Eight islands in the Atlantic ocean, the Canary Islands, are the places with the most hours of sunlight in Europe, 3000 per year.
The
island of Lanzarote was the first destination in the World to have received the
Biosphere Responsible Tourism certificate.
There are many sporting events held here, like the Ironman triathlon. Saturday morning crowd....
Close to the entrance of Timanfaya National Park is the Echadero de los Camellos, where you can hop up on a camel, and enjoy a ride around the volcanoes.
La Garia – uses black volcanic rock for growing vines. The rock is able to retain the humidity of the night air, because it hardly rains here. Built-up stone walls protect the vines from the wind – a sight that is one of a kind in the World. The wines are internationally renowned.
Above info was gleaned from the Canary Islands fb pages.
Photos belong to Jaro Franta and Canary Islands.
