The Canary Islands lie off the coast of Africa in the Atlantic Ocean and include the islands of Tenerife, Lanzarote, Gran Canaria, La Palma, La Gomera, Fuerteventura, and El Hierro. Lanzarote experienced volcanic eruptions in the 18th-19th centuries that transformed the landscape, forming the volcanic mountains and national park of Timanfaya. Gran Canaria is the most cosmopolitan island with art, culture and beaches. Fuerteventura has the longest beaches and a peaceful atmosphere.
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GRAN CANARIA has the biggest population of
all the islands and also boasts the most important
city in terms of population size and economic
activity, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
The capital of FUERTEVENTURA, Puerto
Rosario is a small picturesque town with just
15,550 inhabitants and it is here that you will get
a true feeling for the typical style of the Canary
Islands architecture.
LA GOMERA has mostly small bays with fine
sand, which include the small picturesque fishing-
village of Playa de Santiago and at the exit of Valle
Gran Rey, a valley with important plantations, is
one of the island's best beaches.
Gran Canaria
EL HIERROâS capital city, Valverde, is a small
picturesque settlement with gardens and parks, an
interesting church and a nice square from which Spanish Tourist Office Did you know?
you have a great view over the sea.
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The Teide volcano on Tenerife is
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white houses. The thermal spa of Puerto del and the third largest volcano on
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make them two of the most popular resorts on
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The Canary Islands are outside
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PALMAâS countryside and was designated a territory, though politically within
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National Park in 1954 because of its immense the EU.
scientific importance and its exceptional wild
Summer 24°C â 75ÂșF
landscapes, huge pines and waterfalls. Winter 21°C â 70ÂșF
During the Second World War,
TENERIFE is the largest of the islands and has Currency Euro Winston Churchill prepared plans
a strange triangular shape, with the gigantic Pico for the British seizure of the
Average flying time from London to
del Teide rising up in the centre to 3,718 meters, Canary Islands as a naval base.
making it the highest point in all of Spain. Tenerife is 4 hours.
Tenerife Gran Canaria
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