Get festive at Canary Islands celebrations like Carnival Tuesday (Feb), Easter (Mar/Apr) and Canary Day (30 May). Individual islands have their own fiestas and processions, like Nuestra Señora del Pino (8 Sep, Las Palmas), Santa Cruz Day (30 May, Santa Cruz) and Nuestra Señora de La Peña (17 Sep, Fuerteventura).

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Address: Plaza Weyler 8-1
Apartado 10088
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Tel: +34 922 286 863

Address: 60 Calle Victor Hugo
E-35006 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Canary Islands
Tel: +34 928 293 698
Web: Canaries Tourism

Tel: 0800 032 1751

Web: Halifax Travel Insurance

Tel: 0845 246 0006

Get lost among the vast, coastal dunes of Maspalomas on Gran Canaria. Burn your Canary Islands holiday funds in Tenerife's bustling and cosmopolitan capital, Santa Cruz de Tenerife.

Watch live performances in an auditorium carved out of lava - Cesar Manrique’s Los Jameos del Agua in Lanzarote. Gaze at the stars at the world-famous Roque los Muchachos observatory on La Palma.

The Jandia peninsula on Fuerteventura has mile after mile of windswept, golden sand and an exhausting array of water sports. Choose Playa Jardin in Tenerife for award-winning water and safe, family fun.

Find traditional embroidery, lace, pottery and wood carvings in the islands’ many open-air street markets. Keep an eye out for local icons, like the Idol of Tara, made from clay. Spoil yourself on your Canary Islands holiday in the boutiques of Las Palmas and Santa Cruz de Tenerife, where perfume, cameras and designer shoes are all on sale at duty-free prices.

Seek shade beneath the papaya and mango trees in mountainous Garajonay National Park, La Comera, a UNESCO world heritage listed site. The Mountains of Fire, Timanfaya National Park on Lanzarote is a mass of solid lava, marked with jagged craters and fringed by a cobalt blue sea. Stop at the Visitor Centre's restaurant for a steak that’s grilled using geothermal heat!