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Spain, a country formed by a big peninsula and two archipelagos
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
Our gastronomy is based on “Gofio”, 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
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