Several volcanic islands off the coast of Africa but still within Spain's territory that is catering at most 9 million tourists a year is indeed a very intriguing statistics. With this very impressive statistics, there must be something that is very astounding behind Canary Islands or Gran Canaria. Let's take a look at these bountiful islands meticulously.

The islands? climate is subtropical and steady. This maintains the islands natural beauty with less worry from surprising natural calamities like floods and typhoons. In reality, the conditions of the island vary from island to island since this place. Meaning, there are islands in the Canary that have snows and icy mountains, while others have tropical ones. This extraordinary setting is the main reason why can invite over millions of tourist to visit their island. This kind of setting provides various kinds of activities from swimming to mountaineering.

Let me clearly say that Canary or Gran Canaria is a group of islands composing of seven major islands and several smaller ones. This provides great distribution and accommodation of tourist with variety of tastes. The largest island is Tenerife. It has a little bit of everything among the other islands. Tenerife offers several tourist spots from volcanic ridges to underwater gardens.

El Tiede, the national park of Canary islands is located in Tenerife. Canary Islands are also the home of the highest mountains in all of Spain. Since the island is mainly volcanic, several craters are visible with their petrified lavas that surely bring delight to you eyes. The islands are also the home of various kinds of wild life and botanicals.

The country is indeed another extraordinary place to be. The capital of the archipelago is Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. It is a place with spirit, welcoming tourists for there vibrancy and delicious cuisines. In addition, La Casa de Colon together with Museo Canario will amuse you with its historical artifacts and treasures. With its bountiful natural beauties, an experience with the islands will never be boredom.

Upon your stay in the island, take the opportunity to know the original inhabitants of the islands called, Guanches. Most of the museums offer information about these inhabitants, the early Canarians. Several caves that have Guanchian paintings on there walls and archeological sites will provide you a direct and evident proof of their existence. Their influences have spread all over the islands? modern inhabitants.

Fuerteventura is the home of the oldest settlements and beaches in Gran Canaria. This is also a place for fishing. Due to numerous violent volcanic eruptions that happened centuries ago, Lanzarote has the most eye-catching deviant scenery. While Hierro on the other hand, homes tourists to a more quiet yet accommodating place with natural splendor.

Be sure to never miss the local cuisines and specialties. Have a taste with their Mojo, their specialty sauce made with garlic and chili peppers. In reality, every restaurants in Gran Canaria have their own way of specialty so be sure to taste some of them so that you stay will be worthwhile. They also have their homemade bread, seafood galore, local wine that would surely satisfy your sense of taste.