Canary Islands Travel Guide - Spain (2024)

Maspalomas Costa Canaria Soul Festival is a unique type of event in all the Canary Islands, which is celebrated with a lot of "soul" on the beach in San Agustin, close to Maspalomas and Playa del Ingles.

Many visitors to the Canary Islands, especially those heading over to the archipelago for the first time, have this dilemma of whether they'll have to face a lot of mosquitoes in the Canary Islands or not.

The Council of Ministers in Spain approved the automobile insurance bill, which for the first time mandates that electric scooter owners must have liability insurance.

In the early hours of June 10, 2024, a 21-year-old man was moderately injured after falling from the first floor of an accommodation on Avenida de los Pueblos in Adeje, Tenerife. The incident occurred at approximately 01:32 AM, and the cause of the fall remains unknown.

Papaya, a delectable tropical fruit, has been cultivated in the Canary Islands for over 200 years.

A 24-year-old man was arrested on May 14, 2024, at Lanzarote’s César Manrique Airport by the Guardia Civil, in collaboration with the Customs and Special Taxes Administration Agency on the island.

The Cabildo of Fuerteventura, through the Department of Environment and Hunting under the leadership of Carlos Rodríguez, organized the release of a loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) on Playa Blanca in Puerto del Rosario.

The Canary Islands had 46,784 registered tourist accommodation properties at the end of last February, according to the latest figures published by the National Institute of Statistics (INE). This places the Canary Islands as the fourth region with the highest number of holiday homes.

The Cabildo de Fuerteventura has announced that in 2023 the festival Fuerteventura in Musica will be celebrated once again on La Concha beach (Cotillo).

The Emergency and Rescue Group (GES) of the Canary Islands Government rescued two hikers in distress in Tenerife on Monday, June 5th.

The German tour operator FTI Group declared bankruptcy yesterday in a local court in Munich, burdened with a substantial debt of almost 1 billion euros and unable to meet its payment obligations.

A 54-year-old diver died this Monday following an accident near the Corralejo Pier in the municipality of La Oliva in Fuerteventura.

'Canarias, 1500 km de Costa', the Association for the Prevention of Water Accidents in Aquatic Environment, reported that 24 people lost their lives due to drowning in the islands between January and May, five fewer compared to the same period last year.

A report from Air Accidents Investigations Branch (AAIB), dated yesterday, details a serious incident that happened on March 4th, on a flight that departed from Bristol to the Canary Islands.

In May 2024, the cruise season in Puerto del Rosario ended. A total of 125 stops were made by the different cruise ships at the capital's port.

According to authorities, two people sustained steam-related burns on Thursday at Timanfaya National Park in Lanzarote. The incident occurred around 12:58 p.m., according to the Emergency and Security Coordinating Center (CECOES).

The Government of the Canary Islands has activated the Civil Protection Territorial Emergency Plan (Plateca) in Lanzarote on Monday tonight, declaring an alert situation due to the fire at the Zonzamas environmental complex. All available firefighting resources on the island have been mobilized.

A woman has died after falling from a high altitude in the Roque Nublo area, Tejeda municipality, on the island of Gran Canaria, as reported by the Emergency and Security Coordination Center of 112 of the Canary Islands.

Antigua City Council announced they will organize a Summer Market in Caleta de Fuste.

As one of the Canary Islands, La Gomera is also home to several nudist beaches and it is actually quite a popular destination for naturists looking to visit the archipelago.

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