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Welcome to the Canary Islands nature and travel guide
from the Canarian Association for Rural Turism
(ACANTUR)
Rural lodging in the Canary islands
[La Palma] - [La Gomera] - [El Hierro] - [Tenerife]
[Gran Canaria]
- [Fuerteventura ] - [Lanzarote

Playa - Fuerteventura

Fayal brezal en La Gomera

Bentaiga - Gran Canaria

La Caldera - La Palma

El Golfo - El Hierro

Teide - Tenerife


Basking in warm sunrays on the Canary Islands, Spain during 365 days a year! We offer a wide range of comfortable rural holiday villas in each of the seven volcanic islands with the spring-like temperatures whole year round: Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura, Lanzarote, Tenerife, La Palma, Gomera, and Hierro. Each island has its unique landscape, catering to different Canary Island vacation goers. They form a part of Macaronesia, along with the Azores, Madeira and Cape Verde islands. There are several islets, and one, La Graciosa, is inhabited.

We would like you to welcome to slow down and relax in one of our carefully restored rural houses settled in secluded scenery and away from the hustle and bustle of the main tourist beach resorts in the backcountry of the islands with its fertile valleys, breathtaking canyons and romantic white-washed houses. Here you will meet with local people, taking life on the tranquil lane and recharge your batteries within an unspoiled rural setting.

An authentic Canary Islands vacation is only complete with a stay in one of our self-catering traditional country villas and cottages with swimming pools in the surroundings of banana plantations, tropical fruit gardens, spectacular views of sea and coastline as well as dramatic volcanic landscapes, mountain ranges with its deep valleys and exotic vegetation. Let us find you a perfect holiday escape and explore the Canary Islands on your own pace!
Guaranteed all year round sunshine, moderate temperatures of between 22 and 26 degrees and average water temperatures at 20 degrees making the Canary Islands an ideal sun holiday destination at any time of the year.
Cheap flights can be found on budget airlines, charter flights and scheduled flights to the Canary Islands with an excellent choice of Airports all across northern Europe offering direct flights to Gran Canaria, Tenerife South, Fuerteventura, Lanzarote and less frequently to La Palma. Travel within the Canary Islands can be done through Canary Island ferries (Fred Olsen Express and Naviera Armas) and through domestic flights. (Binter, Islas Airways)
Perpetual Spring and Summer, beautiful beaches, superbly equipped holiday resorts, watersports and waterparks, golf holidays, excursions and all round holiday fun are indeed what many european tourists think of when they think of the Canary Islands, and it's all here in abundance. However there's more to the Canaries than Tenerife's Playa de las Americas and Gran Canaria's Playa del Ingles! Ecotourism, agro tourism as well as rural tourism and Finca - Holidays in the Canaries sits alongside the traditional resort holiday these days.

What you might not know is that there are 145 protected nature reserves across the Canary Islands archipelago which cover about 40 percent of their total land mass, and can be defined as biodiversity hot spots that hold a total of 1,386 native plants, 546 of which are endemic to the Islands such as drago trees, junipers and viper’s bugloss This makes the Canaries a botanist’s paradise! Among the most popular souvenirs for many vacationers and botanists are the Strelitzia reginae (bird-of-paradise flower, Crane flower) and several endemic cactus plants. Also highly popular to take home are canary cosmetic and skin care products made of 100% Aloe Vera. Four National Parks offering some of the most exotic landscapes in the world including the laurisilva forests, a virgin laurel woodland on Tenerife and La Gomera (Garajonay National Park), the pine forests of El Pinar on El Hierro and the rugged heights of the Caldera de Taburiente National Park on La Palma. The most well known National Park on the Canaries is the Teide National Park with Spain's highest peak - Mount Teide (3.718 m). Amongst the tourist’s favourites as well is the Timanfaya National Park and the volcano route on Lanzarote. In recent years ecotourism and rural areas on the islands are becoming more accessible Ancient walking paths the Caminos Reales or royal paths across the islands offer the best conditions for walking tours, hiking and trekking and link picturesque villages and cultural sites. Also for the most corageous climbing is possible. Don’t miss out on sampling Canarian food ( e.g. superb local cheeses, locally chaught tuna, hake and squid and freshly picked bananas, citrus fruits, guava, almond pastries) and excellent wines from grapes grown in the rich volcanic soil and with a centuries-old tradition. The famous papas arrugadas con mojo (salted boiled potatoes with spicy souce) should not be missed.

Water-based activities like scuba diving, snorkelling and sailing are widespread. Whale watching tours to see free-living whales and dolphins is an unforgettable experience. The Canaries have some ideal spots that are well known throughout the world by amateurs and professionals alike of sports such as windsurfing or kite-surfing, with beaches with almost permanent wind and perfect waves. Surfing, bodyboarding, water-skiing and jet-skiing are other options. Canary Island golf courses are also abundant for those who crave a tee-off. Discover also a diverse history stretching back beyond the stop over of Christopher Columbus in Canary Islands before heading off to the Americas, the discovery of the “New World” in the 15th century and further back to know the history of the Guanche pre-hispanic settlers. (Cueva Pintada , the Painted Guanche Cave Museum and Archaeological Park to the north in Galdar are very popular among our visitors). The clarity of the sky and limited light contamination open up an entire universe for star-gazers and have led to the installation of two top international astronomical observatories from which, among others, significant solar studies are carried out. Astronomy amateurs will enjoy the Canarian sky. Canarias is also well know for the amount of festivals and event throughout the year, music concerts (classical, jazz, folk, pop, etnic, etc.), theatre and opera festivals, Carnival, art exhibitions, fashion parades, sport competitions, etc.


Canary Islands, NATURALLY ! 
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