Discover Risco Caido and Gran Canaria’s holy mountains
In 2019 the fourth site on the Canary Islands was awarded the status of a UNESCO world heritage site: Risco …
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Fuerteventura – Desert hikes and sunny beaches
Fuerteventura literally means “strong winds” and that was indeed the prevalent feature of the island when we visited for 12 …
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An almost perfect hiking week on El Hierro
El Hierro, the smallest, newest and westernmost of the Canary Islands is far off from Europe and yet a part …
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Hiking Mount Teide for sunrise – on Spain’s highest mountain
At 5 am, several alarms beep and jingle and shafts of light tremble through the room, until finally someone turns …
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The Old Town of San Cristobal de la Laguna
Tenerife is not exactly known for cultural tourism, but there is one Unesco Cultural World Heritage Site on the island: …
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