Tenerife - La Laguna

Due to choppy seas our recent cruise had a change of itinerary with us then having an overnight onboard stay in Tenerife. That's one joy of a cruise, your hotel room is with you wherever you travel. 

As we were not scheduled to dock in Tenerife we were our at far dock, nearly 2km walk just to get out of port! We have only embarked and disembarked at Santa Cruz so an additional day to explore was a bonus if a long walk.

Thanks to the cruise experience sharing on the Marella Explorer Facebook page we decided to take the tram to La Laguna. The Line 1 tram to La Trinidad had a stop not too far from the port and the ticket machine thankfully had an English option, to our amazement the cost was just €1.35 each way.

The journey was about 45 minutes, twisting and turning along the streets, climbing higher and higher, the views were amazing.

San Crisobel de La Laguna is 1781ft above sea level and was once the capital of Tenerife. The old buildings were superb, it was so interesting to see how the buildings used to look as opposed to the modern block buildings. It was so obvious to see where the Spanish America style originated from, it had quite a 'cowboy out west' vibe.

It was quite a busy place, very popular with students as the University is nearby. There were many high street brand shops fitted into the old buildings, the oldest we saw dated back to the 16th century.

Our lunch, in a coffee and cake shop, was delicious: sandwiches, cake and coffee for under €10 for the two of us. Spain and the Spanish islands are certainly quite cheap for eating out but clothes and shoes seem to be more expensive than here at home.

Finding a lovely wine bar it would have been very remiss not to enjoy a glass of Tenerifian wine. An off dry white for me and a merlot based red for Hubby, both were delicious and the bar very inviting.

We had a super day out seeing a bit of Tenerife we didn't even know existed. The tram was a great way to get around, I still can't believe how high up we travelled. It was definitely a bonus day and for once I was pleased the sea was choppy!