Canary Islands

We have been to the Canary Islands twice and visited almost all of them. This is an amazing destination for a warm and safe vacation without getting too far away from Europe :)

Don’t know the difference between the Canary Islands? Welcome to this post: Which Canary Island to choose (and how are they different)? You can read there about all the Islands we visited, that is Tenerife, Fuerteventura, Lanzarote and Gran Canaria.

What islands are included in the Canary Islands?

The Canary Islands archipelago actually consists of 13 (!) islands. Of course, most of us on a daily basis when talking about the Canaries think of the 7 main islands, but there are actually more:

Island	Surface
Tenerife	2 034 km²
Gran Canaria	1 560 km²
Fuerteventura	1 659 km²
Lanzarote	845 km²
La Palma	708 km²
La Gomera	369 km²
El Hierro	268 km²
Graciosa	29 km²
Alegranza	10 km²
Lobos	4 km²
Montana Clara	2,7 km²
Roque del Este	6 km²
Roque del Oeste	1,5 km²

As you can see, the 6 islets are really small, nevertheless, they can also be visited, among others. Lobos on which we were also :)

All our posts about the Canary Islands:

Pico do Arieiro, Madeira

Madeira or the Azores? How about the Canary Islands?

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Fuerteventura - Canary Islands

Which Canary Island to choose (and how are they different)?

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Tenerife - Playa de Las Teresitas

Tenerife – summary of vacations in the Canary Islands

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Teide, Tenerife - Canary Islands

Canary Islands – attractions, what to see…. or our TOP 10

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Lanzarote - Canary Islands

Lanzarote – a positive surprise!

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Fuerteventura - Canary Islands

Winter madness in Fuerteventura and Isla de Lobos

A veritable winter madness in the Canaries :) Only that instead of snow we had beautiful fine sand, and the braver ones instead of skis or a snowboard jumped on a windsurfing board :) This time we set aside more…

Tenerife - Canary Islands

Tenerife… the island reacquainted!

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