Canary Islands Info

21-04-2008

 Fuerteventura; one of the interesting places in Canary Island

Fuerteventura is believed to be the oldest of the Canary Island, which nestled 100 kilometers off the coast of North Africa; appointed as the second largest amongst the islands after Tenerife as well owned the longest beaches within the archipelago. Fuerteventura is ideal for families and couples who were looking for great place to unwind or relax since it is best describe as a paradise for sun, beach and water sports devotees. It is in this island as well where found the first tourists hotel that was built since 1965 which was eventually followed by the assembly of the airport which is located at El Mattoral. Since the island can provide of about 3, 000 sunshine hours yearly, Fuerteventura was appointed on the world as a major European holiday destination.

Due to the island’s summer Trade Winds and winter distend of the Atlantic, Fuerteventura is the sanctuary of surfers, scuba divers, big game fishermen, and sailors who wants to join the whales, dolphins, turtles and marlins swimming on this pristine clear Atlantic water that the island has. Tourists as well can tour around the island’s large plains, volcanic mountains, and lavascapes which can be reach riding with the 4×4 or with the cross-country motorbike. If you want to have some knowledge of Fuenteventura’s history, touring around their monuments, museums and archeological sites will help you traced its ancient history.

It has been said that the first colonizers of the island arrived here from the North Africa and “Mahorero” or “Maho” is still widely used today to describe the people living in Fuerteventura. This name or word came from the ancient word “mahos” which means a type of goatskin shoe which was worn by the original residents. In fact, during the previous paced of the island, there are various different invaders dwelling in here that left some remains which today’s became the evidences for tourists who were curious about the island’s unique history. However, despite the past history of Fuerteventura it still recently captivates millions of tourists all over the world because of its unique fascinating views with the blend of contemporary design of buildings.


13-03-2008

 Witness the beauty of Canary Island

Canary Island is one of the most modern tourist destinations. For those people who were living in very cold countries will surely love the Canary Island since it has the best weather condition everybody were looking for. Canary is indeed abounding with tourists from all over the world annually because of its unusual and incredible weather condition and captivating views. Most of the tourists visiting Canary are families having their vacation together in the time of summer. Visiting Canary Island could be a better choice of many; because it is surrounded by many captivating views which you will surely appreciate. Beaches are the striking areas which can be seen in Canary Island. If you are a swimmer or diver, Canary beaches is the best place to head and practice your talent. Some tourists in Canary loved to go fishing. Fishing is the common activities that can make a visitor enjoy their vacation. Fish is also a common specialty food that few restaurants serve to their customers and natural fruits that found in Canary Island will be the typical desserts to serve.

The Island of Canary is found near in the northern coast of Africa at the side of the Island which is the Atlantic Ocean. It has white sands that you can see, huge as a mountain; the reason why they have a sand landscape it’s because of the volcanic actions before. You can see how the big wave dances from Atlantic Ocean and witness the different kinds of giant fishes that in fact they had protected it for the next generation to see. Wild life in Canary could be found in their nature that they protect since then. You can see birds with different types of colors big or small. Some wildlife has originated from the Island Canary but some of them migrating in the Island because of the warm temperature. Most of the birds are from the coldest country such as United Kingdom, Germany and any other cold places. If you think that only human living can be a visitor in Canary Island, the fact is also many birds visiting the Island when spring season. Animals from water and land are one of the main attractions in the Island that visitors probably love to see.

Getting in Canary Island is not a problem; there are many flights that could lead you to the place. All you have to do is book your ticket in your comfortable schedule. But a better idea is for you to be assured of your safety and comfortable travel is to ask help from a tourist guide. They can help you find a good cheap hotel and restaurant, and show you the nicest place in the Island. Some of the tourist guide will lead you to the historical places that are hidden in the Island. Since some of them have not been to the hidden beauty of Canary. And you will never regret choosing the Canary Island as your destination for vacation.


17-02-2008

 The Canary Islands in spring

THE Canary Islands which are splashed off the coast of the Horn of Africa are hot tourist destinations for British, Irish and Scandinavian travelers coming from such places as Wales, Iceland, Germany, Holland, the Netherlands, Finland, Sweden and Norway at any time of the year. It is more so this spring for basically three reasons – there are lots of floras exclusive to the Canary Islands only and they bloom their flowers which emit various colors only this season. The second reason is that temperatures in the Canary Islands are starting to get warmer as the climate transitions itself from winter to summer. The third reason is of course, students from all over the world in such countries as the United States and Holland are in their spring break and so they can have ample time to be accompany their parents on vacation in the Canary Islands.

Aside from the archipelago’s capital which is Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and its most famous destination Tenerife, the Canary Islands is also composed of Hierro, La Gomera, Lanzarote, Montafla Clara, Lobos, Alegreza and La Graciosa. There are actually more than 2,000 plant species spread between these ten inhabited islands alone. Each of them has distinctive colors of flowers when they bloom during spring so it must be a pretty awesome sight to look at whenever you are here.

The coastal parts of any island in the Canaries archipelago are the most awesome of all. Here, you can find both conventional and nudist beaches. And in these parts of the island, you can also find some of the exotic plants that are found only here. So if you’re renting a vacation home in the Canary Islands, it may be cool to stroll down the fishing village and if you know a little Spanish, a fisherman will hand you a large grouper for free so you can grill it back home in the vacation suite that you are renting. On the way, you can find some exotic plants growing such as the babosa, acelga del mar, perpetuas marinas, margaritas, sapera, albohol and corzoncillo. The flowers of the acelga del mar are yellow in color; the perpetuas marinas are lavender; the margaritas and albohol are white; and the sapera are pinkish in color.

An example of an arid region in the Canaries is Mt. Teide, a dormant volcano which is currently a national park in Tenerife. In Mt. Teide, there are visible signs asking tourists not to litter around so as to preserve the beauty of the volcano. Some of the exotic flora species found here include the cardon, comical, berode, romero marino, tabaiba amarga, balo, madarna, cerraja arborea, tabaiba dulce, cerillo blanco, graminaceae, cardoncillo, retama blanca, taginaste, hierba del risco, palma, drago, corona de la reina, ahulaga, mato risco, malva Silvestre, ajenjo, hierba de la rabia, pinillo and arebol. Actually, there are a lot more exotic plants that are native only here in the Canary Islands and you can get to see them in actuality only if you are willing to come to a vacation here. So go ahead, call your travel agent now.


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