Last Thursday, July 23rd, Playa de La Arena beach hosted an understated ceremony as they were awarded theier 22nd Blue Flag in a row.

These awards are given to beaches by the European Union for upholding stringent standards covering the enviroment, lifeguard and first aid services, and the quality of the beaches themselves.

This 22nd award makes Playa de La Arena beach the most decorated beach in all of Tenerife, quite a feat!

The Domínguez family undertook plans for the four-star Callao Sport Hotel and Spa two and a half years ago and the project is now all but finished, and they were praised for their magnificent efforts when the stunning hotel was officially inaugurated last week.

Guests from the worlds of tourism, commerce and politics, including the Mayor of Adeje, were treated to cocktails, champagne, fireworks, snacks and a Canarian meal following a traditional blessing of the building by a priest. (more...)

Today, we'd like to introduce the first of our weekly articles from Guest Bloggers.  This article will be written by Laurent Langlais, an instructor in Feng Shui.

My name is Laurent Langlais and I am an expert consultant in classical Feng Shui and Qi Men Dun Jia, living and working in Tenerife. Every week I will help you discover those sciences and the energy in action in our environment here in the Canary Islands!

First of all, let me summarize for you some important notions used in Feng Shui:

• The Qi is the universal energy that affects all living being.
• The five elements are the five “phases” of the Qi, also used in Chinese medicine: wood, fire, earth, metal and water. They can produce, enhance, weaken or destroy each other, and they are determined by the environment and the time period.
• The Feng Shui manages the Qi at your premise to enhance all aspects of your life, and the Qi Men Dun Jia does the same but it is based on time factor. (more...)

The steady stream of illegal immigrants arriving on the shores of the Canary Islands shows no sign of letting up as yet more arrived this morning. (more…)

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More Immigrants On Tenerife This Morning