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60 metres long, Punta Larga is a beach that lies between La Arenita and Las Arenas. Taken together the three beaches add up to about 230 metres in length. This means they’re a great spot for running with ocean views. Because of the volcanic sand, pebbles, and boulders—water shoes are recommended, although you can access the sea directly through a 35 metre platform. This location is rarely busy, except in summer. It’s a fun family beach that’s protected by a breakwater so that children and adults can enjoy a safe swim.

In the beautiful fishing village of Candelaria, to the northeast of Tenerife, there is a quiet beach. It’s 75 metres long and 20 metres wide and made with black volcanic sand and areas of gravel. If you go further along the coast, there are the beaches of La Arenita and Punta Larga. In close proximity to Candelaria—the Los Menceyes sculpture is a tribute to the Guanches, ancient inhabitants of Tenerife who are linked to the Virgin of Candelaria. It’s a great place for families to wander around.

This centre is located halfway between a zoo and a botanical garden. It covers 240,000 square metres of a natural valley known as the Barranco de los Palmitos, in the south of Gran Canaria. This park is known for its huge variety of animals, including monkeys, parrots, toucans, reptiles and a dolphinarium with space to accommodate 1,500 people and half a dozen bottlenose dolphins.

The stone houses of La Cañada de Los Gatos and La Casa de Las Siete Esquinas and the cemeteries of La Puntilla and Las Crucecitas as well as a separate section of burial caves make up Lomo de los Gatos, an archaeological complex located in the southwestern side of Gran Canaria. In the past these places formed a coastal village at the mouth of the Mogán ravine. Archaeological excavations have unearthed artefacts that go back 1,300 years. Such is the significance of the area that it has been declared as an Asset of Cultural Interest.

This spot—the man church of the city of Arucas in Palma—is popularly known as the Cathedral of Arucas. Although the building is grand enough to be so, it isn’t, in fact, a cathedral. Large stone towers, pointed arches and an exceptional facade of neo-Gothic architecture house various chapels such as the Nuestra Señora del Carmen chapel. There are also altars illuminated by stained glass windows. Both worshipers and visitors come to admire a chapel that was built on the foundations of the old city hermitage.

Miguel de Unamuno’s house is in the old part of Puerto de Cabras. This is the place where the writer was welcomed after being exiled by Primo de Rivera in 1924. Miguel de Unamuno travelled around Fuerteventura for almost half a year. He was inspired by and reflected on the beauty of the local area in articles and sonnets. His old house has become a museum where visitors can admire a typical bourgeois family home in Fuerteventura with luxury items such as a phonograph and typewriter.

The historic town of Betancuria was the old administrative capital of Fuerteventura. Since 1979 it has been recognized as an Historic Complex and an Asset of Cultural Interest. Set among picturesque streets, this museum is designed to let visitors discover the history of the island’s native inhabitants, the Mahos. Archaeological remains which date back to the 15th century have been found in La Pared, Cueva de Villaverde, Montaña de Tindaya, La Atalayita and La Fortaleza. The local heritage is compiled in different temporary exhibitions. Recent shows have, for example, surveyed the excavations carried out in the convent area of the local town.

The Banana Museum opened in 2004 in Tazacorte, a very sunny town, known as being the place in the Canary Islands with the most daylight hours. The museum’s design is unusual. It consists of a Canarian house with two floors: on the top floor there are information panels, photographs and work tools that explain the history of bananas and their impact on society as well as information related to the cultivation and export of the fruit. On the ground floor there is an assembly hall for exhibitions or conferences and a shop. In the shop you can buy bananas, liqueurs and other decorative and edible items with a banana theme.

The Island Museum of La Palma brings together archaeology, ethnology and natural and nautical sciences. Established in 1986 and located in Santa Cruz de la Palma, locals and visitors come to enjoy a top collection of exhibits. The location encompasses an old Franciscan convent from the 16th century which is organized around two patios with wooden corridors and two cloisters. In addition, the spot includes other museums such as the Natural History Museum, Ethnography Museum and Humanity and the Fine Arts Museum. To top off the cultural experience, the José Pérez Vidal Island Library and the General Archive of La Palma are also positioned nearby.

In the museum Trapiche El Melonar you can learn about the history of sugar cane and the history of families that grew up in the trade in La Palma. To this day traditional recipes are followed. This means distilling the juice of the freshly pressed cane in the copper still over the fire.