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:

Tenerife - Teide

Tenerife – el Teide volcano, almost like being on the moon!

Just when we had concluded that the road to Masca was #1 in Tenerife he appeared – El Teide and claimed it all! To be in Tenerife and not to enter the National Park is like being in Paris and…

Tenerife - Los Gigantes

Tenerife – Siam Park and Masca (south of Tenerife)

It was a day full of activities: first the numerous winding and sharp slides at the water park, and then the equally winding and equally sharp mountain roads on the way to Masca. After that day, no slalom on the…

Tenerife - Anaga Mountains, view of Teide

Tenerife – Anaga Mountains, the mountainous face of Tenerife

While in Tenerife, take one day to go to the Anaga Mountains – geologically the oldest area of Tenerife. The mountains are stunning with views, spaces, precipices and narrow, sharp roads. How will our small and agile Volkswagen UP perform…

Tenerife - Loro Park (show with dolphins)

Tenerife – Loro Park

Walking down the street, you might think that Loro Park and Siam Park are the main sponsors of the island – you can see the logos of both parks everywhere (literally EVERYWHERE) and it’s scary to open the fridge ;)…

Playa de las Teresitas - Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Tenerife – Santa Cruz de Tenerife, ‘almost’ the capital of the Canary Islands

Santa Cruz de Tenerife is the “second” capital of the Canary Islands: it has long competed with Las Palmas (Gran Canaria) for that title. For the time being, the two cities alternate in this function ;) Getting to Santa Cruz…

Playa Jardin - Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife

Tenerife – Puerto de la Cruz, …but what do you mean clouds!

The Canaries, sun, beach, high temperatures and cloudless skies…. – these are the first associations. Unfortunately, often mistaken – the weather in the Canary Islands changes like a kaleidoscope. More than once we have witnessed how in one day we…

Fuerteventura airport

Canary Islands – How to get there, about long and longer trips

It is very easy to get to the Canary Islands, mainly in high season: numerous charters and Ryanair give a good choice of connections. We found a flight to Fuerteventura in September, by charter through one of the Polish travel…