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Castillo San Miguel Medieval Show Tenerife

Cheer for your assigned knight, drink chilled red wine from pewter cups, and eat whole roasted chicken with your hands in a volcanic stone arena.

🏰 Dark Canarian basalt walls πŸ— Feast without cutlery 🍷 Unlimited carafes of wine
1987
Year Established
1,100
Arena Seats
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Average Rating
22
Trained Andalusian Horses
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What Makes Medieval Show Tenerife Special

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Castillo de San Miguel Tenerife: Visitor Guide to the Medieval Castle
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Basalt Battlements and Armory Hall

The fortress uses volcanic stone blocks to recreate a fortified European keep. Walking the torchlit armory before the tournament lets you inspect broadswords, suits of chainmail, and royal tapestries up close.

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Castillo San Miguel Medieval Dinner Show and Banquet Guide
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Clashing Steel and Trench Dining

Servers in linen tunics bring hot bowls of vegetable soup, roasted chicken, and crusty bread straight to wooden benches. While you tear into your meal, knights spar with steel blades that cast real sparks across the dirt track.

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Your Visit Journey

What to expect from arrival to departure.

Arrival and Entrance
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Arrival and Entrance

Arrive at the stone courtyard, cross the timber drawbridge, and pass underneath the iron portcullis.

The Count's Welcome
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The Count's Welcome

Collect your colored tunic bib and get formally greeted by the Count and Countess of San Miguel.

Taking Your Benches
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Taking Your Benches

Walk down stone corridors to find your quadrant's wooden benches facing the central sand arena.

Tearing into Dinner
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Tearing into Dinner

Servers pour jugs of local wine and drop baskets of bread, hot soup, and roasted chicken onto the table.

Tournament Games
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Tournament Games

Watch six mounted knights spear rings at full gallop, jump hurdles, and clash in brutal sword duels.

Ballroom Celebration
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Ballroom Celebration

Congratulate your knight at the arena exit and follow the crowd into the ballroom for music and drinks.

What Is Medieval Show Tenerife?

Tucked just inland from the southern beach strips in Aldea Blanca, Castillo San Miguel stands tall against the dry volcanic hills. Built with dark basalt rock to resemble a 14th-century fortress, the venue features heavy oak doors, battlements, and an iron portcullis. Holidaymakers searching for medieval near me from hotel balconies in Los Cristianos or Costa Adeje end up here, as it offers the only live jousting tournament on the island.

The night moves quickly once the gates swing open. You walk across a timber drawbridge, receive a colored vest from the Count and Countess, and take a seat in the colored section matching your chosen knight. Six riders gallop across the dirt arena on purebred Spanish stallions, trading blows with lances and broadswords. The banquet arrives hot on pewter trays in the middle of the fighting, served without knives or forks just as tavern meals were centuries ago.

Key Facts

  • Location: Aldea Blanca, San Miguel de Abona
  • Show Duration: 2 hours 15 minutes
  • Schedule: Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays
  • Banquet Style: Three courses eaten with fingers
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Why It's Famous

  • High-speed full-contact lance jousting
  • Rare Spanish Andalusian horse dressage
  • Authentic zero-cutlery communal feast
  • Canary Islands' only active fortress
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What Visitors Say

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Banging our pewter cups on the long wooden tables until the yellow knight won was brilliant. The chicken was piping hot and juicy.

Liam K., United Kingdom
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The riding ability of the stunt team is high level. Watching purebred Spanish horses pirouette on the sand just feet from our bench was spectacular.

Katja M., Germany
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The entry queue was somewhat chaotic with all the tour buses arriving together, but the arena action and cold wine made up for it.

Mateo S., Spain
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My nine-year-old loved eating an entire chicken dinner with his bare hands. The sword fights produced actual sparks against the stone walls.

Danielle P., Ireland

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Standard Admission

gate or online
57€

Includes arena seating, the entire two-hour tournament show, a three-course feast, and unlimited red wine and soft drinks.

