Enchanting living in Tenerife in traditional houses

You certainly wonder what living in Tenerife inside houses of customs of yore is like.

Welcome to living in Tenerife by this gentleman who resides with several generations in a townhouse in Los Realejos Alto

He is dressed the part in folk dress for the Fiesta de la Cruz while a barrel of wine stands by in his interior yard for the customary warm reception.

House of open doors of Tenerife traditional houses during Fiesta de la Cruz of Los Realejos

The eldest person greets relatives, friends, and tourists who enter the house by the table with Tapas party food

Tenerife welcoming culture

A Patio kitchen for living healthy with fresh air

Party Tapas food a must for gentle Tenerife living

A drawing room interior beside the interior yard in Los Realejos

A bedroom where no indoor yard but only a back garden is adjacent to a Tenerife house in Avda.3 de Mayo

Casa in Avenida 3 de Mayo with its main kitchen featured on the ground floor which is followed by a lush back garden with lilies, roses, you name it

An agricultural instrument museum piece displayed in a home in Avda.3 de Mayo of Los Realejos

The unpolluted garden where beneficial beetles still live on Lilies in Realejos

Enchanting museum pottery pieces of a Tenerife house in Avda3 de Mayo

Bodega gadgets with collector wine bottles of Tenerife house in Realejos

Traditional Tenerife Casa kitchen in Los Realejos

Corredor with ferns in a Tenerife house from XVIII in Avda.3 de Mayo

How big are such houses where people of different classes live?

• Buildings with ground floors only?  A possible floor size of 200 square meters
• Floor size of Mansions?  Up to about 500 - 700 square meters.
• Quantity of floors? From ground floors only to a maximum of two stories
• Room heights? Usually tall to as much as 3m20
• Ceilings? Wooden beams occasionally and of Mudejar style in Aristocrat houses

Why traditional Tenerife houses with their typical features are charming to live in

• Typical features: An indoor atrium called patio with upper floor surrounding galleries with open or closed balconies
• Groundfloor access? Via stairs or a proper staircase from the interior yard

Indoor yard with a proper adjoining staircase in the old quarters of San Juan de la Rambla

Tenerife houses with first-floor access by patio stairs where wine grows over trellises

Living in Tenerife with a pirate look-out to reach by Patio stairs

Now the pirate look-out comes in handy to see what kind of weather  may be indicated by the waves on the nearby Atlantic Ocean.

Orchards or herbs in Atrium interior yards to save on living expenses?

Indeed, some grow herbs and citrus trees in indoor yards, while vegetables are rather reserved for back gardens. Ornamental plants prevail otherwise.

Ornamental plants as a part of warm welcoming for graceful living in Tenerife

Lush patio plants by the staircase that leads to rooms upstairs

What else is important to make life pleasant in Tenerife houses?

Tenerife rooftop with an Azotea party with wine and Tapas while live Tenderete music was played by friends of the owner

Several strangers, such as myself, had entered the open door of the little house and were served wine and party food. So much to living in Tenerife during Fiestas of cordial welcome in Los Realejos.

Water in Tenerife?

Wells? A well to retrieve groundwater is rather a feature of houses of the affluent but, municipal tap water has reached private households for a long time in Tenerife. Cheaper farm water is delivered to rural properties as well.

What else may be important for living in Tenerife in houses of customs of yore?

A wooden balcony with wooden shutters to open on an ancient house in San Juan de la Rambla

• Livestock quarters or agricultural store rooms? Not a feature any more nowadays
• Backyard gardens? In some cases
• Street balconies or bay windows? As a rule, one or two made of timber on a house front, while metal balustrades are not uncommon.

How does the High Society live in stately homes in Tenerife?

The majority of the Upper 10000 lives in modern homes in Tenerife with some exceptions, although I would say that such people belong to the Upper Middle Class who is generally very cultured. By the way, Arona Tenerife is said to have most millionairs of the biggest Canary Island. Such elite homes keep their doors shut as a rule. The exception is the one that's depicted below which opens its gates to stage events for important friends or for the family.

Living in Tenerife in a stately house like this one in La Orotava with a most beautiful wrought iron gate where an olden days coach was stationed behind

Watch the following video by the Tenerife holiday home insider.  It shows you a warm and welcoming house of Los Realejos with magnificent views to Realejo Bajo. There, visiting tourists were welcome.  Displayed Tapas and wine was rather reserved for family members and friends, though, I believe.

Where the Tenerife wealthy Bourgeoisie once partied

The former house of XX wealthy people and now restaurant in La Noria when tiles from Lisbon were the rage

• Abaco Mansion
• Tenerife unusual museums
• Casa Lercaro Patio House of La Orotava
• The former Miranda house
• The Casona that has closed its doors in 2019
• Hotel Monopol
• Hotel Marquesa
• Hotel Quinta Roja
• Town houses in La Orotava

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