https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The local council in Tenerife are taking steps to begin a long-awaited train project on the island, with the popular Tenerife South–Reina Sofía Airport set for a stop to help limit car congestion in the area. https://www.thelocal.es/20260415/spains-tenerife-eyes-first-train-line-to-tackle-car-congestion Wed, 15 Apr 2026 08:57:48 +0200 spains-tenerife-eyes-first-train-line-to-tackle-car-congestion A giant wave that crashed into Tenerife at the weekend has killed four after sweeping away bathers on the Spanish tourist island hotspot, according to the authorities. https://www.thelocal.es/20251208/choppy-wave-kills-four-in-spains-tenerife Mon, 08 Dec 2025 16:18:30 +0100 choppy-wave-kills-four-in-spains-tenerife Tenerife Sur is Spain's latest airport to roll out the new EES passport checks for travellers from outside of the EU. https://www.thelocal.es/20251107/spains-tenerife-south-airport-implements-ees-border-checks Fri, 07 Nov 2025 10:16:15 +0100 spains-tenerife-south-airport-implements-ees-border-checks Amid environmental and housing pressures, authorities in Tenerife will soon begin charging tourists a so-called 'ecotax' to access natural parks, starting with the protected Masca ravine area. https://www.thelocal.es/20240530/tenerife-to-start-charging-tourists-to-access-natural-spaces Thu, 30 May 2024 11:55:55 +0200 tenerife-to-start-charging-tourists-to-access-natural-spaces Tenerife’s Mount Teide, the highest peak in Spain, has not had any snowfall during the winter months for the first time in over a century, after the Canary Islands experienced their hottest January and February since records began. https://www.thelocal.es/20240315/no-winter-snow-on-spains-teide-for-the-first-time-in-108-years Fri, 15 Mar 2024 15:52:16 +0100 no-winter-snow-on-spains-teide-for-the-first-time-in-108-years Following similar announcements made by Andalusian and Catalan authorities, the Canary island of Tenerife faces water shortages this summer due to one of its “driest winters in recent history”. https://www.thelocal.es/20240226/tenerife-to-call-drought-emergency-as-spain-struggles-with-water-shortages Mon, 26 Feb 2024 12:24:10 +0100 tenerife-to-call-drought-emergency-as-spain-struggles-with-water-shortages Spanish firefighters were gaining the upper hand on Tuesday in their battle against a wildfire raging for a week on the holiday island of Tenerife that forced thousands of people to flee, officials said. https://www.thelocal.es/20230822/spanish-firefighters-gain-upper-hand-against-tenerife-fire Tue, 22 Aug 2023 16:09:27 +0200 spanish-firefighters-gain-upper-hand-against-tenerife-fire Stronger winds and higher temperatures caused a huge wildfire on the Spanish Canary island of Tenerife to spread further, prompting more residents to flee their homes, officials said on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.es/20230819/looming-heat-and-wind-threaten-to-restoke-spains-tenerife-wildfire Sat, 19 Aug 2023 12:00:58 +0200 looming-heat-and-wind-threaten-to-restoke-spains-tenerife-wildfire Firefighters have made progress on Friday in their fight against a huge wildfire on the Spanish Canary island of Tenerife that has forced the evacuation of thousands of people. https://www.thelocal.es/20230817/firefighters-battle-out-of-control-wildfire-on-spains-tenerife Thu, 17 Aug 2023 11:12:20 +0200 firefighters-battle-out-of-control-wildfire-on-spains-tenerife Tenerife is still struggling to control the "most complex wildfire" the archipelago has seen in four decades, with thousands forced to flee their homes and the island's pristine forests being engulfed by flames. https://www.thelocal.es/20230818/in-images-how-the-worst-wildfire-in-40-years-is-engulfing-spains-tenerife Fri, 18 Aug 2023 12:31:01 +0200 in-images-how-the-worst-wildfire-in-40-years-is-engulfing-spains-tenerife Wales supporters have flocked to the Spanish island of Tenerife to support their