Travellers Gran Canaria & Tenerife

by Paul Murphy and Nick Inman

• ISBN13: 9781841575032
• ISBN10: 1841575038
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2005-10-01
• Publisher: Thomas Cook Publishing

Summary

This guide features Gran Canarias cosmopolitan rural and historical attractions plus the dramatic volcanic lanscape of Mount Teide National Park and beautifully preserved old colonial towns of Tenerife

Table of Contents

Background	p. 4
Introduction	p. 4
The Land	p. 6
History and Governance	p. 10
Culture	p. 16
Fiestas	p. 18
First steps	p. 22
What to see	p. 26
Gran Canaria	p. 26
Las Palmas	p. 28
Northern Gran Canaria	p. 38
Jardin Botanico Canario	p. 40
Eastern Gran Canaria	p. 44
Central Gran Canaria	p. 48
Fataga and Las Tirajanas	p. 50
Maspalomas	p. 52
Southern Resorts	p. 56
Western Gran Canaria	p. 58
Tenerife	p. 64
Santa Cruz	p. 66
The Anaga Mountains	p. 70
La Laguna	p. 76
Valle de Orotava	p. 82
La Orotava	p. 84
Puerto de la Cruz	p. 88
Western Tenerife	p. 94
Parque Nacional del Teide	p. 96
The East Coast	p. 100
Playa de las Americas & Los Cristianos	p. 102
La Gomera	p. 106
San Sebastian	p. 108
Northern La Gomera	p. 110
Southern La Gomera	p. 114
La Palma	p. 116
Santa Cruz	p. 118
Northern La Palma	p. 120
Southern La Palma	p. 124
El Hierro	p. 128
Getting away	p. 134
Directory	p. 140
Shopping	p. 140
Entertainment	p. 144
Children	p. 148
Sport and Leisure	p. 150
Food and Drink	p. 156
Hotels and Accommodation	p. 162
On Business	p. 172
Practical Guide	p. 174
Index	p. 188
Walks and Drives
Walk: Vegueta	p. 36
Walk: Caldera de Bandama	p. 46
Drive: Route of the Reservoirs	p. 60
Drive: Anaga Peninsula	p. 72
Walk: Chinamada	p. 74
Walk: La Orotava	p. 86
Walk: Puerto de la Cruz	p. 92
Drive: Mount Teide National Park	p. 98
Walk: Barranco del Infierno	p. 104
Walk: Vallehermoso	p. 112
Walk: La Palma Volcanoes	p. 126
Drive: El Hierro	p. 130
Features
Volcanoes	p. 8
The Guanches	p. 14
Carnaval	p. 20
Christopher Columbus	p. 34
Flora	p. 42
Mythology	p. 62
Architecture	p. 80
Bananas	p. 90
La Palma Observatory	p. 122
Wind Power	p. 132
Cafe Life	p. 154
Tourism	p. 170
Sustainable Travel	p. 187
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