Canary
Islands
Visitors to the Canary Islands are blessed
with heaps of spectacular attractions,
year-round sunshine, beautiful beaches, a
rich and varied landscape and some of the
most colourful fiestas and carnivals in Spain.
Lanzarote
TENERIFE, GRAN CANARIA,
LA PALMA, LA GOMERA,
FUERTEVENTURA,
LANZAROTE and EL HIERRO
lie just off the coast of Africa, resting peacefully in the cool blue
Atlantic Ocean. With seven beautiful islands to discover, your
dream holiday begins here. Escape, relax and enjoy the islands’
wide-range of high quality activities like trekking, para-gliding,
sailing and golf. There are wonderful sandy beaches, colourful
fiestas, hidden black-sand bays, forests to explore and white sand
dunes to get lost in, all only four hours from the UK!
LANZAROTE experienced volcanic eruptions in the 18th and
19th centuries that transformed a great part of its landscape. A
cloud of ashes and volcanic rests stood still over an extension of
200km2 forming the badlands of the Fire Mountains, today, the
spectacular National Park of Timanfaya. Whether it’s fishing in
the small bays and turquoise sea of Las Coloradas, sunbathing on
the golden sand of Punta del Papagayo or visiting the vineyards
nestled between volcanic craters in region of Geria, Lanzarote will
not dissapoint.
GRAN CANARIA is the most cosmopolitan of the islands, a
place to enjoy art, culture, museums, classical music,
opera and film festivals combined with popular family
theme parks, beauty and well being centres and
delicious cuisine. The beautiful old quarter of
Vegueta and Triana in Las Palmas de Gran
Canaria is great for shopping, whilst in the
south of the island, the wonderful beaches of
San Agustín, El Inglés and Maspalomas are
where most holiday-makers flock to.
FUERTEVENTURA is a peaceful island and
the second largest of the Canaries. It also has the
oldest history and the longest beaches. Between Pajara
and Jandia, you will find an almost untouched 6km stretch
of beach with golden sand, crystalline sea, and a colourful
underwater-wo