Canary Islands

Aqualava or Aquapark Costa Teguise? The water parks in Lanzarote compared

On an island shaped by volcanoes, even the swimming pools are warmed from below. That's not a metaphor - one park heats its water with geothermal energy.Lanzarote is better...

Santa Cruz de la Palma, La Palma’s Renaissance capital - Wooden balconies, a replica of Columbus’s ship and black-sand beaches

Five centuries ago this harbour was one of the busiest in the Spanish Empire. Today you can walk...

Is the Casa de los Balcones worth it? Carved pine balconies, a Canarian courtyard and La Orotava’s old town

Look up before you look in. The finest woodwork on the street hangs above your head, carved from...

How to visit Mount Teide - Cable car, summit permit and the hike to Spain’s highest peak

Measured from the seabed, it rises around 7,500 metres. Only two volcanoes on Earth are bigger, and both...

What to do in Los Gigantes? Sheer sea cliffs, whale-watching cruises and a boat ride to Masca Bay

Forty-five minutes from the airport, the island suddenly ends in a wall of rock twice the height of...

A day at Siam Park - The Tower of Power, the Wave Palace and a lazy river through the jungle

One slide here drops you almost vertically into a clear tube that runs straight through a tank of sharks. Most people scream the whole...

Puerto del Rosario - Is Fuerteventura’s capital worth a visit?

Most holidaymakers only ever see this town through the window of an airport transfer coach. Give it a slow morning instead, and you may...

Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife - Old town, Manrique’s sea pools and the island’s greenest coast

Some 150 years ago, British doctors sent their patients here for the sea air and the mild winters. Today the same Atlantic breeze cools...

What to see in Santa Cruz de Tenerife - Plazas, Calatrava’s auditorium and a beach of Saharan sand

Most holidaymakers only see this city through a coach window on the way to the volcano. They miss the island's best tapas bars, its...

A slow holiday in Maspalomas - Dunes, lighthouse walks and lazy beach days

Half an hour from the airport, and you're barefoot on golden sand that looks like a slice of the Sahara dropped into the Atlantic.Maspalomas,...

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria travel guide - Cobbled Vegueta, a reef-sheltered beach and a crater next door

Most visitors land at the airport, pick up a hire car and head straight for the resorts in the south. They drive right past...

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