River Viewpoint
1. enjoy the island The iron of these years, before it continues its inevitable transformation from the highest, to the lowest, beginning with the Viewpoint of the Beaches to end up doing...
two. A little of scuba diving in one of the richest seabeds in the world , where the petrified lava is home to a very diverse marine flora and fauna.
3. Give yourself a break in the natural pools of the cove or The Flowerpot.
Natural pools of La Maceta
Four. Seek the adrenaline of good living in the Royal Street of Santa Cruz de la Palma, fleeing from the prices, from the VAT that is not and from the juicy shops.
5. Get lost in the woods of the Limes of San Andres and Willows , in an epic tangle of laurel forest and mysterious trails.
6. Believing yourself Indiana Jones while you understand why La Palma was declared a Biosphere Reserve by traveling along the route of the Gauge Bucket . And if the feeling is on the surface, let yourself be moved by this explosion of nature.
7. See what's cooking in the Taburiente Caldera , enjoy (yes, you can and should) its interpretation center to end up immersing yourself in this sea of green flora.
8. Believing yourself the king of the world I: leaning your back on the Roque de los Muchachos Astrophysical Center , after a good repertoire of closed curves. The views of this cushion of clouds and the miraculous Canarian snow are worth the effort.
This was Garajonay before the disaster
9. Shouting whistles in La Gomera . Or at least attend any demonstration. OMG, they understand each other!
10. Cry (a little) the natural disaster of Garajonay letting yourself be overwhelmed by the view of Los Roques from the Degollada de Peraza viewpoint.
eleven. Avoid loose branches, adventurous roots (and the occasional clueless foreigner) in the recreational space Laguna Grande, heart of Garajonay Park, besides being a very sleepy crater.
12. Typing (from the sea) the keys of the organs, overwhelming volcanic rock formation north of La Gomera.
13. Take a couple of hours walking San Sebastian de La Gomera , circumnavigating its Torre del Conde, looking at the house of Columbus and wandering through its colorful streets.
San Sebastian de la Gomera
14. Give in to the voracious fever of discounts and cheap purchases in the tacky shopping malls in playa de las americas.
fifteen. Regain sanity by sighting dolphins and whales on the wild west coast of Tenerife.
16. Let yourself be amazed by the overwhelming cliffs of the giants. Dock at any cove to enter the skin of the island.
17. Spot the Teide from anywhere, at any time: getting caught up in its iconic vertex from corners as authentic as the Plaza de la Church of Santiago del Teide.
Teide sea of clouds
18. Reconnect with rural Tenerife in towns like Garachico or Icod of the wines.
19. Getting pissed off at the thousand-year-old dragon. It's not that bad.
Thousand-year-old dragon tree of Icod de los Vinos
twenty. devour some potatoes with mojo under any excuse. No matter where, no matter the pairing.
twenty-one. Soak in water (and culture) in the Lagos Martianez . Frikiapunte: César Manrique designed them.
22. try to understand why San Cristobal de La Laguna is a World Heritage Site walking through the first Spanish colonial-style city in the world.
23. Give a chance to that attempt at a cosmopolitan city that is Santa Cruz of Tenerife . And by the way, find his one to one of the most lucid Calatravas.
24. Climb Teide by La Orotava . Pinch yourself from time to time to remind yourself that you are not in the Alps. Stop for a banana along the way . No matter the excuse. You have to do it, period.
25. Believing yourself the King of the World II: Crowning Mars, I mean, El Teide.
26. Feel Sebas Alvaro at the peak of it even if he has gone up in an elevator.
27. Have a great time with the rare plants that are in the whole Teide National Park.
28. Make the croquette (dressed or naked, that is his choice) in the Maspalomas Dunes.
Maspalomas Dunes
29. Wandering in ecstasy (because of the heat and the colours) through the port of mogan and his particular interpretation of Venice. Practice the Paddle Board in its channel and its quiet beach.
30. Believing yourself the King of the World III: Stopping at Roque Nublo and cutting the island in two on the highway. Look at the famous rock and believing himself to be John Wayne in a John Ford western.
31. Take a shot to the health of each of honey rum in Arucas . And then, discover its lively streets and its Gothic St. John's Cathedral , which is neither Gothic (it is neo) nor is it a cathedral, although it tries to appear so. It does not deceive us.
32. go to canes for the Vegetation and thus discover in a different way the most charismatic neighborhood of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and end up gobbling up an ice cream while strolling through the Canteras Beach . Then, just in case, but only for a little while, soak up the sun in this urban oasis.
33. Finish champion in the curious rally to Cofete to finish walking the most beautiful virgin beach of the archipelago.
3. 4. Begin nudism in any of the beaches of the peninsula of Jandia, Fuerteventura.
Beaches of Jandia, Fuerteventura
35. drive from Pajara to Betancuria through unreal landscapes, spectacular viewpoints and swollen mountains. Stop for a couple of hours in Betancuria to walk around the first capital of the island, heal in its tranquility and sink your teeth into a good piece of Majorero cheese.
36. Try to do kitesurfing in Corralejo. And if not, practice the (less extreme) sport of jumping down its famous dunes.
37. Stomp on the top of a volcano, start scuba diving, walk between volcanoes... on a mini island. And it is that the Islet of Lobos is meat for dominguerismo.
38. Go from cove to cove by Punta de Papagayo, enjoying the most beachy Lanzarote.
Papagayo Point
39. Be amazed at the color palette of El Golfo, with the green of the Pool of Cycles contrasting with the darker sand. And if there is luck and good company, give yourself a good unbreakable hug.
40. get dizzy doing the route of the volcanoes in Timanfaya. Feeling a bit like a foreigner seeing the eruptions of water and the chickens roasting in the heat of the earth in the Park.
41. Find those miracles that are the vines of La Geria. Enjoy the charm of its old cellars made of volcanic stone and gleaming white.
Vineyards of La Geria
42. Go surfing (or try to flirt with a surfer) in Famara, with his eyes pending of the impressive abyss in which the earth is cut.
43. Market on Sundays in Teguise.
44. Judge Cesar Manrique following his route, from his recycled sculptures presiding over roundabouts to his surprising Jameos del Agua. Thank you, in any case, for your good taste and your efforts to preserve the island from hotel abominations and other aesthetic follies.
Four. Five. Climb up to River Viewpoint to gawk as La Graciosa looks like the setting for a social simulation game.
46. Cross to Graciosa and give himself to a hermit life but current, in full contact with nature.
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