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Travel information Canary Islands.

El Hierro Island, Fuerteventura Island, Gran Canaria Island, La Gomera Island, La Graciosa Island, La Palma Island, Lanzarote and Tenerife Island.

Archipelago of islands of volcanic origin in the Atlantic Ocean, off the northwestern coast of Africa [ Morocco and Western Sahara ]

Provinces of Canary Islands : Las Palmas and Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Capital City Canary Islands : Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

Capital City Island Tenerife : Santa Cruz de Tenerife


car hire, holiday homes, hostels, hotels, travel agencies, travel guides, transportation / travelling to the canary islands

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Car Rental Canary Islands

 Holiday Autos  -    
Holiday Autos offers the best fully inclusive car hire prices. Get cheap car hire quickly and securely online with holidayautos.co.uk, the experts in online car rental.

 Sixt  -   
Pick-Up Station / Return Station: El Hierro Airport, Fuerte Ventura Airport, Gran Canaria / Las Palmas Airport, La Gomera Airport, Lanzarote Airport, teneriffa North Airport, Teneriffa South Airport and more

Holiday Homes / Apartments

Interhome  -  Holiday homes Canary Islands
Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, La Palma, Lanzarote and Tenerife.

Somewhere2stay.com  -  Cheap Holiday Accommodation Canary Islands
Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, La Gomera, La Palma, Lanzarote and Tenerife

James Villas  -  Villas and villas with pools to rent with James Villa Holidays

 Oceanclub.co.uk  -  Canary Island Apartments and Villas
Self-catering apartments and luxury villas in Puerto del Carmen, Lanzarote and the Canary Islands. Family run business with a reputation for personal service, now in its 15th year.

More holiday rentals? See Holiday Homes

Hostels

 
Hostelbookers.com is one of the worlds largest online booking services for hostels. All hostels you see here are offering realtime prices and availability.

 Spainhostels [ hostal / hostales:simple / basic accommodation
 REAJ - Albergue juvenil = Spanish youth hostels

Hotels Canary Islands

 Booking - Hotels Tenerife Island
Hotels in Puerto de la Cruz, Adeje, Playa de las Americas, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Arona, Los Cristianos, San Miguel de Abona, Puerto de Santiago, Santiago del Teide, Candelaria, San Isidro, Guía de Isora.
 Booking - Hotels in Fuerteventura 
Hotels in Corralejo, Antigua, Morro del Jable, Costa Calma, Pájara, Tuineje, Hospinal, Caleta De Fuste
 Booking - Hotels Gran Canaria Island
Hotels in Playa del Ingles, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Maspalomas, Puerto Rico, San Agustín, Santa Lucía, Vecindario, Arucas, Mogán, Vega de San Mateo.
 Booking - Hotels Canary Islands - La Palma Island 
Hotels in Breña Baja, Santa Cruz de la Palma and Los Llanos de Aridane 
 Booking - Hotels Lanzarote Island
Hotels in Puerto del Carmen, Teguise, Playa Blanca, Puerto Calero, Tías, San Bartolomé. 
 Gomera - Apartamentos Laurisilva ***, 38870 Valle Gran Rey, La Gomera
The Laurisilva complex is situated in "Valle Gran Rey", in the south of the La Gomera Island. The complex contains 108 apartments, surrounded by a valley of palms and a vast variety of local vegetation. This leads to a most impressive fine sandy beach.
Activities : Tennis-court, Fishing, Solarium, Table tennis, Walking, Diving, Snorkeling, Swimmingpool Outdoor .
Services : Airport Shuttle, Currency exchange, Bicycle rent, Car rental, Fax/photo-copy

   - discounted hotels in the Canary Islands
Quality resort hotels, unbeatable prices, up to date availability, instant confirmation.
Located Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, Tenerife and La Palma [ Playa de los Cancajos ]

 Vallehermoso - hotel, appartementos, casas in Gomera
Vallehermoso, the "beautiful valley", is the ideal holiday location for those looking for silence and relaxation. Hikers coming to Vallehermoso are amazed of the beautiful paths, that are a quiet tip in the hiker scene. Impressing mountains, fairy woods and a rough coast are the natural barriers for Vallehermoso. The guard and symbol of Vallehermoso is roque cano, a huge rock rising upon the village, a long time ago the first volcano of la Gomera.

National Parks

 Parque Nacional de la Caldera de Taburiente on La Palma,
 Parque Nacional Garajonay on La Gomera,
 Parque Nacional del Teide on Tenerife,
 Parque Nacional Timanfaya on Lanzarote. 

