Jul 12 2010
Why Tenerife really is an amazing place!
Tenerife is so much more than a usual summer holiday destination.
The Canary Island is also famous for their family holidays aside from their appeal of beautiful sun, sand, and sea. Tourists have been flooding to Tenerife for years. There is wealth of secrets embedded in the history of the exterior of Tenerife, the largest of the Canaries.
Here are five facts you almost certainly didnt know about Tenerife just to whet your appetite.
Titans Clashed Here
The movie Clash of the Titans was a remake of the 1980s mythology and was partly filmed in Tenerife. If you watched the movie, you can see the opening scene which showed a towering statue of Zeus topple into the sea at Agros. It was actually filmed in Tenerifes national park at volcanic Mount Teide.
Tenerife Used to Have Pyramids
If you want to see great pyramids, go to Egypt and you can find lots of it, and admittedly Tenerife never had pyramids that were visible and imposing as the ones in Egypt. There is evidence to suggest that civilization called the Guanche lived on Tenerife before Spain conquered the island and built pyramids..
Nelson Lost His Arm Battling the Spanish
In 1797, the great Battle of Santa Cruz saw Rear Admiral Nelson repelled three times by the Spanish on the island. His right arm was ruined because of a musket ball shot, and he lost half of the limb in amputation later in surgery.
Tenerife Secretly Has Scottish Heritage
Saint Andrew is Scotlands patron saint, but the apostle who travelled far and wide made it all the way to Tenerife to preach the word of God. The saltire cross was Saint Andrews symbol and it was adopted by Tenerife for their flag, along with Scotland and the Russian navy.
Shakespeare Loved Tenerifes Local Wine
The Bard often made reference to the Malmsey wine of Tenerife, describing it as an absolutely penetrating wine in Henry IV. It was believed that Shakespeare gave Malmsey wine on an annual basis in part payment for his services as a playwright in London.
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