Study Spanish in Tenerife

Weather

Tenerife's popular nickname - the "Island of Eternal Spring" - pretty much sums up the sun-soaked island's paradisaical climate. It's tropical location just off the coast of western Morocco translates to year-round sunshine, heavenly temperatures and refreshing breezes off the ocean. Any time of year is the ideal time of year to spend time in Tenerife!

Carnaval

Easily one of the world's best festivals, Tenerife's week-long Carnaval celebration is a one-of-a-kind bash complete with tropical music, all-night street parties, non-stop entertainment, elaborate costumes, rowdy parades and noise, noise, noise!

Mount Teide

Rising dramatically from the center of the island is the often snow-capped emblem of Tenerife: the colossal Mount Teide. The soaring peak is Spain's highest mountain, and its diverse environs compose the largest national park in the Canary Islands. Get ready to explore lush forests, winding hiking trails, funky volcanic rock formations and Tenerife's brilliant collection of native tropical flora and fauna.

Beach

Tenerife is a beach-lover's paradise-- it is, after all, a tropical island! With nearly 270 kilometers of coastline you can enjoy the sun and surf of sandy nooks of all sizes, colors and even dress codes. Between endless golden stretches, secluded volcanic black sand coves and everything in between, the options are endless when it comes to finding a spot to lay out your towel and soak up the sun.

Outdoors

With colossal mountains, diverse landscapes, verdant forests, sheer cliffs and - of course - the ocean, Tenerife is one big outdoor playground just waiting to be explored. It's not hard to take advantage of the "great outdoors" in Tenerife; enjoy surfing, hiking, scuba-diving, whale-watching, rock-climbing, horseback-riding, volcano potholing, skydiving, jet-skiing... the list is endless!

History

Perhaps what makes Tenerife's history so fascinating is the simple fact that a huge chunk of the island's story is completely different from the rest of Spain's. In fact, the island - along with the rest of the Canary Islands - didn't even see Spanish presence until the 15th century, when it was conquered, colonized and incorporated into the Spanish kingdom.

Up until then, the island was inhabited by an indigenous civilization called the Guanches. While the days of the Guanche civilization have long gone by, their existence had a lasting impact on everything from Tenerife's architecture to its sports, gastronomy and regional music.

Travel

Tenerife is but one of the seven main islands that form the Canary Islands. While Tenerife's location off the western coast of Africa isn't exactly ideal for excursions to mainland Spain's top destinations, it's perfect for island-hopping your way through the archipelago. Each island throws something new into the mix