Travel Agents / Tour Operators / Canary Island Holiday Specialists

Airtours Holidays  -  Holidays to Canary Islands

Sovereign Premium Holidays [ ATOL 230 ] 
Destinations: Canary Islands [ Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, La Gomera, Lanzarote and Tenerife ].
Sovereign is a specialist tour operator with more than 30 years experience.

Cresta Holidays 
Cheap Breaks Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Palma and Tenerife.

Thomas Cook  -  Canary Islands
Destinations : Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, La Gomera, Lanzarote and Tenerife

My Travel  - Sun Holidays

Cosmos  -  Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote and Tenerife
Cosmos is UK's largest independent tour operator



James Villas  -  Villas and villas with pools to rent with James Villa Holidays

 Accessible Travel & Leisure  -  Tenerife
They recognise that all of their customers require good access as an essential ingredient in their holidays. This is why they visit, verify and photograph every hotel, villa and apartment we feature on this website.
 Canary Island Breaks
Self-catering holidays, private villas and apartments in the Canary Islands
 Corona Holidays  -  Canary Island Tailor-made Holiday Specialist
Maximum information & pictures, Widest selection of hotels, apartments & villas, Choice of flights from 20 UK airports
 Secret Destinations Holidays
La Gomera [ Stunning scenery; Superb walks; Undeveloped landscapes ], La Palma [ Rural landscapes; Pretty villages; Walking ], El Hierro [ Wild landscapes; Forests and volcanoes; Remote locations ], Tenerife [ Superb resorts; Rural life; Mount Teide ], Gran Canaria [ Contrasting scenery; Beaches; Mountains ], Fuerteventura [ Golden beaches; Volcanic scenery; Seafood ], Lanzarote [ Volcanoes; White villages; Beaches ]

Travel Guides Canary Islands / Related books

Amazon.com - Travel Guides Canary Islands 

 Canary Islands (Lonely Planet Regional Guides S.) - by Sarah Andrews, Chris Andrews, Sally O'Brien
This guide book covers all seven Canary Islands and provides information on how to hop from one to the other. It covers activities from surfing to cycling, provides details of the fiesta and ferias held in the region, and offers information on traditional crafts and indigenous architecture.
Paperback 280 pages (October 2004); Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications; ISBN 174059374X

Transport / How do I travel to the Canary Islands

 Airport Fuerteventuras  -  see AENA
 Airport Gran Canaria  -  see AENA
 Airport La Palma  -  see AENA
 Airport Lanzarote  -  see AENA
 Airport Tenerife South  -  Reina Sofia Airport
60 km from Santa Cruz de Tenerife  -  see AENA

  AENA [ Information about Spanish Airports ]

Freedom Flights  -  UK seat only operator
Flight tickets to Fuerteventura, Lanzarote, Las Palmas and Tenerife South [ May through October ]

 

 
Book cheap flights to the Canary Islands at ebookers and benefit from discounted airfares. View their latest offers and book your flights, accommodation, car hire and insurance online

 Iberia / Opodo  -  Flights Canary Islands

 British Airways / Opodo  -  Flight Tickets Canary Islands

  Airline Tickets / Bargain Flights  -  price comparison possible


Links 

 Travel Insurance

 Government Canaries  -  Gobierno de Canarias

 Las Palmas [ de Gran Canaria ]  -  Capital City  -  Government Las Palmas

 Las Palmas Province  -  eastern part of the Canary Islands
It consists of about half of the Atlantic archipelago, including the islands of Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura, and Lanzarote. Its capital is the City of Las Palmas.
 Santa Cruz de Tenerife  -  western part of the Canary Islands
It consists of the other half of the Atlantic archipelago, including the islands of Tenerife, La Gomera, El Hierro, nd La Palma. Capital = Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
This province contains three of Spain's national parks : Parque Nacional de la Caldera de Taburiente on La Palma, Parque Nacional Garajonay on La Gomera, and Parque Nacional del Teide on Tenerife, encompassing Teide, Spain's highest mountain.

