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Canary Islands - you’ll love it

Date Added: February 07, 2010 02:41:05 PM
Author: BestHotelDirectory
Category: Africa Hotels: Canary Islands Hotels

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Canary Islands - Sculpture from Kan Yasuda

The Canary Islands are a group of paradisiacal islands with consistent nice weather through all the year and nice sandy beaches.  It consists of 7 large islands (Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura, Lanzarote, Tenerife, La Palma, La Gomera, El Hierro) and a few smaller ones; every island has their unique and different landscape, that’s why the Canary Islands are so popular with tourists.

This volcanic archipelago was also called the Happy Islands, Garden of the Hesperides and Atlantida by the Greeks and Romans. The original population of the Canary Islands are the Guanches tall and white skinned people by now the population is a mixture of nationalities from all over the world. Christopher Columbus stopped here while on his way to discover the New World; the Canary Islands have been part of the Spanish Kingdom since the 1496.

The reason why the Canary Islands are so popular with tourists is because of the sun and great beaches they have. It’s also very popular for it’s bars, restaurants, resorts, water sports and much more.

The Canary Islands offer quite a wide variety of accommodations like budget hotels, business hotels, luxury bed and breakfast hotels and apartments.

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