Saturday, September 27, 2008
Wine, food and crafts this weekend
Tacoronte and Garachico town halls are celebrating, today and tomorrow this suddenly popular Día Mundial del Turismo (World Tourism Day), with an ample program of activities, write Diario de Avisos in this report, published today.
Tacoronte: scenic beauty and richness of the wine sector
The first you'll have missed as it happened this morning and I'm only mentioning it at all, because there are regular jaunts along the Ruta del Vino Tacoronte Acentejo. This spot of enoturismo (routes of wine and wineries), in the Tacoronte Acentejo wine region, began at 9.30 at the Drago, on the Tacoronte-Tejina main road and the guided tour was to take in the "scenic beauty and richness of the wine sector", visiting El Sauzal and, La Matanza.
In those latter localities, visitors were calling into the Farmers' Market and the installations of the Bodega La Palmera, where a tasting was being offered.
Today's tourist trip terminated with the customary Almuerzo de la Vendimia (Harvest Luncheon) in an [unnamed] establishment in the district. Places were limited anyway, but the cost (including transport and visits, but presumably excluding food) was an amusing 5 euros per person (under £4).
More details on The Wine Route Tacoronte Acentejo, wine route tour, includes visits to vineyards, bodegas, museums and monuments, tastings and food.
Garachico: Canarian crafts, traditional food and pastries
Meanwhile, the odd tourist finding themselves in Garachico can enjoy events taking place on Sunday morning, from 10 a.m., in the Plaza Juan González de la Torre (a.k.a. Plaza de la Fuente (Fountain Place)). In this pretty little square, visitors can try a wine tasting, traditional food and pastries, plus sample typical Canarian crafts, with folk groups providing the day's musical entertainment.
Aptly for tourist day, alongside this plaza, was the Doña Gregoria Boarding House (now a grocery store) that, in times past, provided accommodation to the "odd tourist from England". Is there any other type? :)