 El Hierro  -  smallest of the Canary Islands
Nicknamed Isla Meridiana, it is part of the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. It is divided into two municipalities, Valverde in the north east and Frontera in the south west, both of which contain several villages.
 Fuerteventura  -  Extended lonesome beaches. A true Eldorado for Naturists
Fuerteventura is part of the province of Las Palmas and divided into six municipalities : Antigua, Betancuria, La Oliva, Pájara, Puerto del Rosario and Tuineje
 Gran Canaria  -  located in the Atlantic Ocean 210 km from the northwest coast of Africa
Gran Canaria is of volcanic origin.
Municipalities in Gran Canaria : Agaete, Agüimes, Artenara, Arucas, Firgas, Gáldar, Ingenio, Mogán, Moya, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, San Bartolomé de Tirajana, San Nicolás de Tolentino, Santa Brígida, Santa Lucía de Tirajana, Santa María de Guía, Tejeda, Telde, Teror, Valleseco, Valsequillo, Vega de San Mateo
  La Gomera  -  the second smallest island  -  Cabildo de La Gomera
 La Gomera  -  Tourist Board
  La Graciosa  -  2 km north of the lsland of Lanzarote with the strait named Mirador del Rio
The island is part of Parque National Los Islotes. The only two settlements include Caleta de Sebo and Casas de Pedro Barba. The island is entirely made up of volcanic sands.
  La Palma  -  the greenest of the islands; part of the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
 La Palma is dominated by the colors blue, green and black. Blue is the surrounding ubiquitous sea. Green comes from the abundant plant life, the most variegate one can find in the Canary Islands. Black from the volcanics rocks that still fill the landscape, and from the numerous small beaches made of black sand.
Municipalities : Barlovento, Breña Alta, Breña Baja, Fuencaliente, Garafía, Los Llanos de Aridane, El Paso,  Puntagorda, Puntallana, San Andrés y Sauces, Santa Cruz de la Palma, Tazacorte, Tijarafe and Villa de Mazo
 Lanzarote 
Municipalities Lanzarote : Arrecife, Haría, San Bartolomé, Teguise, Tías, Tinajo and Yaiza
 Tenerife  -  largest of the seven Canary Islands and part of Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
Municipalities in Tenerife : Adeje, Arafo, Arico, Arona, Buenavista del Norte, Candelaria, El Rosario, El Sauzal, El Tanque, Fasnia, Garachico, Granadilla de Abona, Guía de Isora, Güímar, Icod de los Vinos, La Guancha, La Matanza de Acentejo, La Orotava, La Victoria de Acentejo, Los Realejos, Los Silos, Puerto de la Cruz, San Cristóbal de La Laguna, San Juan de la Rambla, San Miguel de Abona, Santa Úrsula, Santiago del Teide, Tacoronte, Tegueste and Vilaflor,

 Carnaval de Las Palmas
 Telescope  -  DOT
The combination of high mountains, belonging to Europe, and clean sky has made the Roque de los Muchachos (in La Palma island) peak a leading placement for telescopes like the Grantecan.
 University of Las Palmas  -  Informatica y Systemas

Cuisine  -  Spanish cooking

 A Fuego Lento  -  Magazine Gastronómico Digital

 Spaintour  -  Typical Spanish Dishes
The Book of Spanish Cooking by Hilaire Walden
From apple cake to zarzuela, this collection of recipes, while not all-encompassing, is a great introduction to the richness of the Spanish cuisine - and at a relative bargain price, to boot. Also recommended: This series's installments on North African, Mediterranean, Greek and French provincial cooking, antipasti, pasta, light pasta sauces, and pizzas and Italian breads.
ISBN: 1557880638
Traditional Spanish Cooking by Janet Mendel 
Traditional Spanish Food is based on village cooking, with broad regional styles. Following years of res earch and inspired by her love of Spanish food, Janet Mendel has brought together a wonderful collection of recipes, fro m pastries to paella.
Publisher: Garnet Publishing, Ltd.; ASIN: 1859640524

History of the Canary Islands

The Canary Islands were first discovered by ancient Greek and Roman seafarers, yet it was not until the early 1400s that anyone made a serious attempt to conquer the Canaries.

The islands were named Canaria (Latin canis, dog) because of the descriptions of the large numbers of wild dogs roaming the islands, first reported by the Roman scholar Pliny

 Canary Islands' History  -  Wikipedia

Music, Culture & Entertainment

The Canary Islands are supposed to have given birth to the Greek myth of the Garden of Hesperides.

 Agrupación Cultural y Folklórica Chácaras y Tambores de Guadá
Un grupo de amigos preocupados por no perder sus raíces.
Canary Islands - Folklore De Las Islas Canarias  -  Audio CD

Web Portals / Spanish Search Engines / Directories

 Vive Canarias
 Canary Islands  -  Gran Canaria, La Gomera, Tenerife

 Canaryweb - Graciosa
 Graciosa.hypermar
 www.kenteach.com/casa_candido/graciosa.html

 Google.es  -  search engine
 Search Iberia  -  search engine for information about Spain and Portugal.
 Terra  -  portal site / search engine [ spanish ]


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