Playa de Las Americas Beach is a tourist Mecca built at the end of the 1960’s. It is adjacent to Los Christianos and the Adeje Coast locally know as Costa Adeje. Virtually free from the Canarian culture, it is a place where many people from northern Europe frequent throughout the year (higher in winter) due […]
A lot has been written about Teide and it could not be otherwise, because there are sufficient reasons to support this statement. This is not just any volcano, if we take into consideration that Teide and Las Cañadas are more than 100 000 years old. However, the attractions of its solid structure began to multiply […]
The name suits to a tee, because this is a cliff with challenging rocky walls climbing steeply with the same beauty as they penetrate into the bottom of the ocean plunging in the heart of the deep like stakes that have been solidified over the years.This unequal rocky wall is from 500 to 800 meters […]
Located on the opposite coast of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, its agreeable climate year round, together with the great variety and striking beauty of its coastal and agricultural landscapes, have made it one of the most important tourist centres on the island and of all Spain, even though it is the municipality of less surface […]
This town is a part of the province with the same name and is also considered as the capital of the Island and the Autonomous Community of the Canary Isles, an honor it shares with Las Palmas of Grand Canary.It is located on the northeast part of the Island of Tenerife in an area washed […]
The volcanic island of La Palma is part of the Canary Islands (off the northwest coast of Africa). It’s the fifth largest of these islands, the furthest into the Atlantic Ocean, and a modestly-sizes population of just 86,000 residents. Like the rest of the Canary Islands, La Palma was settled by the Spaniards by the […]
CAR RENTALS – renting a car is the best way to get around Lanzarote, since the local bus service is infrequent. Car rentals are affordable (starting from around €15 per day). the following car rental agencies operate in Lanzarote: Avis: +34 928 09 23 30 Cicar: +34 928 822 900 Europcar: +34 911 50 50 […]
The volcanic island of Lanzarote, one of the Canary Islands (off the northwest coast of Africa), was reputedly discovered by Genoese navigator Lancelotto Malcello in 1312, who named this island after himself. However, it wasn’t settled until the 15th century by the Castilians. Due in part to its distance from mainland Spain (1,000 km) and […]
The volcanic island of Gran Canaria, is the third largest of the Canary Islands (off the northwest coast of Africa), but currently commands about half their population. Those visiting Gran Canaria are immediately impressed by its varied landscape – white sand beaches along its southern coast, a rural mountainous interior (especially the island’s center – […]
The volcanic island of La Gomera is among the smallest of the Canary Islands (along with El Hierro). Located off the North African coast, it has a small population of just 21,136 inhabitants. La Gomera was colonized by the Spanish crown in the early 1400s. The island already made history then when Christopher Columbus made […]