Puerto de la Cruz
Built in 1620, Puerto de la Cruz' imposing old customs house is home to the tourist office as well as a fine contemporary-art museum. There are also…
Must-see attractions in Canary Islands
La Laguna
Gutted by fire in 2006, Casa Salazar is today home to tranquil patios, which have been beautifully restored behind the very grandiose facade. The building…
Puerto de la Cruz
Built between 1599 and 1608, Ermita de San Juan is the oldest structure in town and is attached to the Iglesia de San Francisco.
Playa Blanca
This golden-white family-friendly beach, 1.5km southwest of central Playa Blanca, has plenty of sunbeds and facilities and lovely views across to…
Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de los Remedios
Lanzarote
On Yaiza's pretty central plaza, this whitewashed 18th-century church features a lovely blue, white and gold altarpiece and a folkloric painted wooden…
Fuerteventura
A couple of kilometres north of Los Molinos, along a rough track, lies the Playa de la Mujer, an enticing stretch of sand, particularly popular with…
Lanzarote
Around 5km south of El Golfo along the LZ703, the sea glugs and froths spectacularly through this pair of caves. Arrive early to beat the tour buses.
Lanzarote
A 3km, 30-minute walk southwest of Caleta de Sebo, little Playa Francesa is a beautiful golden-white strand lapped by turquoise Atlantic waves.
El Hierro
Look offshore from northern Las Playas to spot this famed rock formation soaring 200m out of the water – it's a symbol of the island.
Gran Canaria
Mirador de la Atalaya overlooks several troglodyte caves, some still inhabited, as well as the distant peak of El Teide in Tenerife.
Playa Blanca
A small curve of pale soft sand (hence the name Playa Blanca), the small Blue Flag main beach at the heart of town is popular.
Tenerife
This beach of dark, volcanic sand is excellent for families and sunbathing, and has views over to the island of La Gomera.
Lanzarote
Curled into La Graciosa's north coast, seductively secluded, cream-sand Playa Lambra sits 8km north of Caleta de Sebo.
La Gomera
A pretty, rocky black-gravel beach fronts the town, its southern end sheltered by a jetty and perfect for a dip.
La Gomera
A natural saltwater pool fringed by a grey-sand beach and tucked into the heart of Valle Gran Rey's seafront.
Gran Canaria
This mirador along the GC-605 has a breathtaking perspective down the valley to Mogán.
Fuerteventura
This quiet black-sand beach is the main draw, with its fine sand and gorgeous views.
Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Concepción
Gran Canaria
Built in 1874, this handsome church is strikingly Mediterranean in style.
Puerto de la Cruz
Travelling around Tenerife, the Loro Parque flag is so ubiquitous that you could be forgiven for thinking they sponsor the island. Today its animal…
North Coast Tenerife
Drago Park contains the pride of the town – a tree said to be the world’s largest and oldest drago (dragon) tree, allegedly here for more than 1000 years …
Centro de Interpretación de Las Ermitas de Fuerteventura
Fuerteventura
Housed in the 19th-century ecclesiastical building on the main road through town, this information centre has details on various chapels around the island…
Fuerteventura
This small museum near the church honours the philosopher Miguel de Unamuno, who stayed here in 1924 after being exiled from Spain. His crime was…
Fuerteventura
This place is unabashedly tourist-orientated but nevertheless still worth visiting. The German owner, Reiner Loos, bought the original rambling building…
La Palma
Fuencaliente is famous for the wines made from the grapes that flourish in its volcanic soil. Founded in 1947, Bodegas Teneguía is well known for its…
El Cotillo
This museum dedicated to fisher folk is located next to the town’s distinctive red-and-white-striped lighthouse (not open to visitors). You can climb to…
Fuerteventura
A restored agricultural hamlet complete with furnished houses, outbuildings and domestic animals (though there are concerns as to how well-treated they…
Playa de la Zamora & Playa Chica
La Palma
Two pleasant beaches are Playa de la Zamora and Playa Chica, black-sand beaches tucked side by side in coves and divided by a large rock. They’re no…
Gran Canaria
Dating back to the early 19th century, this is one of Gran Canaria's smallest and most endearing chapels. Everything here – the altar, confessional,…
Gran Canaria
Once home to the namesake Canarian poet, who died in 1922 aged just 37, this museum includes a music room with a 170-year-old clavichord, a small hall…
Centro de Interpretación de la Reserva de la Biosfera
El Hierro
Housed in a 1970s social club (known as a casino), originally built by a returned emigrant from Venezuela, this environment and ecology interpretation…
La Palma
Playa Blanca (‘White Beach’, though ‘Black Beach with a few white specks’ is a better name) is a small beach of shiny black volcanic sand, backing on to a…
Tenerife
Wind and water have carved the dramatic rock formations of Montaña Amarilla (Yellow Mountain), a volcanic mound on the coast outside Las Galletas. To get…
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
In 1843 the Canary Islands’ most famous writer, Benito Pérez Galdós, was born in this house in the heart of old Las Palmas. He spent the first 19 years of…
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
This mock Canarian village was designed by artist Néstor Martín Fernández de la Torre and built by his brother Miguel. It's a little unloved and the…
North Coast Tenerife
This 'Museum of the Carpets' celebrates the town’s Corpus Christi festival with its carpets created from flowers and coloured sands from El Teide. Set in…
Santa Cruz de la Palma
Gaze north across leafy Plaza de la Alameda and you may think Christopher Columbus’ ship, the Santa María, became stranded here. This is actually the city…
North Coast Tenerife
Once the staple diet of the Guanches, gofio is essentially milled wheat and corn with the consistency of wholegrain flour. At this historic mill you can…
Tenerife
One side of this fort has collapsed, but the rest is still standing, so while it may not be that large or imposing, it's a significant chunk of surviving…
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
A facelift to the central waterfront zone means you can enjoy a pleasant 10-minute walk southwest of Plaza España to reach the squat 17th-century Castillo…
El Cotillo
Tubby Castillo de Tostón is not really a castle, more a Martello tower. The art and history displays within are interesting, but the star attraction here…
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