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Canary Islands

Things to see in Canary Islands

44 sights, museums, parks and places worth the stop.

The rim and pine-clad walls of the Caldera de Taburiente on La Palma

La Palma · Nature & Outdoors

Caldera de Taburiente National Park

UNESCO Biosphere Reserve with 8km wide crater

A sunlit interior courtyard of a traditional Canarian-style building with stucco walls, wooden doors, terracotta tile flooring, and two rectangular stone planters or water basins in the center.

Fuerteventura · Architectural Heritage

Casa de los Coroneles

The Casa de los Coroneles, the House of the Colonels, is the grandest historic building on Fuerteventura, and it stands...

AI-generated illustration of El Golfo Lagoon and Palm Grove

El Hierro · Coastal Views

El Golfo Lagoon and Palm Grove

El Golfo is the great crescent-shaped valley on the north-western side of El Hierro, and it is the island’s most dramati...

A paved stone pathway winds through a garden filled with various cacti and succulents planted in black volcanic soil, leading up to a white windmill situated on a raised stone platform.

Lanzarote · Architectural Heritage

Jardín de Acolada

The Jardín de Acolada is listed in this guide as a cactus garden in Guatiza, in the north-east of Lanzarote, and the des...

A trailhead signpost and information kiosk on a volcanic landscape, with directional signs pointing to "Ermita de Las Nieves" and "Peñas del Chache".

Gran Canaria · Coastal Views

Puerto de las Nieves (El Caño)

Puerto de las Nieves is the small fishing harbour of Agaete, on the north-west coast of Gran Canaria. The village grew u...

A person in an elaborate carnival costume with large translucent wings and a butterfly-adorned headdress, captured at night on a stage or platform with a railing.

Tenerife · City Centers

Tenerife Carnival

World's second largest carnival in Santa Cruz

A large, conical stratovolcano with a distinct crater at its peak, viewed from a distance across a foreground of reddish volcanic soil and green pine forests under a clear blue sky.

Tenerife · Geological Sites

Mount Teide (via Mount Teide Cable Car)

Cable car to 3,555m peak in Canary Islands

A large, colorful sculpture of a fish mounted on a black pedestal, with a harbor and stone wall in the background.

Fuerteventura · Coastal & Beaches

El Cotillo

El Cotillo is a small fishing village on the northwest coast of Fuerteventura, and it has become one of the island's mos...

AI-generated illustration of El Hierro Biosphere Reserve Visitor Center

El Hierro · Museums & Culture

El Hierro Biosphere Reserve Visitor Center

El Hierro is the smallest and westernmost of the main Canary Islands, and the whole island is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve...

The amphitheatre of César Manrique's Jardín de Cactus, Lanzarote

Lanzarote · Museums & Culture

Jardín de Cactus

The Jardín de Cactus is a garden in Guatiza, in the north-east of Lanzarote, and it is one of the final works of the art...

A dolphin swimming in a blue pool with a white concrete edge visible in the foreground.

Tenerife · Wellness & Leisure

Aqualand Costa Adeje

Water park with dolphin show in Costa Adeje

A large, ancient Dragon Tree (Dracaena draco) with a massive, gnarled trunk and umbrella-shaped canopy, situated in a landscaped garden with white buildings and a palm tree in the background.

Tenerife · Nature & Outdoors

Dragon Tree (Icod De Los Vinos)

Home to the world's oldest dragon tree