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Popular Things To Do | Miscellaneous Things To Do Tips | All Tips (372) La Gomera is one of the smaller seven Canary Islands along with El Hierro and La Palma. The island is an ideal escape for any tourist or resident wishing to get away for a few days in the tranquil surroundings of a beautiful natural island with its own national park. The island has dense permenantly green forests and a continuous mist in its central region; this is a genuine subtropical island not to be missed. Leave a Comment
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Lanzarote is the fourth largest and most north-easterly of the Canary Islands. It measures only about 60km north to south and 21km at its widest point east to west. It is known as the Isla de los Volcanes (island of the vulcanoes). The islands name is assumed to be a corruption of Lancelotto Malocella, the Genoese seafarer who landed on the island in the late 13th or early 14th Century. The scenery here is quite amazing, and often referred to as mystical and magical. The landscape is dominated by remains of the volcanic eruptions. Leave a Comment
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Gran Canaria is the third largest of the islands, after Tenerife and Fuerteventura. But still it is not bigger than that you can drive around the whole island in one day. The island is dominated by huge touristresorts, mostly inhabited by british, german and scandinavian tourists. It has a reputation for being as lively as Tenerife, but with better beaches. You can still find some stunning scenery here, from desertlike sanddunes and pine forests, to banana plantations and volcanic landscapes. Beachlovers like it in the south were there are most sunnydays in the year, and windsurfers are in heaven on the south-east coast. Leave a Comment
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Fuerteventura is much more quiet than any of it's neighbour islands. It is also protected from over-development, and the island has refused to be spoilt by tourism. The resorts are surrounded by beautiful white sandy beaches. Follow the near deserted roads around the island and they will take you through some of the most staggering scenery - from barren volcanic mountains to vast, deserted sand dunes. Legend has it that Jean de Bethencourt said "Que fuerte ventura" (What a strong experience) when he first arrived at the island in 1402. Others say it was the strong wind, el viento fuerte, that gave name to the island. Leave a Comment
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Unlike the four largest Canary Islands La Palma has plenty of water and therefore a great flora and fauna. The island oozes culture from the local crafts to the fine cuisine. La Palma boasts unbelievable clear blue skies and is home to the Roque de los Muchachos Astrophysics Observatory. The island is not only a major banana producer, but it is also renowned for excellent farming skills. The coast is rugged with steep hills almost falling into the sea. There are just a few small beaches with fine, black sand, and there are no big touristresorts here. Leave a Comment
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This is the largest of the seven Canary Islands, and it has the highest point of Spain, the mountain of Teide (3 718 m). This volcano actually had an eruption when Christopher Columbus sailed by on his voyage to the new world. This is truly an island of contrasts, from the lush greenery of the north to the sun baked expanses of the south. With a fantastic blend of sandy beaches, spectacular scenery and an exciting nightlife. Leave a Comment
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This small island is the most western of the canarian islands. Until Christopher Columbus' discovery of America, it was also the most western part of the world. Zero degrees longitude was set at Punta Orchilla, the western tip of El Hierro, untill 1888 when it was moved to Greenwich. The steep cliffs which fall into the sea and the rolling mists give an air of romanticism and mystery to this secluded island. There are no big beaches and touristresorts here. Leave a Comment
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Las Palmas is the capitol of Gran Canaria, and the largest city on the island. In the old district of Las Palmas, Vegueta, you can find the historical and important buildings. This is were Christopher Columbus stayed before he went to the new world. The city also has a great beach, Las Canteras, plenty of shoppingcentres and two very famous shoppingstreets, Calle Mesa y Lopez and Calle Mayor de Triana. There are plenty of museums, parks, restaurants, bars, discos and other entertaining things to be found here. Definetly worth a trip. Click here to read more about Las Palmas Leave a Comment
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on September 25, 2004
