Grazielle Camilleri. Photos: Mark ThorntonGrazielle Camilleri. Photos: Mark Thornton

Each year, always travel to a place you’ve never been before. Even if you are going on vacation to a destination you repeatedly visit, you will be surprised to always find a new town or village if you look out for it and ask locals for some genuine recommendations.

The fantastic weather, delicious food and convenient travel times have me coming back for more to South Tenerife this month. Recently, we enjoyed a two-week family holiday and discovered a couple of new contrasting picturesque places.

La Caleta

La Caleta is a small and quiet holiday resort in the south-western part of Tenerife, approximately five to six km north of Playa des Americas. It includes a small quiet traditional fishing village with a few bars and restaurants and a couple of beaches. During the high season, it is possible to rent sun lounges and sunshades at the beach. Although very popular with tourists, the fishing village looks the same it did hundreds of years ago and, for me, this is one of the biggest attractions.

La Caleta is very easyto fall in love with

In La Caleta, thanks to tips from locals, I discovered Masia del Mar, considered to be one of the best fish restaurants in South Tenerife. This place is very obviously a local fish restaurant favoured by the Spanish people; there is a vast fish menu, as well as a delicious-looking peppered steak, which we caught a glimpse of as it was being carried past our table. For entertainment, we enjoyed music by a quartet of local folk singers, serenading us at the table.

Mussels starters.Mussels starters.

The starters were excellent, especially the mussels cooked canarian style with garlic, bacon and fresh olive oil.

La Caleta is very easy to fall in love with. Here, we enjoyed many sunsets and pleasant scenic walks along the coast, and it was also here and in a nearby town called Adeje that I collaborated with celebrity photographer Mark Thornton to capture some pictures of a beautiful, appropriately canary yellow dress from Chante Boutique.

El Duque

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In total contrast, Playa del Duque is a charming, premium beach on Costa Adeje in southern Tenerife. It is a holiday destination for beach lovers, people who like to relax and who enjoy the finer things in life. This area is a high-quality, exclusive resort; the quintessence of chic. The beach and its surroundings with several 5 star hotels including the Gran Hotel Bahia del Duque Resort just look fantastic!

The playa del Duque is sure to please all who visit, especially as it has all the luxury amenities you would expect from such surroundings. There is a sun lounger and parasol service, as well as parking, restaurants, bars, showers, changing rooms, toilets and telephones.

And less than 50 steps away, right next to Hotel Bahia del Duque and placed under the Hotel Dream Gran Tacande, you can find The Corner Shopping Centre; a shopper’s paradise with several fantastic fashion and accessory stores with the best brands, a delicious range of gastronomy to choose from and services that met my full expectations. I’m definitely going back for more of this.

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