5 places to visit – Tenerife

1. MASCA The “lost village” is located in the north-west of the island, near the hills “Montes de Teno”. The beautiful village is located amongst impressive rock formations and lush vegetation. Until 1991 there was no road to Masca, but today the village can be reached by a winding road. This isolation has contributed to make Masca the best example of typical Canarian architecture. Masca is also a paradise for hikers who can walk through the canyons to the bay.…

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The Picasso of the Canary Islands – César Manrique

César Manrique is one of the most famous artists of the Canary Islands. Painter, architect, sculptor and environmentalist – Manrique, who was born in Arrecife (Lanzarote’s capital), had many talents. During the Spanish Civil War, the artist fought on the side of Franco. He would never speak about the terrible experiences he had during the war. After the war, Manrique began studying technical architecture in Tenerife. However, after two years, he interrupted his studies and entered the College of Fine…

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7 islands – 7 activities

1. LA PALMA – HIKING IN LA CALDERA DE TABURIENTE In the heart of La Palma there is located the spectacular National Park “Parque Nacional de La Caldera de Taburiente”. The park is located in a crater-like depression of volcanic origin, which has a diameter of 8 kilometers. The steep and abrupt landscape has differences in altitude of nearly 2,000 meters. The highest point is the “Roque de Los Muchachos” with 2,426 meters, which also houses the observatory of La…

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Valle de La Orotava – the garden of El Teide

In the north of Tenerife there is located a beautiful green landscape with lava formations and palm groves. It is the “Valle de La Orotava,” which begins at the foot of the Teide, Spain’s highest mountain, and extends to the sea. The valley is not only one of the most beautiful places on the island, it also has a past full of stories. In the “Valle de La Orotava”, which was called by the Guanches “Valle de Taoro”, the conquest…

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The American Star – “the ghost ship”

Close to the beach “Playa de Garcey” on the west coast of Fuerteventura there is located the wreck of the “American Star”. It was once a luxury cruise ship, but today it is almost completely submerged in the sea. The turbulent history of the luxury liner begins in 1939 when the ship was baptized by the First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt on the name of SS America. During World War II the ship was used by the army and it got…

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Whale watching on the Canary Islands

The Canary Islands are one of the best places to go whale watching in the world. There are 29 species of cetacean that live or visit the islands: bottlenose dolphins, spotted dolphins, pilot whales, common dolphins, sperm whales and many more. The calm ocean of La Gomera is a particularly good spot to go whale watching because a colony of short-finned pilot whales lives there all year round. Whale-watching is one of the island’s most popular activities, especially for kids.…

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