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TENERIFE PARAGLIDING VACATIONS

TENERIFE PARAGLIDING VACATIONS The island of Tenerife is a volcanic mountain that falls on sandy beaches and the Atlantic Ocean. It is recognized as a vacation destination for Europe. Paraglider pilots get great winter thermals at 24ºC, while the rest of Europe gets chills. There are more than 30 take-offs from the island, offering from gentle…

TANDEM PARAGLIDING 101

TANDEM PARAGLIDING 101 What is paragliding? Paragliding is an aerial sport that has a history of more than twenty years and is becoming increasingly popular. As in other air sports (such as hang gliding or lightweight gliding) paragliding uses air currents (thermals) to stay in the air, to gain hight and to fly long distances (cross-country…

COMMON MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT TENERIFE

CONCEPTOS ERRÓNEOS COMUNES SOBRE TENERIFE Much loved by many, Tenerife is a popular vacation retreat that has been attracting tourists for decades. Over the years, common misconceptions about the island have surfaced and become widespread, so it is clearly time to separate fact from fiction. It's cold in the north There is a common belief…

THE GUANCHES

THE GUANCHES The next time you are lying in a hammock, tanning in the splendid sunshine, while enjoying your last bottle of cheap Spanish beer or smoking your last duty free cigarette, perhaps, you want to set aside a moment to think about Tenerife's ancestors, the "Guanches, the first inhabitants of the Canary Islands, who…

WHAT TO DO IN TENERIFE

WHAT TO DO IN TENERIFE Tenerife's best attractions, chosen by Andrea Montgomery, our resident expert. Tropical gardens, architecture and historic towns are all to be found in the north of the island, while most of the theme parks and sea-based activities are in the south. Other attractions include golf courses, rural villages and the extraordinary…

WHAT WIKIPEDIA SAYS ABOUT PARAGLIDING.

WHAT WIKIPEDIA SAYS ABOUT PARAGLIDING. Paragliding is the recreational and competitive adventure sport of paragliding: a lightweight, non-powered, glider which takes off standing and without a primary rigid structure. The pilot sits in a harness suspended beneath a fabric wing comprising a large number of interconnected cells. The shape of the wing is maintained by…

THE DREAM OF FLYING

THE DREAM OF FLYING The dream of man to fly like birds goes back to unthinkable times, already in Greek mythology represents it in one of his stories where he tells how King Mimos confines Icarus and his father Daedalus in the labyrinth of the island of Crete. With the intention of fleeing, Daedalus made…

THE HISTORY OF TEIDE.

THE HISTORY OF TEIDE. In Las Cañadas is the best record of the history of man in Tenerife, due to the great wealth of archaeological sites. The Teide and Las Cañadas not only had a spiritual significance for the Guanches, but this area was also a fundamental resource for survival at certain times of the…