Welcome to our Apartment at Atlantico in Costa del Silencio

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We aim to bring to the residents and guests of Atlantico a website full of information and stuff !

for local information and news visit our local free newspapers site

www.canarianweekly.com

or visit our local radio station, or tune in at

www.oasisfm.com

 

click on the below link to go to webcams in Tenerife

http://webcams.arona.org/webcams/Webcam.jsp?wc=LasGalletas1

Learn To Speak Spanish, with Spanish Lessons at

CKC Tenerife Language School and Computer Courses/Repairs etc

Located on 2nd (top) floor of Coral Mar Square

Tel 922 78 48 77 Ask for Ken or Caroline

website  www.ckctenerife.com

visit this tenerife discussion forum, suitable for visitors and residents

www.tenerifeforum.com

Learn Spanish here

http://www.spanishromance.com/spanish-language/numbers/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish/

For the best in Chiropractors in Tenerife, plus a site full of useful information, visit

http://www.lukeramsay.com/

Dr Luke Ramsay BSc D.C. F.C.C.

For a great Flights search website , visit

http://www.skyscanner.net/

For your nearest Scuba Diving club, visit

www.solscuba.com

Located inside Club Marina Hotel, Costa del Silencio

Tenerife Fiestas

Here you will find the dates of all the major fiestas in Tenerife:

JANUARY
5th January (night), procession of the Three Kings. Santa Cruz, Los Cristianos, Puerto de la Cruz, and other main towns.
6th Día de Reyes. Day of the Three Kings. This is when the Canaries give out Christmas Presents. National Bank Holiday.
17th “San Antonio” Fiestas in Arona, Buenavista, La Laguna, La Orotava y Los Silos.
21st “San Sebastián” Fiestas in Adeje y Los Realejos.

FEBRUARY
2nd “Nuestro Señora de Candelaria. Our lady of Candelaria, religious fiesta
Carnival Santa Cruz, Puerto de la Cruz, La Laguna, Tacorante, Arona, Candelaria, La Orotava, Los Cristianos, Los Realejos.

MARCH
19th “San José” Dia del Padre, Spanish father’s day Celebrations in El Tanque and La Guancha.
25th Festival of San Marcos (St. Mark) in Icod de los Vinos.
Easter
This is celebrated everywhere but for religious / cultural atmosphere it is best to go to La Orotova, La Laguna, Santa Cruz or Adeje.

APRIL
Easter celebrations take place check the dates as they do change.
23rd Día del Libro. Book’s day

MAY
1st May Day National fiesta. Celebrations take place in Santa Cruz for the whole month.
2nd and 3rd Fiestas de la Cruz Festival of the cross in Los Realejos.
13th/15th Romería de la Virgen de Fátima in Arona.
15th “Fiestas de San Isidro” in Granadilla, San Isidro, Valle de San Lorenzo, Las Mercedes, Valle Guerra, Los Realejos. On the last Sunday in the month celebrations take place in Valle Guerra and Los Realejos.
30th “El dia de Canarias", Bank holiday in the Canaries.

JUNE
At the beginning of the month, Corpus Christi celebrations in La Orotava, Tacoronte, La Laguna, Icod de los Vinos, Adeje and other main towns.
23rd Night of Saint John.
24th St John Fiestas in Puerto de la Cruz, Icod de los Vinos, Garachico, San Juan de la Rambla and Arico.
26th-29th Fiestas de San Pedro, Festival of St Peter, in Güímar, El Sauzal.

JULY
11th Romería S. Benito Abad in La Laguna.
16th Nuestra Señora del Carmen. Patron saint of sailors. Fiestas in Los Realejos, Playa san Juan, Puerto de la Cruz, Puerto Santiago, Alcalá, Las Galletas.
25th Santiago Apostol National Fiesta celebrations of Santiago and Saint Anne in Candeleria, Los Realejos, La Laguna and Santa Cruz. Celebrations commemorate the battle of Nelson.
International folklore festival in La Laguna.

AUGUST
3rd Nuestra Señora de las Nieves in Taganana.
6th Local fiesta in La Matanza.
15th Fiestas de la Asunción de la Virgen, Fiesta of the holy virgin, National fiesta.
17th to 25th Fiestas de Santa Bárbara en Icod de los Vinos.
Second Sunday in August. Romería of San Rocque in Garachico. Festival of international folklore in Los Christianos.
28th Romería de san Agustín in Arafo
31st Romería de Nuestra Señora de La Victoria in La Victoria.

