In a bold statement of confidence in the future of Tenerife, Arona council has pledged to spend 22 million euros on infrastucture in their main tourist zones over the next four years. The main link roads like Avenida Santiago Puig that connects Las Americas and Los Cristianos will get a major makeover and public parks and leisure areas will also benefit.
Costa del Silencio will also be targeted for upgrades as the municipality sets out to ensure that visitors get a good impression when they come over for holidays and those living here can look forward to easier and more modern connections between resorts.
Another improvement has been approved for the popular seafront of Playa de Las Americas. The road over the Barranco Troya bridge by Veronicas will once again be open for traffic. Themove to make it a pedestrian area has only had a mixed success as it has prevented people from easily getting to the beaches even if it is quieter.

 It’s going to be a musical summer, as always, in Tenerife, there are jazz and opera seasons coming up in the capital Santa Cruz but down in the south there is an equally amazing mix.

July brings two major events at different ends of the musical spectrum. On 20 July Simply Red perform outdoors at Golf Costa Adeje as part of their farewell tour. The course has already staged concerts from Rod Stewart and Elton John in previous years and proved to be a superb setting.

Then on 23 July the Moscow Ballet bring Swan Lake to Playa de las Americas. That takes place at the Magma Arts and Congress building next to the main bus station. The modern centre, normally used for conferences and corporate gatherings is adding more cultural events to its programme and will bring some of the top orchestras down south from the capital.

Talking of Santa Cruz, it may be early to think of christmas but bookings are now being taken for the festive seasons big musical offering at the auditorium on the sea front. This year it is the Spanish production of Chicago, one of the biggest modern musicals around.

Here are a couple of useful websites if you want to keep up with forthcoming music and cultural happenings. www.tenerifemagazine.com and the governments English site www.whatsontenerife.eu  Enjoy the shows.