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Canary Isles, also known as the Canary Island, is composed of seven beautiful islands. These islands are a paradise which is very popular to many tourists. You can visit the major islands which are Tenerife, Gran Canaria, La Palma, La Gomera, Lanzarote, Fuerteventura and El Hierro. With the natural turquoise beaches and the warm, deserted sand, you and your family can have a great time pampering yourself. Reading the information below will entice you more to visit the islands.
1. Casa Museo de Colon, La Gomera
This place, which features two Balcones patio, commemorates the
Travel Guide & Holiday Deals Posted by Ken Sand | Posted on 03-02-2012
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Lanzarote is one of the major islands of the Canary Island. It is also one of the best tourist destinations near Europe during summer. Anyone can create memories whether as a celebration for holidays, honeymoon, anniversary or just casual family vacation. If you decide to go and spend your vacation here, you will be spoiled with lots of surprises. Staying in this island is a great decision you can make for your next vacation trip.
1. Timanfaya National Park
This is the best place to visit for the whole family. Taking your kids at this park is a good idea. They will learn new things about volcanoes. They can witness eruption of volcanoes firsthand although it
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There are a lot of theories on the original Canary Island’s residents. However, none of them are backed by definite proofs. Even so, there is one thing that there is an enormous consensus that the Canary Islands had no native inhabitants, and that they have been inhabited since or before the year 1 BC. This leads to the question of where did the people come from?
The most popular theory is the one from La Laguna’s University in Tenerife that when the Romans dominated North Africa around 1st BC to 1st AD, they expelled the Canary’s indigenous people. This theory answers the lack of the original tribe’s expertise on seafaring; typical inland people. And also the exiled population lack of chance to study Roman building methods or Latin script. The Roman inhabitants never bothered with these islands as they observed no profit in making such a long, hard journey across the seas. Till the time sea routs to America opened.
The prominences of the harbor grew, with the start of the Trans Atlantic rout from America to Europe. The Canary Isles became an unavoidable stop for t the fleet bound for the Americas. The city achieved such an incredible development that in the 19th century, under the rule of Ferdinand VII, the capital status of Tenerife was shifted to Santa Cruz from La Laguna.
La Laguna (The Lagoon) till then the most important center for business transactions, started to decline after the shift. The layout and the infrastructure around the old center of Santa Cruz de Tenerife to the northeast after the 19th century, started to change dramatically.
Playa del Ingles, a part of the municipality of San Bartolome de Tirajana, is located in Spain. Situated on the southern coast of the Gran Canaria Island, the city is popularly known as the ‘Beach of the English’.
The beaches are made of sand ridges that flow for the Sahara desert; they have long stretches of beaches, and also linked with few other beach cities like Maspalomas and San Agust