TEJEDA GRAN CANARIA

This peaceful and attractive mountain village is little visited because most people are en route to the tourist heart or centre of the island the Cruz de Tejeda.  Many young people have left Tejeda, once a thriving agricultural village, to find work in tourism related industries; its major products now are sweets and cakes made from local almonds. At some point during the springtime, depending on the progress of the season, the town celebrates the Festival of Almond Blossom, Almendra en Flor, marking the beauty and commercial significance of the blossom.