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The Canary Islands
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Can anyone recommend one of the islands to visit? Not interested in night life - more the scenery and sightseeing.
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Well you aren’t after night life.
So I’d recommend Fuerteventura which is very intriguing with the colours of its countryside and mountains.
Or nearby Lanzarote with its black volcanic landscape.
You can easily do both those on the one trip. And they are less “touristy” than the others, which also have their own sights especially the volcano on Tenerife.
So I’d recommend Fuerteventura which is very intriguing with the colours of its countryside and mountains.
Or nearby Lanzarote with its black volcanic landscape.
You can easily do both those on the one trip. And they are less “touristy” than the others, which also have their own sights especially the volcano on Tenerife.
For unusual scenery Lanzarote takes some beating. The southern end of the island is completely barren and in places you might think you have landed on the moon. This is because in 1700 and odd it suffered a volcanic eruption that lasted six years. It obliterated the entire end of the island and because there is little rainfall there has been no significant re-establishment of plants and no topsoil to speak of. The solidified lava flows are still very much in evidence. The volcano peaks are now in a National Park and you can take a trip there where they will fry you an egg from the heat of the continuing underground thermal activity.
In fact Moonraker was largely shot on Lanzarote.
There is actually a restaurant in the National Timanfaya park where they cook meat on a grill over the natural heat below
Lanzarote has a remarkable visuel impact over and beyond the actual landscape. All the rural buildings have to be coloured green and white, and the locals do wonders coaxing growth out of the barren soil by a clever method of trapping moisture from the air.
There is actually a restaurant in the National Timanfaya park where they cook meat on a grill over the natural heat below
Lanzarote has a remarkable visuel impact over and beyond the actual landscape. All the rural buildings have to be coloured green and white, and the locals do wonders coaxing growth out of the barren soil by a clever method of trapping moisture from the air.
For somewhere peaceful and stunningly beautiful, I would highly recommend the island of La Palma. (NOT to be confused with Las Palmas!) This island is mountainous, semi-tropical in the north, rather barren in the south. The capital city, Santa Cruz de La Palma is a gem. Prices very reasonable as not over-run by tourists. The north is a huge national park, with stunning views, a car is recommended.
Im going to tenerife in Dec, a place called Puerto de santiago, just around the corner from here.
los gigantes.
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boat trips out whale and dolphin watching, trips up Mt tiede and walks up over the cliffs.
lots of small restaurants and bars.
los gigantes.
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boat trips out whale and dolphin watching, trips up Mt tiede and walks up over the cliffs.
lots of small restaurants and bars.
Lanzagrottie is the last place on earth I would visit again.The Island looks like the aftermath of a nuclear war. Black grit for sand containing high sulphur content. Playa Blanca was OK for the kids with the imported sand.Our two aged 5 and 7 came out in serious rashes when playing on the beach at Puerto del Carmen on the second day.The National park is a depressing black landscape. You can get a camel train ride up the mountain and see some person chuck a bit of straw in a fissure which ignites. Well you are on top of a bubbling volcano. It's toasty. We were self catering (1985) and I recall there was always a water shortage.After the boys were showered in the morning the poor old FIL got his shower cut short whilst lathered up and shampoo'd. Whilst doing your morning ablutions you would flush the lav and there was no water left in the cistern until a tanker visited all the complexes throughout the day.Lanza grotty? Never again
