The Tenerife and Scottish flag are both very similar to one another. As well as the best time to visit the island of Tenerife on holiday, we take a look at the history behind the flag.
Used as identification for ships that were registered in the Canarias Maritime Province, Tenerife's flag was originally, if unofficially, adopted on June 30, 1845. In 1867, the province was split when Santa Cruz de Tenerife inherited it. Its only purpose was to distinguish itself from other Spanish register flags and it was not seen to have any regional symbolism back then.
The flag of Tenerife was adopted officially as the flag by an order issued on May 9, 1989, with the first official announcement being made on May 22 in the Boletin Oficial de Canarias. It is almost identical to Scotland's flag with its blue background and white cross, with the only real difference being the shade of blue used! Tenerife's flag uses a darker navy blue, while the Scottish flag is an azure or sky blue.
Visiting Tenerife at any time makes for a very exciting holiday. There is no best area to stay if you want to be close to the festivities because it engulfs the whole island! Celebrations to commemorate St Andrew start on November 29, and carry on throughout November 30. Although the whole island celebrates it, perhaps the north has some of most vigorous celebrations.
The towns of Puerta de la Cruz, Icod de los Vinosare, Le Orotava and San Juan de La Rambia are all brilliant places to track down some action. As well as kids running around with old pots and cans, metal tobogganing down the street and roasting chestnuts on every street corner, festivities tend to get more elaborate as time goes on. You might now see oil drums, machine drums and old car exhaust pipes being dragged through the streets.
Used as identification for ships that were registered in the Canarias Maritime Province, Tenerife's flag was originally, if unofficially, adopted on June 30, 1845. In 1867, the province was split when Santa Cruz de Tenerife inherited it. Its only purpose was to distinguish itself from other Spanish register flags and it was not seen to have any regional symbolism back then.
The flag of Tenerife was adopted officially as the flag by an order issued on May 9, 1989, with the first official announcement being made on May 22 in the Boletin Oficial de Canarias. It is almost identical to Scotland's flag with its blue background and white cross, with the only real difference being the shade of blue used! Tenerife's flag uses a darker navy blue, while the Scottish flag is an azure or sky blue.
Visiting Tenerife at any time makes for a very exciting holiday. There is no best area to stay if you want to be close to the festivities because it engulfs the whole island! Celebrations to commemorate St Andrew start on November 29, and carry on throughout November 30. Although the whole island celebrates it, perhaps the north has some of most vigorous celebrations.
The towns of Puerta de la Cruz, Icod de los Vinosare, Le Orotava and San Juan de La Rambia are all brilliant places to track down some action. As well as kids running around with old pots and cans, metal tobogganing down the street and roasting chestnuts on every street corner, festivities tend to get more elaborate as time goes on. You might now see oil drums, machine drums and old car exhaust pipes being dragged through the streets.
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Steve Alexander is a travel writer with a passion for Tenerife. Visit Hotels4u for more information and hotel deals in Tenerife or click here for many more cheap hotels around Europe.
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