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tddt 11 February, 2015

Carnival on the Canary Islands – ¡viva la fiesta!

Why go to Rio de Janeiro when you can celebrate Carnival on the Canary Islands? The colorful festivities take place on the islands during several weeks from late January to late February and offer everything you could wish: parades, competitions and musical events. Wozu nach Río de Janeiro fahren, wenn man Karneval auch auf den Kanarischen Inseln feiern kann? Das farbenfrohe Fest zieht sich auf den Inseln von Ende Januar bis Ende Februar über mehrere Wochen hinweg und bietet alles…

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tddt 5 December, 2014

The green heart of La Palma

La Palma is also called “Isla Bonita”, the “beautiful island”. Why this is so, one can best understand on a visit in the green heart of the island, the National Park “Parque Nacional de La Caldera de Taburiente”. It is one of Spain’s oldest national parks and in 2002, the park along with the entire island was designated as a World Biosphere Reserve. The depression was originated about two million years ago and, just like the rest of the island,…

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tddt 1 September, 2014

La “Danza del Diablo”, La Palma

From 21 August to 8 September the feast “Fiesta de Candelaria” takes place in the village of Tijarafe on La Palma. The festivities give you the opportunity to experience music, folklore and Canarian culture. The highlight of the festival takes place in the night of 7 September to 8 September when the “Diablo”, the devil, accompanied by the “Gigantes” and “Cabezudos” appears between the dancers. The “Diablo” is one of the villagers, who is dressed in a devil costume…

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tddt 16 July, 2014

Reasons to visit La Palma

NATURE La Palma is a world biosphere reserve with 706 square kilometers surface. The island offers beautiful scenery and many endemic plants and animal species. The island offers a variety of leisure activities: hiking, mountain biking, diving, paragliding, boat trips and much more… Hikers will find a paradise on La Palma, because there are many hiking trails of varying difficulty: the island offers more than 1000 kilometers of marked hiking trails! The most beautiful hiking trails include the National Park…

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