Canary Islands

First I would like to tell you a bit about La Palma the island where we life acutally.

La Palma is the third smallest of the Canary Islands. The landscape of this Island is very green, even if it is a vulcanic-island. The beaches are black ….

We life on the eastside of the Islands, near Santa Cruz which is the capital city. Santa Cruz is, even as it is the capital, not very busy. There are lots of small shops, lots of restaurants …. The only problem I always have there, it’s very hard to find a parking space.

In the background you can see Santa Cruz, the capital of La Palma.

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Fuerteventura is situated on the eastside of Canary Islands. It looks lide it is just desert…. but a nice desert of course.

Tourists love this island because of its beaches. It’s very popular for holidays with children, as many beaches are safe and Hotels offer “Kids-Clubs” and so on….

If you are looking for a good place for you and your children … Fuerteventura is it

But not just families are coming to Fuerteventura… it’s also famous for surfing and for diving.

Fuerteventuras Coast is about 326 km long, 55 km from it are beaches. For example Playa del Castillo (located in Caleta de Fustes) is about 800 m long …. and Caleta de Fustes is one of the most popular places for tourists on Fuerteventura

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El Hierro is the smallest Island of the Canaries, and not very touristic. It is on the westside of Canary Islands.

The capital city is Valverde, but if you call it city it’s just a bit a exaggeration.  Because in Valverde live about 1800 people, not very much. The highest point is the Pico de Malpaso on 1500m. The coast is about 100 km, but most of it are steep coast.

So El Hierro is not really the right place for people who like to be on the beach. There is also not very much to do in the evening…. no nightlife

El Hierro is just the right choice for people who look for a very quiet place… who wants to rest. El Hierro also is a good place for everyone who likes walking There are lots of footpaths..

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La Gomera is the second smallest Islands of the Canaries. It has just a diameter from 25 km… and lies between Tenerife, La Palma and El Hierro in the middle.

The capital city is San Sebastin, here live about 5000 people.

La Gomera has a airport, near Playa de Santiago, but as the runway is just 1500 m, there are only national flights landing here.

La Gomera is not very touristic, has not many beaches …. but it is very famous by all the tourists who like the nature and go walking….. who like to be in a quiet area.

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Lanzarote lies in the northeast of the Canaries.

The capital city is Arrecife, here you can find a very nice beach Playa del Reducto, which is about 500m long with white sand and palms. A Hotel with every modern comfort is the Arrecife Gran Hotel (it can be found on the Internet). The airport is just 6 km away from Arrecife.

People who look for an Island with lots of beaches and also very nice landscape…. Lanzarote is a good choice. Here you can go walking in the morning and swimming in the afternoon, however you like … do it  

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Here are some facts about the airport of Fuerteventura:

The airport lies near the capital city Puerto del Rosario, some 5 km away.

Elevation: 25 m / 83 feet

The runway is about 2400 m / 7874 feet

There is one terminal, where you can find some shops and restaurants and of course also a VIP-Lounge.

There are about 4 Million Passengers p/year coming and going

IATA-Code: FUE  /  ICAO-Code: GCFV

Address: Flughafen Fuerteventura, 35610 Fuerteventura

Phone: 0034 928 86 06 00, Fax: 0034 928 86 50 30

On the internet, it can be found by:  www . aena.es

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The weather on La Palma is like springtime all year long…..

The yearly average temperature is around 20°C and 22°C.

In summertime it’s very rarely more than 30°C, and in wintertime it’s very rarely less than 15°.

The highest temperature at the airport of La Palma was…. 38°C

But of course, if I tell you, that here the weather is mostly like springtime, that doesn’t mean that there are no seasons on La Palma. Here we have winter and we have summer….. but it doesn’t make a big different…. In winter there are more rainy-days and more cloudy-days… that’s it!

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I don’t know if this years is very special … I mean the weather. But it’s January and we have sunny all day long, and tourists go to the beach.. stay in the sun, and in the evening some of them look as if they had been too long in the sun

They are sunburned …. and I don’t think that’s a good feeling

Last year we spent Wintertime on Tenerife, and I can remember the weather was often foggy, cloudy and rainy. And it was cold! We had to wear jackets all the time.

So I’m not sure, if the weather is better this year on every Canary Island, or if the weather is better on La Palma… and Tenerife is in a bad-weather-zone (at least in Wintertime) ….. But why do so much people spend Wintertime on Tenerife? Do they like this foggy weather? Some of these longtermtourists has told us, that the weather on Tenerife used to be better in earlier times, and it turns to be a bit more bad every years… who knows.

But if it is so, I guess, lots of tourist will change her destination… and come to La Palma in the future.

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The airport of La Palma is a bit in the south of Santa Cruz de La Palma. Just a frew minutes away.

Here are some facts about it:

The airport was opened at the 15. April 1970

It lies on 29 Meters over Sea

The runway is:  2200 Meter long and 45 Meter wide

IATA-Code:   SPC

ICAO-Code:   GCLA

Passengers per year (2005):    1′146′000

At the moment they are working at the airport as it will be enlarged.

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If you would like to come to Lanzarote and spend your time in a very nice country house… here my tip: http://www.suerte-lanzarote.de/english.html

Finca Suerte has two bedrooms, exactly the perfect size. Even if there are just two people or a small family the house is just perfect. … And the view you will have there is very beautiful…

Finca Suerte also lies in a good position for trips all around Lanzarote and for going to the beach.

So if you are looking for a house on Lanzarote, for shortterm oder longterm, have a look at the Finca Suerte….. it’s really worth it.

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