: cool enough to walk, before the heat and the dust. The summit cone itself needs a free permit booked well ahead.

Pågår fortfarande: Whales and dolphins offshore (1 jan – 31 dec), Warmest sea of the year (1 sep – 5 nov (vanligtvis))

Mellansäsong — mellan topparna, skollov i 2 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

Inget nytt börjar i november.

Pågår fortfarande: Whales and dolphins offshore (1 jan – 31 dec), Warmest sea of the year (1 sep – 5 nov (vanligtvis)), Teide walking season (1 okt – 31 maj (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — redaktionens toppmånad, Christmas holidays i Spain

Inget nytt börjar i december.

Pågår fortfarande: Whales and dolphins offshore (1 jan – 31 dec), Teide walking season (1 okt – 31 maj (vanligtvis))