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Spending winter on the archipelago of the Canary Islands is an unbeatable option for people seeking a hiatus in their life while enjoying pleasant temperatures and legendary scenery

Italy’s national coach, Claudio Rossetto, includes the Canary Islands in the schedule for the athletes he trains because he says “they have everything they need here” to attain their maximum performance level.

There is one obligatory stop on the road towards the north-west region of Tenerife - San Juan de la Rambla, a town where you can bathe in the appetising La Laja natural pool and whose historic centre attests to a rich heritage, one which has earned the town the title of Place of Cultural Interest. Cobbled streets such as Calle de la Alhóndiga lead off from the central Rosario Oramas plaza, where you can stroll along enjoying one of the most beautiful town centres in Tenerife.

In the north of Tenerife and close to the city of La Laguna, Tegueste has an historic centre that has been labelled a Place of Cultural Interest. Not all towns can pride themselves on this honour, but the unique nature of its historic and artistic collections more than justifies this title. Situated between ravines and close to the Anaga Rural Park – a natural treasure of Tenerife – this town has evolved into a reference point for wine tourism and its rural landscape is a veritable sea of vineyards.

To get to San Andrés, in the north-east of La Palma you have to cross the biggest single-arch bridge in Spain. Once crossed you arrive at one of the most charming towns in La Palma, which was the regional capital for centuries, a fact reflected in the centuries-old mansions of the rich commercial traders. The façades of the houses surrounding the Renaissance-style church Nuestra Señora de Montserrat, bear decorated reliefs and balconies facing the Atlantic Ocean.

In the north of La Gomera just over half an hour's drive from the capital you will arrive in a town which, for its pretty aspect, has become known as the bon-bon of La Gomera. This is Agulo, a large natural viewing point covered by the green of its crops and overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, a charming town that is beautifully cared for, with cobbled stones and restored, well-maintained story-tale houses. A rural corner of the island full of charm which will leave a lovely taste in your mouth.

Without a doubt, the best view of the Taguluche hamlet, in the southeast of La Gomera, is from the El Santo viewpoint, right along the road that leads to it. From here, you can admire a beautiful valley dotted with small white houses amid a majestic palm grove, one of the most important in the Canary Islands, now protected as a Special Area of Conservation under the Natura 2000 network, Europe’s system safeguarding natural areas of the highest ecological value. In the heart of the hamlet, a picturesque rural settlement awaits, where people and nature live in harmony.

Temisas is a small rural hamlet in southeast Gran Canaria close to Agüimes town, It’s known for its rural architecture; low homes whitened with plaster and lime, with gabled roofs and terracotta tiles. Temisas’ history is so interesting that it is an official Typical Canarian Hamlet.

From highlands covered by the island’s best preserved pine forest down to the clear Atlantic waters via a stunning, fertile valley and a pretty old town, the Agaete Valley in northwest Gran Canaria is one of the island’s prettiest spots. The town, with its whitewashed houses clinging the valley side, contains treasures such as 19th Century houses with interior patios, the Concepción church, and the wonderful walled Huerto de las Flores garden.