CANARY ISLANDS
All of the Canary Islands are excellent hiking areas. This is particularly true of La Palm, El Hierro and La Gomera. These islands are still treated as a tip for the individualist. On Lanzarote the volcanic landscape is interesting and also, by the way, offers excellent conditions for stamina training - whether on foot, as swimmer or on a racing bike. Every Spaniard should have been to Tenerife at least once as here you can climb Teide the highest mountain in Spain - 3718m. Fuerteventura the most eastern island in the group is only 100km from south Morocco on the African continent. The islands exist as a result of continental drift and lie on parts of the Atlantic bed. They formed in the tertiary period about 30-40 million years ago. | It seems that Lanzarote and Fuerteventura grew above sea level about 20 million years ago followed by Gran Canaria about 13-14 million years ago and Tenerife and La Gomera 2 million years later. La Palma and El Hierro are very young in comparison being 2-3 million years old. Due to their mild climate the Canary Islands are also known as the islands of eternal spring. Mythology is also represented here as the Greek philosopher Plato believed the Canary Islands to be part of Atlantis. |
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