![]() ![]() The most populous among the islands, often-maligned Gran Canaria proves as inspiringly diverse as the Canaries’ deliciously varied cuisine. Looking out over Las Palmas de Gran Canaria © Tomasz Czajkowski / Shutterstock Gran Canaria Best island for mountains, history and food Tenerife is the only Canary island blessed with Michelin stars – six at last count, with temples to haute cuisine running from Martín Berasategui’s two-star, Basque-inspired M.B to the Padrón brothers’ seafood sensation El Rincón de Juan Carlos. Across the island, other jaw-droppingly beautiful walks lead past charismatic villages, through perfumed Canarian pine woods or down plunging valleys such as the 4-mile (6.5km) Barranco del Infierno.Īnd then there’s the blossoming, ever-more sophisticated local food scene. Only 200 walkers a day can tackle the five-hour ascent to the summit: book ahead online. ![]() Combined with the surreal Unesco-listed 73-sq-mile Parque Nacional del Teide, this impossibly spectacular volcanic moonscape serves up some of the most exciting hiking in all of Spain. Tenerife's Teide National Park, with its namesake peak in the distance © John_Walker / Shutterstock Tenerife Best island for mountains, hiking and foodīeyond the British-geared tourist resorts sprinkled across the island’s south, Spain’s formidable tallest peak – snow-dusted 12,523ft-high El Teide – puts age-old favorite Tenerife on almost every las Canarias itinerary.
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