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Holidays to Canary Islands   -   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


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Car Rental Canary Islands

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Centrally located hotels ranging from small family run budget accommodation to world-class five star hotels.

  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

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Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, Tenerife. The Canaries have so much to offer from top class resorts to first class water-sports, not forgetting the numerous restaurants and bars on offer. Whether you're after chilling out or partying the night away each Canary Island has a resort suited to everyone!.

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Destinations : Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, La Gomera, Lanzarote and Tenerife

  

 
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  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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