La Palma
The greenest and steepest. The Caldera de Taburiente — a 9km-wide crater filled with pine forests — is a national park. The Roque de los Muchachos observatory is one of the world's finest.
La Palma is the greenest of the Canaries — steep, lush, and little visited. The Caldera de Taburiente National Park is a vast crater carpeted in pine forest. The Roque de los Muchachos observatory, at 2,400m, is one of the world's finest for astronomy.
Santa Cruz de La Palma is a quiet port where sailboats are always welcome. The city, with its carved wooden balconies and colonial architecture, is one of the Canaries' most beautiful — a stopover that hurried sailors are wrong to skip.
Nights at anchor in La Palma, far from urban lighting, reveal a sky of exceptional star density. The island is officially recognised as a Starlight Reserve — the first site in Europe to receive this distinction. One of the course's finest nights.
Santa Cruz de La Palma · Green stopover · Low traffic
Tenerife
El Teide (3,718m) dominates the entire island and occasionally wears a snow cap. The wild, misty Anaga forest to the north contrasts dramatically with black-sand beaches in the south.
A continent in miniatureGran Canaria
Radically different microclimates depending on altitude. The Maspalomas dunes sit alongside vertiginous gorges. Las Palmas offers a well-equipped marina and a lively waterfront.
The volcanic planetLanzarote
A landscape of black lava and volcanic cones transformed by artist César Manrique. Timanfaya National Park and the Jameos del Agua rank among Europe's most singular natural sites.
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