VIP Royal Box

limited to 40 guests
82€

Includes front-row center views, a greeting photograph with the castle royals, and upgraded dessert options.

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Before You Go

Everything you need to know before visiting medieval show tenerife.

πŸ• Hours & Tickets

Hours: Shows run on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays; doors open at 18:30, with the banquet and performance running from 19:00/19:30 to 21:30/22:00. Closed Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays.

Standard Admission (gate or online)57€
Show with Hotel Transfer (advance booking required)69€
VIP Royal Box (limited to 40 guests)82€
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πŸš‡ Getting There

πŸ“ Av. Edelmira Alfonso Alfonso, s/n, 38628 Aldea Blanca, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain

  • Charter shuttles pick up from resorts in Playa de las AmΓ©ricas, Los Cristianos, and Costa Adeje.

⏰ Thursday shows usually feel slightly less packed than Saturday night performances.

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Morning The castle remains locked during the day while trainers exercise and groom the horses.
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Evening Arrive by 19:15 to clear the ticket lines and grab center bench spots near the wooden railing.

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While You're in the Area

Worth combining with your medieval show tenerife visit.

Aldea Blanca Village

Aldea Blanca Village

3 min walk

A sleepy local hamlet with whitewashed houses and quiet neighborhood tapas bars.

San Miguel de Abona

San Miguel de Abona

11 min drive

An inland hill town known for stone-paved lanes, old churches, and Canarian architecture.

Amarilla Golf

Amarilla Golf

14 min drive

An 18-hole coastal golf course laid out against black volcanic lava and open ocean.

Good to Know

Medieval Show Tenerife welcomes all visitors with accessibility features and family-friendly amenities.

Wheelchair Access
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Wheelchair Access

The venue is equipped with accessible facilities and designated seating zones for guests with reduced mobility and wheelchair users; advance notification during booking is advised. Some optional transfer shuttle buses do not accommodate non-folding wheelchairs.

Family Friendly
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Family Friendly

Very family-friendly and suitable for all ages. Features child ticket pricing for ages 3–13, free admission for children under 3, child-friendly banquet menu options upon request, and accessibility for pushchairs/strollers.

Language Support
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Language Support

The arena announcer calls every duel and joust in English, Spanish, German, and French.

Getting Around
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Getting Around

The venue is a large castle complex consisting of a tournament hall, sand arena, and ballroom. Spectator seating in the tournament hall is arranged along stepped grandstand bench tiers; guests with limited mobility or avoiding stairs should notify staff upon booking or arrival to secure level, accessible seating.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about medieval show tenerife.

Yes. Castillo San Miguel is in the south near Aldea Blanca, but organized bus tours pick up guests from Puerto de la Cruz hotels on specific weekdays.

Guests receive a steaming tureen of vegetable soup, whole roasted chicken with jacket potatoes, fresh crusty bread, and an ice cream dessert bar. Red wine, white wine, and orange soda flow freely.

You get a wooden spoon for the vegetable soup, but the chicken and roasted potatoes must be eaten with your bare hands. Waitstaff provide wet wipes before and after the meal.

Yes, vegetarian platters with baked cheese and vegetables as well as gluten-free baked chicken are available. Mention your requirements when purchasing tickets.

Plan for about 3 hours total. Entry starts at 19:30, the tournament runs from 20:15 until 22:30, and guests usually mingle in the ballroom until 23:00.

The armor suits, lances, and broadswords are made of solid metal. You will see sparks fly across the arena when the knights strike each other during hand-to-hand duels.

Yes, children are thrilled by the galloping horses and theatrical acting. Keep in mind the arena gets loud when the crowd bangs tables and knights clash steel.

Choose Your Champion at the Tournament

Secure your seat on the wooden benches, fill your cup with cold wine, and watch Tenerife's wildest medieval spectacle.

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