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Spain, a country formed by a big peninsula and two archipelagos

Canary Islands is the farthest community, 1800 km from Madrid, the

capital city of Spain

We are very close to Africa

Seven islands and six islets with a fantastic weather almost the whole

year

First of all, let’s know the Canary Islands…

Our flag is white, blue and yellow

El “Gofio” is a basic part of our gastronomy, a kind of flour normally

made of wheat or corn

But “papas con mojo”...

or “vieja frita”...

are always required by the tourists

Our island, Tenerife, is the most visited of the Canaries

Los Guanches, our forefathers, were a strong race

The capital city of Tenerife is Santa Cruz

Which is also one of the Capital cities of the Canary Islands

It is famous for its carnival, considered the second one in the world

El Teide, in Tenerife, is the highest mountain of Spain (3718m)

The only place where it sometimes snows

El Hierro is the smallest island

Snorkeling paradise with submarine volcanoes

In the past, the Prime Meridian

was here,

by the Orchilla lighthouse,

and also a “magic water” tree called

Garoé

La Palma is called “The beautiful island” because it’s really green

Known by the dwarves dance and a typical sweet called “rapadura”

And also by “El Roque de los muchachos”, one of the most

important astronomical observatories of the world

La Gomera is the whistle island

It’s the only place in the world where people can talk through a whistled

language

Los Órganos cliff is a fantastic place to visit there, but only by ship

Gran Canaria is the most inhabited island

Its capital city is Las Palmas, the other capital city of the Canaries

Gran Canaria is known by its sand dunes and “El Roque Nublo”

Fuerteventura is the closest island to Africa

It has the best beaches to practice surf

And an islet called “Isla de Lobos”

Lanzarote is the volcanoes island

It really is an arid island, known by its National Park of “Timanfaya”

La Graciosa is owned by Lanzarote and it’s the only populated islet of the

“Chinijo archipelago”

Do you want to know more about our climate? Here we go...!

AUTUMN

Autumn temperatures

Winter

Winter temperatures

SPRING

Spring temperatures

SUMMER

Summer temperatures

Come with us!!