SEPTEMBER
7th Romería del Socorro in Güímar.
8th Romería in Tegueste and La Laguna, Our lady of Los Remedios.
21st Fiesta of our lady of La Luz in Guia de Isora. Fiestas del Cristo in Tacoronte and in Icod de los Vinos fiestas del Cristo y del Drago.

OCTOBER
3rd Nuestra Señora del Rosario fiestas en Fasnia, El Rosario, Valle Guerra.
1st Sunday in October. Romería de Nuestra Señora de La Encarnación, Adeje.
12th Dia del Pilar, Dia de la Hispanidad, National Fiestas.
15th to 20th Fiestas del Cristo del Calvario in El Tanque and Santa Ursula.
22nd to 24th Fiestas de Nuestra Señora de la Esperanza, virgen de Los Remedios y San Bartolomé in La Guancha, Buenavista del Norte.

NOVEMBER
1st Festividad de Todos los Santos, All Saints festival, National Holiday.
25th Fiestas de Santa Catalina in Taganana.
29th and 30th Fiestas de San Andres takes place in Icod de los Vinos, La Guancha, Puerto de la Cruz, La Orotova, San Juan de Rambla.

DECEMBER
6th Aniversario de la Promulgación de la Constitución Española . National Holiday.
8th Fiesta de la Purisima Concepcion. National holiday.

NAVIDAD, CHRISTMAS
Activities celebrated during the Christmas period include. Concerts, Nativity plays, switching on of the Christmas lights and various cultural events.

Public Services 

The following are all useful numbers and information to help you if you are on holiday or living in Tenerife.
Playa de las Americas 922 797 668
Granadilla de Abona922 773 067
Icod de los Vinos922 814 436
Torviscas922 750 633
Playa de L’Arena922 110 348
Santa Cruz922 605 592
Puerto de la Cruz922 386 000
Las Galletas922 730 133
Los Cristianos922 757 137
Playa de las Vistas922 787 011
Los Rodeos (North)922 25 79 40
Reina Sofia (South) 922 75 95 10
Thomas Cook 922 757 409
Thomson922 798 607
First Choice922 751 118
My Travel922 010 814
Las Américas:  
Centro Medicos del Sur 922 791 000
Hospital Las Américas 922 750 022
Medical Centre Salud 922 796 161/900 100 134
Puerto de la Cruz: 
Clinica Bellevue 922 383 551
Clinica Tamaragua922 380 512
Santa Cruz:  
General Hospital922 641 011
Children’s Hospital 922 286 550
La Candelaria 922 602 000
Francisco Suarez, Avda Litoral, Urb San Rafael, Playa de Las Americas.
Maria Concepcion Olano, Park Europe, (adj Tenerife Princess) Los Cristianos.
Oca Valero, Calle Fuerteventura, El Fraile, Arona.
Buses are used extensively in Tenerife and services between the airports, Playa de las Americas and other major resorts are frequent.
Full timetables can be viewed at www.titsa.com but outlined below are details of services to the most popular parts of the island.
Service numbers to major destinations.
From Los Cristianos/Las Americas:
015 North Airport 111 Santa Cruz
342 Mount Teide 343 Puerto de la Cruz
442 Valle san Lorenzo 450 San Isidro
460 Icod de los Viños 467 Las Galletas
470 El Medano 471 Playa Paraiso
472 Callao Salvaje 473 Los Gigantes
484 Las Galletas 487 South Airport
The taxis of Tenerife are easily recognised by a green light on the roof, also a plate with ‘SP’ must be displayed on the rear of the car. Taxis can be ordered using the numbers below (remember if phoning from a non-Spanish mobile to add 0034 to the front).
Los Abrigos922 17 02 70
Adeje922 74 16 12
 922 71 46 69
 922 78 08 76
La Camella922 72 07 08
Los Cristianos922 79 66 11
 922 79 03 52
Granadilla922 77 10 50
 922 77 12 52
El Medano922 39 92 19
 922 17 71 57
Las Americas922 71 14 68
 922 79 54 14
San Miguel922 73 51 47
 922 16 72 32
Santiago del Teide922 86 16 27
Valle san Lorenzo922 76 53 84
Tenerife Police922 76 63 62 (Arona)
 922 78 04 29 (Adeje)
Tenerife Guardia Civil922 79 14 14.
Tenerife National Police922 72 54 00
Emergency112