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Canary Islands

Things to see in Canary Islands

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

A view of arid, rocky volcanic mountains with sparse scrub vegetation in the foreground and a small white building at the base.

Fuerteventura · Coastal Views

Jandía Natural Park

Jandía Natural Park occupies the south of Fuerteventura, on the long peninsula that forms the island's southern tip, and...

A landscaped volcanic rock garden with stone pathways, steps, and planted flowers leading toward a dark cave entrance, featuring distinctive white-washed architectural elements integrated into the black lava rock.

Lanzarote · Art Museums

Jameos del Agua

Jameos del Agua is one of the best-known works of César Manrique, the artist who shaped Lanzarote's look in the second h...

Tropical butterfly house at Mariposario del Drago

Tenerife · Educational Sites

Mariposario Del Drago

Exotic butterfly park in Icod de los Vinos

The carved green-stone Gothic portal of the Casa de Colón in Vegueta, Las Palmas

Gran Canaria · Cultural Centers

Casa de Colón

Atlantic-history museum in the historic Vegueta district

A coastal landscape on a volcanic island showing a white lighthouse standing on a small headland overlooking the ocean, with green scrub and reddish volcanic soil in the foreground.

El Hierro · Historic Heritage

Lighthouse of El Hierro (Faro de El Hierro)

The Faro de Orchilla stands at the far western tip of El Hierro, on a bleak headland of black lava, and it is one of the...

A museum display case containing a sand and stone diorama of ancient structures, with a label reading "FUERTEVENTURA" and a logo for "MUSEO DE LA NATURALEZA Y EL HOMBRE".

Tenerife · Archaeological Museums

Museo de la Naturaleza y el Hombre

The Museo de la Naturaleza y el Hombre is the main natural history and archaeology museum of the Canary Islands, and it...

A panoramic view from a high, arid volcanic vantage point looking across turquoise water towards the island of La Graciosa, with its distinctive coastline and settlement visible in the distance.

Fuerteventura · Architectural Heritage

Mirador del Río

Mirador del Río is a viewpoint and building at the northern tip of Lanzarote, high on the cliffs of Famara. It is one of...

A close-up of a rustic wooden sign hanging from chains on a volcanic rock post, displaying the text "CUEVA DE LOS VERDES" in white painted letters against a backdrop of a hazy landscape.

Lanzarote · Educational Sites

La Cueva de los Verdes

La Cueva de los Verdes is a section of one of the longest volcanic tubes in the world, on the northeast of Lanzarote in...

A paved walkway lined with rope barriers runs alongside a grove of various palm trees on a sunny day, with the blue ocean visible in the background and a small red sign labeled "4" in the foreground.

Tenerife · Educational Sites

Palmetum

One of Europe's finest palm gardens, in Santa Cruz

A weathered wooden trail sign reading "MALPASO 1501 mts." with a red hiking trail marker, set against a backdrop of green trees and a distant ocean horizon.

El Hierro · Nature & Outdoors

Malpaso Canyon

Malpaso Ridge

A yellow lifeguard tower stands on a sandy beach with a red flag flying, overlooking turquoise ocean water; text on the tower includes "La Oliva" and emergency numbers.

Fuerteventura · Coastal & Beaches

Parque Natural de Corralejo

The Parque Natural de Corralejo, officially the natural park of the Corralejo dunes and the island of Lobos, covers the...

A close-up of yellow flowering succulents with bees in the foreground, overlooking a grassy landscape with stone walls and a stepped pyramid structure in the distance.

Tenerife · Archaeological Museums

Pyramides De Guimar

Six terraced lava stone structures in Tenerife