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The best of Canary Islands
The Canary Islands had already considered in the oldest civilizations for the smoothness of their climate. In this climatic smoothness, the rough relief of the islands allows the coexistence of a multitude of microclimates, different landscapes characterized by the vegetation and the relief. Therefore, the freshest and more humid North offers a vegetation of an exuberant green. The south, isolated of trade winds by high mountains, has a hotter and sunnier climate. It is in this zone, the south, where most of the ranges and tourist localities are; all the year is clear since the mountainous barrier of the interior prevents the passage of clouds.
Lodging in Canary Islands
The Canary Islands have a very good tourist infrastructure. Several hundreds of thousands of places of hotels and apartments, offering all type of services and leisures, make it one of the first destinies of the European tourism. On these islands the question is never considers: country side or range, you have both. You will be able to take advantage of splendid ranges, to practice an ecological tourism or to make long strolls throughout the footpaths or through an exotic and varied vegetation, halfway between Europe, Africa and America. And all that like in summer, all the year.
Attractions
To be able to take advantage of an exotic and varied character and the sea at the same time, on one of its innumerable ranges, is one of the greatest attractiveness of the archipelago. Some of these ranges like the Playa del Ingles and Maspalomas, with 250 hectares of movable dunes and an oasis of palms, have a beauty of international reputation. Well that these ranges are the known ones, it has much other set to the length of the coasts there where it is possible to be rested to the sun. Of course Canary is an excellent place for the practice of the Windsurf. All the nautical leisure activities, as well as golf will have their space. The infrastructures of the archipelago are conceived for the leisure: commercial centres, restaurants, theatres, aquaparks, amusement parks, casinos, etc. The nocturnal life very animated of the Canary Islands is one of the greatest tourist attractions. The "canaries" (people of the Canary Islands) go "to the south" to enjoy an eternally summer nocturnal atmosphere and the temperature is the same, in winter shirts or t-shirts are enough.
Gastronomy
One single thing must not be left while in the Canary Islands: eating fresh fish! But you will also be able to taste the other specialties of the Canary Islands cuisine: the stew of watercresses (Cresson), the Rabbit To salmorejo (rabbit), the stew, the fried pork, the cheeses of Guia or Cumbre, and for dessert, the "sighs" (meringues), the banana doughnuts or "frangollo" (maize and semolina cake).
Culture
Classic Literature located the Canary Islands, the Elysées Fields or the Garden of the Hespérides, and during several centuries were called the Lucky Islands. Homero, Hésiode, Plato, Pline and Plutarque say to us, through myths or history, how the small wind that blows in these the climatic islands, flock the seasons and rigors.
Shopping in Canary Islands
Existed from 1852, in the Palms of Great Canary, a frank port. The visitors took advantage of the little taxes and the continuous movement of the merchandise coming from the entire world. There were mainly stores consecrated on sale of electronic devices, tobacco and textile industries of import. These stores, calls "of Indians", because the majority belonged to people of India arrived towards the Fifties, were famous for their low prices. At the moment the frank port disappeared after total integration to the European Union, and the types to the import, that are applied there, more are elevated. But even thus, most of these shops are still open since although they can no longer offer so advantageous prices, are regulated by special a fiscal regime to the Canary Islands with types sensibly lower than in the rest of the European Union, including peninsular Spain.
Practical Info
When arriving from France or Spain, it is necessary to set back your watch one hour. How to arrive: you will find daily regular flights between the main Spanish or European cities and the Canary Islands. How to move between the islands: you will be able to pass of island in island in airplane, ferry or Jet-foil. How to move through the islands: In bus (guagua). It is possible to take a bus to any direction in the islands. In Taxi. Some taxis propose excursions. In rent car, a great number of rent agencies exist in the islands, some have offices in the airports.