team in the World Cup instead of Qatar after a fan suggested the idea in a tweet that went viral. Unfortunately, there have already been some drunken excesses. https://www.thelocal.es/20221129/how-wales-fans-have-swapped-qatar-for-tenerife-for-boozy-world-cup Tue, 29 Nov 2022 15:41:23 +0100 how-wales-fans-have-swapped-qatar-for-tenerife-for-boozy-world-cup Canary cuisine is a literal melting pot of North African, Latin American and Spanish flavours. Here are seven delicious dishes to try on your next visit to the archipelago of eternal springtime. https://www.thelocal.es/20180907/seven-dishes-for-seven-islands-the-best-food-in-spain-canary-islands-dishes Fri, 07 Sep 2018 15:31:23 +0200 seven-dishes-for-seven-islands-the-best-food-in-spain-canary-islands-dishes The government of the Canary Islands have decided to ban non-essential travel to the island of Tenerife from Friday after a recent surge in infections. https://www.thelocal.es/20201217/tenerife-closes-island-to-non-essential-travel-as-coronavirus-infections-soar-but-will-still-allows-tourists Thu, 17 Dec 2020 12:32:30 +0100 tenerife-closes-island-to-non-essential-travel-as-coronavirus-infections-soar-but-will-still-allows-tourists A British couple have chosen a rather unorthodox method to sell their home. Rather than place it on the open market and accept the best offer, Gina Ironside and her husband Wayne are selling raffle tickets with the one and only prize being their home on the Canary Island of Tenerife. https://www.thelocal.es/20201119/how-a-280-raffle-ticket-could-win-you-a-villa-in-canary-islands Thu, 19 Nov 2020 15:15:12 +0100 how-a-280-raffle-ticket-could-win-you-a-villa-in-canary-islands Police on the Canary Island of Tenerife have managed to put a stop to a party that was deliberately created to spread coronavirus. https://www.thelocal.es/20200811/police-intercept-party-in-canary-islands-designed-to-spread-coronavirus Tue, 11 Aug 2020 18:41:53 +0200 police-intercept-party-in-canary-islands-designed-to-spread-coronavirus Authorities in Spain's popular Canary Islands have signed an insurance policy to guarantee tourists that they will have all their expenses paid in case of a coronavirus incident. https://www.thelocal.es/20200805/the-canary-islands-guarantee-tourists-repatriation-and-coverage-of-expenses-for-cases-of-covid-19 Wed, 05 Aug 2020 19:32:27 +0200 the-canary-islands-guarantee-tourists-repatriation-and-coverage-of-expenses-for-cases-of-covid-19 The entire island of Tenerife suffered a power cut on Wednesday which affected nearly a million inhabitants and tourists, power companies said. https://www.thelocal.es/20200715/entire-island-of-tenerife-hit-by-power-cut Wed, 15 Jul 2020 13:47:09 +0200 entire-island-of-tenerife-hit-by-power-cut The remaining guests at a hotel in Spain's Canary Islands on lockdown over the coronavirus were cleared Tuesday to leave the building after completing their 14-day quarantine period. https://www.thelocal.es/20200310/canary-islands-lockdown-ends-in-tenerife-hotel-over-coronavirus Tue, 10 Mar 2020 17:15:30 +0100 canary-islands-lockdown-ends-in-tenerife-hotel-over-coronavirus A total of 25 people have now tested positive to COVID-19 in Spain. Here's what we know so far about the cases of the virus in Spain. (This article is not behind a paywall) https://www.thelocal.es/20200228/covid-19-what-we-know-so-far-about-the-coronavirus-in-spain Fri, 28 Feb 2020 15:22:05 +0100 covid-19-what-we-know-so-far-about-the-coronavirus-in-spain Health authorities on the Canary Island partially lifted quarantine on Thursday evening at the H10 Costa Adeje Palace hotel which has been under lockdown since Monday when the first of four Italian guests tested positive to COVID-19. https://www.thelocal.es/20200228/coronavirus-quarantine-at-tenerife-hotel-partially-lifted-but-jet2-guests-still-stranded Fri, 28 Feb 2020 10:57:29 +0100 coronavirus-quarantine-at-tenerife-hotel-partially-lifted-but-jet2-guests-still-stranded