Rescuing tradition

Bartering, threshing cereals, almond grinding... Every tradition contains memories of fascinating stories passed down from generation to generation. These long-distant recollections are brought back to life once a year for you to experience and share with your loved ones.

Crossing the Peaks

The Island's mountain peaks were once busy with people crisscrossing Tenerife to exchange and barter goods. Today, these comings and goings are…

The Festival of Traditions

The Festival of Traditions takes place in Garachico during the celebrations in honour of San Roque. The show reveals the very best of Canarian…

The Great Almond Grind

This tradition takes place in November in Guía de Isora with the aim of recalling and highlighting the importance of crops of almonds, figs and other…

Tradition Day in Chirche

The Day of Traditions is held each year on the second weekend of July in the picturesque village centre of Chirche (Guía de Isora). There, its…

Traditional Charcoal Kilns

This is yet another example of the cunning of Tenerife's people when it came to survival. This tradition shows us what charcoal kilns are and how they…

Traditional Harvesting

On the second Sunday in August, a number of families from Icod el Alto in Los Realejos come together to harvest their crops in the traditional way.…

Traditional Threshing in Buenavista

The former threshing floor in the neighbourhood of El Palmar in Buenavista del Norte hosts a traditional threshing session during which the older…

Traditional Threshing in El Tanque

Cereal threshing was a deeply-rooted tradition all over the Island, especially in El Tanque. Many types of grain were farmed there, to the extent that…