Stay in Canaries Islands Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, Fuerteventura,
La Palma, La Gomera, El Hierro, Tenerife

The archipelago of the Canaries is located in the North Atlantic, 1.500 away km approximately from the south-west of the Spanish littoral and is divided into two provinces: that of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria with the Eastern islands of Gran Canaria, Lanzarote and Fuerteventura, and that of Santa Cruz of Tenerife with the Western islands of Tenerife, Palma, Gomera and El Hierro.

This destination joins together all the ingredients necessary to the realization of exceptional holidays. The Canaries are a continent of feelings which, in more than one climate of eternal spring, propose tourist infrastructures of first order. It is the privileged tourist destination whatever the season of the year. The Canaries await you for a cordial reception.

Principal festivals:

Festivals of the Almond tree as a Fleur with Valsequillo and Tejeda (Large Canarie)
At the time of the flowering of the almond trees, one celebrates this festival during which folk groups sing and dance and where one tastes the typical products of the country. (February)

The Carnival of Tenerife almost to equal of the Carnival of Rio de Janeiro is famous in the whole world: hundreds of troops of musicians, dancers, disguised people traverse the streets of Santa Cruz during ten days, at the rate/rhythm of involving the local musics and besides. Other spectacular carnivals proceed in Puerto of Cruz, Las Palmas and Maspalomas. (February-March)

Christi corpus in Las Palmas and Arucas (Large Canarie) and with Laguna and Orotava (Tenerife). This traditional festival consists in decorating the frontages with the houses with branches of palm trees, garlands and flags. Very beautiful carpets of flowers are made to see there passing the procession of Blessed Sacrament. (June)

At the time of the Jean Saint the valley of Gran Rey (Gomera) (Tenerife) is lit by hundreds of fires. This festival includes/understands an offering of the “Ramo”, “tajarastes” (dance of the drum), troops of musicians and popular songs Canarian. (June)

Of the Virgin del Carmen in Tenerife the Holy Owner of the fishermen celebrates, is celebrated in the cities of the coast of Tenerife. With this occasion, the tradition wants that the image of the Virgin Mary is carried by a fishing vessel escorted by others and that the fishermen make sound their foghorns in honor of the Virgin. (July)

Celebrates of Charco with San Nicolas de Tolentino (Large Canarie)
Declared tourist interest, this festival invites the inhabitants to plunge in a pond to celebrate a contest of fishing there. (September)

Village fair Among the most interesting demonstrations is the village fair this day, of the representatives of all the communes of Large Canarie arrive at Teror with best produced each soil, fruit and vegetables, fish and objects of craft industry, which they deposit in front of the virgin who is for the occasion in the street, in front of the basilica. (September)

Saint Andres Of many animations are organized to celebrate Saint Andres in the towns of Puerto of Cruz and Icod of los Vinos.
In the town of Puerto of Cruz, the festivals are transformed into a great cacophony caused by kitchen utensils of which the goal is to make as a long time noise as possible. Moreover, the wine will run in abundance on Plaza del Charco. The festivals in the town of Icod of los Vinos are quite as original, indeed there is a single tradition called “correr tired counted” or race of boards, which consists in going down from the slopes on lubricated boards. (November).

Weather in Canary Islands : The Canary islands know a tropical climate. Located in the middle of the Atlantic and crossed by the winds, with a particular relief and marine currents which bathe the coasts, the Canary islands enjoy a very soft weather. The average annual temperature is approximately of 20 centigrade degrees (with weak variations) except in the mountain, where it drops. The rate of rainfall, varies according to the areas. It is located between 300 mm in the low zones and 500 mm in the high zones. With more than 300 sunny days in the year, the weather of the Canary islands is recognized as the most pleasant of the world.

To prepare your stay at Las Palmas, visit the page Gran Canarie.

The article on Lanzarote gives you various information of stay in Lanzarote.

At the time of your stay with Fuerteventura, you will be able to practise surfing or the board with veil in an ideal environment.

Colombina was the last stopover of Chistophe Collomb in its voyage towards the new world, you will discover of them the vestiges during your holidays with Gomera.

In February be present at Santa Cruz to take part in the carnival of Tenerife.

Palma is the island of the holidays. During your stay with Palma you will be able to assess the quality of complete tourist infrastructure.

El Hierro is a perfect place to spend the family or sporting holidays. During your stay with El Hierro, you will be able moreover appreciate the comfort of the local parador.

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