Spain Holidays 10

Closer to Africa than to Spain, in the Atlantic Ocean, there is an archipelago named the Canary Islands. Despite of being that far from Spain, they belong to this country. The biggest of these islands is Tenerife, and like the other ones, it is a volcanic island.


For those in love with nature, this island will become a paradise. It has the highest mountain in Spain and the third tallest volcano in the world: the Mount Teide, and it is also one of the most visited national parks in the world.


One of the natural sceneries most spectacular in Tenerife is el Acantilado de los Gigantes (the Cliff of the Giants), a wall made of volcanic rocks which is 600 meters high, and 15 kilometres long, and that you will be able to visit closely thanks to a boat trip.

If you want, you can jump down the boat and swim in the turquoise waters of the Cliff of the Giants.


Santa Cruz de Tenerife is the capital of this island. There you will be able to visit the city, with its auditorium, the España square and the García Sanabria Park, the three most visited places of the capital.

Another interesting city is Puerto de la Cruz, which has many interesting sites. For example the Lagos Martiánez (Martiánez Pools), that consists of seven oases next to the sea, full of salt water from the ocean. What’s more, on the outskirts of the city, we can find the Loro Parque, a park zoo with many animals.


Two of the most impressive beaches in Tenerife are the Benijo beach, in Santa Cruz de Tenerife municipality and the Teresitas beach, in the same municipality.

To conclude, we must highlight the gastronomy of these islands. When you travel there, don’t forget to try “papas arrugadas con mojo picón”.



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Tarragona is a peculiar city composed of a great beauty. It is located on the Mediterranean coast, an hour away from Barcelona. It has a mediterranean climate without equal, with moderate temperatures throughout the year that favor their beaches making the season being very wide to enjoy them.


This city was the capital of Hispania Citerior during the Roman Empire, that is why it has a great legacy of roman monuments that can be visited in their majority today. This set of buildings that make up the city are: the protection walls that date back to the third century B.C., the amphitheater located next to the sea where there were gladiatorial combats, the circus that you can still see parts that are maintained intact and others adapted to the metropolis growth as well as the ones that are in the current Plaça de la Font, and the roman theater. It also has a magnificent romanesque/gothic Cathedral that sits majestically on the top of a grand staircase, is was built on the famous temple of Augustus.


Tarragona has several museums and theaters, with a quite wide cultural agenda, especially focused to its Roman past. In this connection it should be mentioned a special shows made it once a year called Tarraco Viva, where groups of people dressed as in the ancient roman empire represents the life of these in diffrente points of the city, for a few days Tarragona turns up its past to its present, reliving scenes from an old life that even today is palpable in the city. Another of his most famous celebrations are the Santa Tecla events, where processions, faith devotion, variety of events, the people and the fiesta flood and animate the city for a whole week.


The capital of the Costa Daurada has an important fishing and business port, very modern and active, where near there you will find the famous maritime district of Serrallo. In there you can find a great variety of restaurants with the typical Mediterranean gastronomy and where also you can taste the best wines of the area, Tarragona has five D.O. (origin denominations). One of the great attractions of the area is the Port Aventura park, a thematic park of international renown, considered the best in Europe.