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Holidays in the Canary Islands have long been popular
with UK tourists looking for a warm, sunny climate, fine
sandy beaches and constant year round temperatures.
Although part of Spain, they are actually closer to
Africa and consist of seven larger islands which include
Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, La
Palma, Gomera and Hierro and a few smaller ones. The
islands are situated to the south-west of Spain and
north-west of Africa, directly in front of the coast of
Morocco. With four of Spain's seven major national
nature reserves located in the islands, a Canary Island
holiday offers a volcanic landscape and an extraordinary
wealth of natural beauty. Tenerife and Gran Canaria are
the liveliest tourist resorts with plenty of beach
activity and nightlife, Tenerife is also the largest of
the seven islands. Gran Canaria is a horticultural
paradise where thousands of exotic fruits, trees and
crops flourish. There are banana and coffee plantations,
fields of sugar cane and tobacco, date palm forests and
orange groves. Papayas, mangoes and avocadoes are all
produced on the island and it also offers dramatic
volcanic mountains, tropical forests, desert areas and
golden beaches. Fuerteventura is considered to be the
oldest of the islands and has the longest beaches, a
quiet environment and is a popular destination for
families, couples and nature lovers. Lanzarote attracts
international visitors with its unique combination of
volcanic caves and craters and wonderful beaches and
finally, the last of the main tourist areas, beautiful
La Palma is unspoilt, quiet, lush and green.
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Canary Island Hotels
We have a wide range of cheap Canary Island holidays to
suit families, couples, groups and sun seekers. Whether
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apartments, bed and breakfast hotels, or a half board or
All Inclusive package holiday in the Canaries, we have
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RESORTS
Lowcostholidays.com features all the popular
destinations in the Canaries.
Tenerife
: Playa de las Americas � a bustling, man made resort on
the west coast attracting an international clientele.
Puerto de la Cruz � picturesque, with an old world
charm, quaint streets and historic buildings. Los
Gigantes � a stunning clifftop location close to Puerto
de Santiago and Playa de la Arena. Golf de Sur � as the
name suggests, a great location for golfers. Costa del
Silencio � small and purpose built. Vilaflor � the
highest village in Tenerife, rural and tranquil. Los
Cristianos � artificial beach, excellent harbour and
plenty of shops, bars, restaurants and clubs.
Gran Canaria
: Puerto Rico � a busy year round resort, built up and
along the high sides of a valley overlooking the
crescent shaped man made beach. Maspalomas � quieter
resort, home of the Dunas Nature Reserve, well known for
excellent golf course. San Augustin � an upmarket area
with a dark sandy beach. Playa del Ingles � is the
largest tourist resort on the island with a great beach
and eleven shopping centres. Las Palmas � capital of the
island, cosmopolitan with beaches, history, culture and
nightlife. Puerto Mogan � pretty resort with
pedestrianised centre and south facing protected beach,
perfect for bathing. Arguineguin � old world charm with
busy narrow streets, a harbour and a large market on a
Tuesday.
Lanzarote
: Puerto del Carmen � wide, long, peaceful beaches,
shopping centres, restaurants and the most popular
tourist spot on the island. Playa de los Pocillos and
Matagorda are connected with an attractive promenade and
are both ideal for relaxing break but are still within
easy reach of lively Puerto del Carmen. Costa Teguise �
a pleasant tranquil resort with a main beach that is
perfect for windsurfing, a water park and Lanzarote�s
only golf course. Playa Blanca � with an attractive
marina, one of the islands most spectacular beaches �
Papagayo and numerous bars and restaurants, this is now
one of Lanzarote�s most popular resorts.
Fuerteventura
: Caleta de Fuste � man made beach, new golf course,
water sports and a varied nightlife. Corralejo � has
retained much of its original charm and atmosphere, with
shops, bars, restaurants and a harbour sits next to the
sand dunes of the famous nature reserve. Costa Calma �
has a long sandy beach which is popular with wind
surfers. Pajara � a picturesque little town that is
naturally beautiful.
La Gomera
: tiny unspoilt island with is peaceful and typically
Canarian.
La Palma
: widely regarded as the most attractive and unspoilt of
the main holiday islands. It is also much greener and
wetter than its neighbours.
BEACHES
Many of the top beaches on the Canary Islands can be
found on the island of Fuerteventura, but Lanzarote also
has some great beaches. There are deserted and quiet
sandy beaches, sheltered family beaches with calm
waters, waves, wind and endless flat sands for
watersport enthusiasts � all can be found on the
Canaries. Among the best are Sotavento on Fuerteventura,
has endless golden sands which are perfect for
windsurfing and kite-surfing, Playa de Jandia also on
Fuerteventura with its golden sands, ample watersports
and stunning backdrop of Jandia mountains, Famara beach
on Lanzarote is a surfing hotspot with attractive golden
sands, Puerto Naos on La Palma is relatively
undiscovered and has a natural black sandy beach lined
with palm trees and a pretty promenade. The Lanzarote
resort hotspots of Costa Teguise and Puerto del Carmen
both have numerous beaches, many of which are blue flag.
Playa de las Canteras next to Gran Canaria's capital Las
Palmas is a superb area and the beaches of Corralejo,
Fuerteventura are flanked by a sand dune national park.
Finally Costa Adeje on Tenerife offers sheltered family
beaches that are lively and have plenty of watersports
and resort amenities close to hand.
SHOPPING
The Canary Islands has managed to keep their status of
lower import tax and VAT rates - duty free, so if you
are looking to buy tobacco, wines, spirits, perfumes and
maybe some electrical goods, look no further as they are
much cheaper here than in other EU countries however
there is a strict limit to the amount that you are
allowed to export out of the Canary Islands into the UK.
The city of Las Palmas, Gran Canaria is the shopping
centre of the Canary Islands. Corte Ingles is a large
department store popular with locals and visitors alike.
Don't miss the superb farmer's market in smaller towns
across the islands or the Sunday morning market near the
old church in Santa Cruz, Tenerife, which offers
everything from local crafts to exotic fruits. They are
great places to taste the local wine and foodstuffs and
admire the local crafts. Corralejo is the best shopping
area in Fueteventura and is pure heaven if you are
looking for surfing shops especially. The larger resorts
in Lanzarote including Puerto del Carmen and Arrecife
have there share of boutiques and most towns have a
weekly market.
NIGHTLIFE
For lively nightlife, head to Playa de Las Americas in
Tenerife or Puerto Rico in Gran Canaria whilst Playa de
Ingles in Gran Canaria is Europe's largest gay resort.
Younger guests and singles will enjoy Playa de las
Americas, home to the famous Veronica�s Strip and all
the resorts hottest clubs whilst nearby Los Cristianos
has a more sophisticated feel probably more suited to
couples and families. Throughout the rest of the Canary
Islands there are plenty of places for nightlife,
including everything from inviting Tapas Bars and more
traditional restaurants to Chinese, Indian, English etc.
There is also all forms of entertainment from Spanish
dance shows, magic shows to themed evenings and jazz
nights.
INFORMATION
Language: Spanish with English widely spoken
Currency: Euro
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