Canary Islands info

They are of volcanic origin and can be found in the North Atlantic Ocean. These islands are located just off the coast of the north-western portion of the African continent/mainland, nearest the political divide of Morocco and Western Sahara. They form the autonomous community of the Canary Islands. The Canary Islands were formed by the Canary hotspot. The status of capital city is shared by the two cities of Santa Cruz de Tenerife and Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.

The city of La Laguna in Tenerife (World Heritage Site) is the third city of the archipelago. Also the Teide is A World Heritage Site.

 

Bays in Canary Islands, Spain

Alcala is a town on the west coast of Tenerife, Spain....


Arico is the name of a municipality, village, and valley in the southeastern part of the island of Tenerife, one of the Canary Islands, and part Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife....


The Arona borough is located on the southern part of the island of Tenerife in the Canary Islands. The borough covers an area of 81.79 square kilometres comprising 4% of the island's area and is 81km from Santa Cruz de Tenerife (City), the island's capital....


Arrecife is a city in the Canary Islands (Spain) situated in the centre-east of the island of Lanzarote of which it has been the capital since 1852....


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Bahia Feliz in Gran Canaria, Canary Islands is the first resort as you are coming from Las Palmas. It is dominated by the Orchidea hotel and holiday apartments...


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Brena Baja is a municipality on the eastern side of the island of La Palma, in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, in the Canary Islands....


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Candelaria is a municipality and city of the southeast part of the island of Tenerife in the Santa Cruz de Tenerife, on the Canary Islands, Spain....


Costa Adeje is a community of the city of Adeje in in the southwestern part of the island of Tenerife, one of the Canary Islands....


Situated just a few kilometres from the capital of the island, Costa Teguise is one of the main tourist resorts of Lanzarote featuring a range of first class accommodation in addition to an excellent selection of shops bars and restaurants....


El Medano is a town in the municipality of Granadilla de Abona, on the island of Tenerife, one of the Canary Islands....


El Sauzal is located on the north coast of Tenerife. The lower lands, near the Atlantic are mainly dedicated to farming, with the urban areas covering the hills are to the southeast. Its climate is warm with some heavy rains giving lush vegetation....


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With three thousand hours of sunshine a year, Fuerteventura is the closest Canary Island to the African coast with only 100km separating the 'Punta de la Entallada' from Cape Juby in Morroco and is the second largest (after Tenerife) of all the islands....


Guia de Isora is a municipality in the western part of the island of Tenerife, one of the Canary Islands, and part of the Santa Cruz de Tenerife (province). Guía de Isora is north of the Tenerife Sur suburb....


Icod de los Vinos is a municipality in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife on the island of Tenerife, in the Canary Islands, Spain....


La Gomera is the second-smallest of Spain's Canary Islands, located in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa....


La Palma is one of the smaller Canary Islands. There's no mass-tourism here. Enjoy the peace and quiet of this friendly, green island. An island of contrasts: mountains and beaches, volcanoes and forests. Summer and winter ideal for sun, walking and hiking holidays or just to really get away from it all....


La Restinga is a fishing village on the southern coast of the island of El Hierro, the smallest and farthest island south and west of the Canary Islands, Spain....


With a good deal of flatland, Lanzarote is the least mountainous of the Canary Islands. Due to its low level, Lanzarote is below the level of humid and warm air. In general, this results in a dry climate with little rain. The sun shines for many hours throughout the year, which allows sun worshippers to enjoy the long white-sand beaches and clear waters: those of Famara, Papagayo, Orzola, Puerto del Carmen or Las Cucharas. The wind is constant and moderate almost all year, making Lanzarote a suitable place for the practice of yachting, windsurfing and kitesurfing....


Los Cristianos is a town in, situated on the south coast of the Canary Island of Tenerife....


Los Realejos is a medium-sized town in Spain, located on the north side of the island of Tenerife which forms part of the Canary Islands, and part of the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife....


Pajara is a Canarian municipality in the central and the eastern portion of the island of Fuerteventura in the Las Palmas province in the Canary Islands...


Playa de las Americas is a purpose-built holiday resort in the northern part of the Municipality of Arona, close to the adjoining Municipality of Adeje in the south of Tenerife, one of the Canary Islands....


Los Cancajos, also known as Playa de los Cancajos, is a tourist resort in the Canarian island of La Palma. It is the second largest resort on the island, after Puerto Naos....


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The six kilometre-long beaches of golden sands on shores of the Atlantic in Puerto del Carmen are undoubtably the magnet which draw so many holidaymakers to the resort every year....


Puerto del Rosario is the capital of Fuerteventura. It is based around a port that has grown from its humble origins as the Puerto del Cabras (port of the goats) into a busy working port that continues to develop; the latest developments will allow more cruise ships to be accommodated....


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San Juan de la Rambla is a municipality in the northern part of the island of Tenerife, one of the Canary Islands, and part of the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife....


Santa Cruz de Tenerife is the capital of the island of Tenerife and capital of the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Located in northeast quadrant of Tenerife, about 210 kilometres (130 mi) off the northwestern coast of Africa within the Atlantic Ocean....


Santa Ursula is a municipality located on the north coast of Tenerife. Farmlands are in the valley areas and within the Atlantic, urban areas covers much of the area and the mountain and the hills are to the south. Its climate is vegetation....


Tacoronte is a city and municipality of Tenerife, a Spanish island. It is located in the north-east of the island....


Tazacorte is a municipality situated on the western coast of the island of La Palma. La Palma forms part of the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, which is in the Canary Islands. Tazacorte is connected to both of the major roadways on the island, that which encircles the island as well as a road that crosses the island roughly at its center....


Tenerife, a Spanish island, is the largest of the seven Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa....


Tijarafe is a municipality in the Canary Islands in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. It is situated on the west-northwestern coast of the island of La Palma. Tijarafe is linked with the highway that encircles the whole island and is located west of Santa Cruz de Tenerife and NW of the Las Palmas Airport....


Valle Gran Rey (which means in English "Valley of the Great King") is located on the southwestern coast of La Gomera in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife of the Canary Islands, Spain....


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