Where to go in Canary Islands
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Tenerife is the big brother of the Canary Islands, the archipelago's largest, best-known and most visited island. There are attractions aplenty, from the sunny Tenerife weather and 350 kilometres of beaches, to the island's dramatic volcanic interior that rises to the craggy lunar-like summit of 3,…
Lanzarote, the easternmost of the Canary Islands is a longstanding favourite for winter sunshine. The beach resorts of Puerto de la Carmen, Costa Teguise and Playa Blanca are some of the most popular travel choices, with plenty of good hotels beside their sandy shores and warm seas in which to swim…
Fuerteventura is the second largest of the Canary Islands, after Tenerife, and the closest of the archipelago to Africa - Cape Juby in Morocco is just 100 kilometres away. It has a lovely warm climate year round, which has led to it being known as the ‘island of eternal spring'.
The green island of La Palma has been dubbed ‘the pretty isle' of the Canaries due to the contrasting appearance to its fellow islands. It has its lunar landscapes, too, but there are also beautiful laurel and Canary pine forests to explore on this smaller, quieter island.
Gran Canaria is, like the other Canary Islands, blessed with almost guaranteed good weather year-round, and this is the key factor that continues to attract holidaymakers to its shores. Winter and spring are the most popular time for visitors, with pleasant daytime temperatures for sunbathing and s…
