Stay in the Canaries.
The Canary islands are located in the Atlantic Ocean opposite the western northern coast of Africa. The autonomous community of the Canaries is made up of seven big islands: Tenerife, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, Palma, Will gum it and el Hierro and other islands of less importance: Graciosa, Alegranza, Lobos…
The coasts of the archipelago consist of vast sand beaches protected by reefs, courses and bays. Sometimes, in particular in Gran Canaria, the east coast made of cliffs. The Canaries have a volcanic relief in common. The 3718 meters high Teide, is the culminating point of the Canaries is also more the high summit of Spain.
The Canaries profit from a soft tropical climate with an average temperature of 20 centigrade degrees except in the mountain, where it drops. The rainfall varies according to the areas from 300 mm in the low areas and up to 500 mm in the high ones. With more than 300 days of sun per annum, climate of the Canary islands is one of most pleasant in the world.
Tenerife:
Santa Cruz of the Tenerife, vastest of the Western islands of the Canaries archipelago owes its notoriety to its carnival. Indeed, the carnival of Tenerife is almost as famous today as that of Rio,
To find a lodging, apartment villa in hiring or hotel in Tenerife contact the Tourist office:
Plaza de España, 1 – 38002 Santa Cruz of Tenerife (Tenerife). Even if Tenerife has many hotels and offers of hirings of apartments or houses of private individuals, it is advised to hold several months in advance for a stay in period of carnival (February and January).
Palma:
The capital Santa Cruz of Palma is a very beautiful city which architecture kept all its colonial seal. Parador of Palma, built recently is directly inspired by it.
The tourist will appreciate a visit in the factories of silk and cigars at El Paso.
To book hotel or to find a holiday rental in Palma contact the tourist office Avenida Maritima, 34 – 38700 Santa Cruz of Palma (Palma).
La Gomera:
La Gomera, last stopover of Christophe Colomb in his voyage towards Americas, is known under the name of “Colombine”. Since this period the island preserved this tradition marine and sporting, the port of the capital, San Sebastian of Gomera is very active and the infrastructure of the beaches allows the practice of the sports of veil and other watery leisures. The interior of the island with its abrupt relief is perfectly adapted to the walk or course in bicycle. No problem for lodging in Gomera which has an important hotel infrastructure, with in particular a parador turned towards the ocean.
To find a holidays rental Gomera contact the tourist office Calle Real, 4 – 38800
San Sebastian of Gomera.
El Hierro:
Built inside the grounds, Valverde the capital has the charm of a typical colonial city. This island (called iron Island) with the abundant vegetation, is the ideal place for the followers of natural tourism.
To find a holidays accommodation in El Hierro contact the Tourist office: Fix Doctor Quintero, 4 – 38900 Valverde (El Hierro).
Grande Canarie:
Its 200 kilometers of coasts with cliffs in north and beaches in the south make large Canarie ideal island for a sporting stay. The capital Las Palmas of gran Canarie, crossroads of the sea routes between Europe, Africa and Americas, has a rich cultural heritage. The port of Puerto of Luz and the beach of Alcaravaneras are the meeting places fot the tourists amateurs of night life.
To find a hiring or a hotel in Grande Canarie contacting the Tourist office: Fix León there Castillo, 17 – 35003 Las Palmas of Gran Canaria (Grande Canarie).
Fuerteventura:
Fuerteventura is an island dedicated to tourism mainly in the south, with a very strong hotel concentration on the peninsula of Jandía. The holiday makers who want to initiate at the water sports (board with veil surfing, or plunged underwater) can take courses on the beach of Sotavento in Costa Calma and in Morro Jable.
For a hiring of holidays or a stay in hotel at fuerteventura constact the Tourist El Matorral, s/n – 35600
Puerto del Rosario
(Fuerteventura).
Lanzarote:
Arrecife, the capital of the island has a very beautiful beach, the playa del Reducto attended by the amateurs of water sports which assess the quality of its sporting infrastructures. On the Arrecife’s resort, a 18 holes golf was arranged on a course facing the Atlantic Ocean.
For a stay in hotel or a villa to rent in Lanzarote contact the Tourist office: Blas Will pull up Felipe, s/n – 35500 Arrecife (Lanzarote).
