This guideto the Canary Islands focuses on Tenerife, El Hierro, La Gomera, La Palma, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote and Fuerteventura. It covers all the major sights, area by area, in an easily navigable format. Descriptions of tourist attractions include Tenerife's Las Canadas National Park and Mount Teide, Gran Canaria's bustling Las Palmas and the Maspalomas sand dunes, Lanzorote's lunar landscapes and Fuerteventura's beautiful beaches. The guide also contains background historical information, advice on shopping and entertainment and the low-down on eating out. There is an A-Z of practical information, listings of recommended hotels and restaurants and useful expressions in Spanish. Special features range from volcanic eruptions and craters to "the burial of the sardine" festival. Maps show Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, Santa Cruz, Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Gomera and Gran Canaria, and there are dozens of colour photographs throughout.

ISBN 981268364X     144 pages          2008         £4.99