Terrible volcanoes, lush and fragrant coniferous forests, Martian landscapes from frozen lava, kilometers of sand dunes, so reminiscent of the Sahara, and a mass of prehistoric monuments, whose destination has not yet been solved .Yes, outside the Canarian resorts there is still a whole world, about which our tourists, as a rule, do not know anything .In some of them, of course, one can understand .Arriving on the islands of eternal summer, where even in winter the temperature does not fall below +18 ° C, it is difficult to tear yourself away from the luxurious volcanic beaches, the ocean, the surf or the diving equipment, to go on some kind of excursion .But we must force ourselves, believe me .The lava fields of Lanzarote and the El Teide volcano, the waterfalls of La Palma and the subtropics of La Homer, the amazing underwater world of El Hierro and a hundred other good names that deserve to break away from the sky-blue color of the pool and, having put on panama, The mountains and valleys of the amazing archipelago .
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Climate
For most of the Canary Islands is characterized by a mild climate. Winters are warm (+ 19 ... + 23 ° C), summers are hot (+ 24 ... + 30 ° C). The average water temperature in summer is + 20 ... + 23 ° C, in winter + 17 ... + 20 ° C.
The temperature in Tenerife does not fall below +20 ° C, and in summer it does not rise above +25 ° C. Water in the ocean + 20 ... + 22 ° C. Features Gran Canaria - a sharp change of natural areas: from high, forested mountains, on the tops of which almost always snow, to sunny beaches. Mountain peaks hamper the penetration of cold northern winds to the southern part of the island, so there is a warm and dry climate prevailing.
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Transport
Daily flights of local airlines from the islands of Gran Canaria and Tenerife to all the islands except for Homer. All the islands are connected by ferries, capable of transporting cars. Between the islands of Homer, Tenerife, Gran Canaria and Fuerteventura high-speed hydrofoils run.
Major resorts and islands
The largest island of the Canary archipelago, Tenerife, can offer a choice and a quiet, secluded vacation, and noisy fun. For example Los Cristianos, like neighboring Las Americas, is a "smart" resort, frequented mainly by Englishmen and Germans, who are eager to drink and discos. And Puerto de la Cruz, in turn, is well suited for a relaxing holiday "alone with nature". Only here the coast is steep and rocky, there are practically no beaches as such: tourists mostly splash in hotel pools.
- Find yourself in February at the carnival in Tenerife (in 2013, the theme of the holiday "Bollywood").
- Pamper yourself with a visit to Loro Park in Puerto de la Cruz (Tenerife).
- Dreaming about the next time staying at the smallest hotel in the world of Punta Grande on the island of Hierro (in advance it was necessary to book!)
- Get new heels after the procedure of fish-spa.
- Feel like a grain of sand, standing on the shore of a formidable Atlantic Ocean.
- Enjoy the lunar landscapes and palm oases 10 minutes from each other in Gran Canaria.
- Look at the stars in excellent telescopes at the Roque Los Muchachos Observatory on the island of La Palma.
The island of Gran Canaria is good on all sides .For lovers of recreation in major tourist centers with a lot of hotels and apartments, shops, restaurants, bars and attractions, he will certainly like .But there are also small resorts specializing in water sports and having yacht parking on the island, from where you can make excursions by sea, windsurf, fish in the open ocean, jump with a parachute - in general, actively entertained .The real "pearl" of the island - Dunes (Dunas de Maspalomas) .It's practically "Sahara in miniature" with the purest sand of golden color and a well-equipped five-kilometer beach .
The sandy beaches of Fuerteventura, many kilometers long, in African wide and mostly deserted - are the best and longest in the Canary archipelago.
Finally, Lanzarote is an island-preserve, but not flora or fauna, but of volcanoes. "Lunar landscape" is the main exotica of this place. The island is perfect for recreation, not saturated with civilized entertainment.
Other islands (and resorts) of the Canary Islands are La Palma, Hierro and Homer.
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