Fotonoviembre 2011
The Tenerife government has organised the 11th edition of the Tenerife International Photography Biennial Fotonoviembre – an event which displays the works of over 200 artists across 45 exhibitions.
The event is taking place in the Tenerife Island Photography Centre, a section of TEA.
Now in its 20th year, Fotonoviembre continues to promote creative output through photography. The first exhibition opened on November 8th and several exhibitions will remain open to the public across 14 municipalities until February next year.
Fotonoviembre brings together historical and contemporary artists and aspires to provide a space for analysis and reflection on the growth and creativity of photography.
Las Galletas – Diving Capital
A project to make Las Galletas the ‘capital of diving’ is currently being discussed. The idea has attracted considerable interest from various parties, including the son of Jacques Cousteau.
It is said that Pierre Yves Cousteau visited the coastal town to see for himself how a project to safeguard marine life could help revitalise the area. Details were relayed to fishermen, divers and other interested parties when Arona Council held a meeting about its proposal for a ‘capital of diving.’
Arona Town Council has begun working with the Tenerife Cabildo, the Canary Islands’ Government, and Spain to prevent over-fishing. Pierre Yves Cousteau has reportedly shown great interest in the project to preserve the seabed.
Tenerife’s Award-Winning Cheese
The Benijos cheese factory – managed by the Sociedad Cooperativa del Campo La Candelaria since 1997 – proudly received three prestigious awards for its semi-hard cheese varieties as part of the World Cheese Award ceremony, which was held in Birmingham at the end of November.
The cheese factory is located in La Orotava and collects milk from over 130 cows to make eight varieties of cheese under strict quality control rules. Its spectacular semi-smoked cheese was awarded the Gold Medal and a spicy paprika variation won the Bronze Medal.
The World Cheese Awards – an international competition – began in 1987 and is currently organised by the Guild of Cheese in the UK. Each year, the competition is divided into more than 60 categories and every entry is evaluated by a jury consisting of more than 140 experts from around the world.
Facelift for South Airport
The successful food and beverage company – SSP – recently negotiated a new €250million contract with the airport in the south of Tenerife.
The new initiative will include a huge redevelopment programme, involving a massive redesign and the relocation of several establishments.
SSP is planning on using a variety of fun themes and concepts to attract travellers and expects the large project to be completed by summer 2013, creating over 200 jobs in the process.
Many popular brands will be appearing in the airport, including Burger King, Café y Tapas, La Montaña Roja, Caffe Ritazza, Upper Crust, Currywurst, O’Leary’s Sports Bar, SOHO Coffee Co and Café y Té.
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