The Canary Islands have 257 kilometres of beaches. Despite the small area of the seven main islands, they have very diverse landscapes, including long sandy beaches, spectacular cliffs, deserts, and woods. Pico del Teide is the highest mountain in Spain, with a height of 3,718 m, is located on Tenerife. They have four national parks, four biosphere reserves (Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, Fuerteventura and La Palma), and more than 140 other protected areas.
Tenerife is the largest and most populous island of the Canary Islands. The island of Tenerife travel about 5 million tourists each year, making it the island receives more tourists. Tourist attractions here include nightlife, walking, and whale-and bird-watching. Loro Parque (meaning “Parrot Park”) on Tenerife has a collection of 3,000 parrots. Other attractions in the park include alligators, chimpanzees, jaguars, penguins, porpoises, Killer Whales, sharks, and tigers. San Cristóbal de La Laguna is a World Heritage Site. Tenerife also has the highest elevation of Spain, a World Heritage Site that is the third largest volcano in the world from its base, El Teide. Teide is the most visited national park in Spain, with a total of 2.8 million visitors, according to the Instituto Canario de Estadística, and it is one of the most visited National Parks in the world.
Gran Canaria has the biggest city in the Canary Islands, Las Palmas. Gran Canaria receives approximately 4 million tourists every year. Maspalomas is one of the most famous tourist attractions. This island is considered to have the best weather in the Canary Islands and some of the best beaches of Europe. This island is usually called “a continent in miniature” because of the diversity of its landscapes.
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