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TO THE END OF EXPLORING THE EAST PLAYA DEL RISCO, ISLA GRACIOSA , TENERIFE COAST, TENERIFE Now officially the Canaries’ eighth Meander past craggy mountains and Quiet fishing villages, bare volcanic You’ll have to hike an hour down island, far-flung Graciosa is a curving hairpin bends through the landscapes and black-sand beaches steep hillsides to find this all-natural protected dream of sand-dusted untouristed northwestern reaches of are the stars on a journey through throwback curled into northern streets, blonde beaches and the Canaries’ most beloved island, to Tenerife’s little-explored Lanzarote’s wild coastline. long-slung volcanic cones gazing out finally reach wild Punta de Teno and east coast. on the Famara cliffs; it’s reachable its knockout sunsets. 15 °W only by boat from Órzola on Lanzarote. 18 °W 17°W 16°W 14°W

LA PALMA 30°N 30°N Gloriously green and deliciously unspoiled, La Isla Bonita sidesteps A T L A N T I C the crowds of neighbouring Tenerife. O C E A N Its charming capital is filled with handsome historical mansions, while the hiking, especially around the Isla de Alegranza Parque Nacional Caldera de ISLA GRACIOSA Taburiente, is outstanding. PLAYA DEL RISCOÙ# LANZAROTE 29°N •# Roque de los •# 29°N Muchachos LA PALMA (2426m) Playa Blanca •# Puerto del Carmen R Santa Cruz Corralejo •# Isla de Lobos •#de la Palma Los Llanos•# La de Aridane Puerto de Laguna Puerto del •# la Cruz •#•#Santa Cruz Rosario •# Gran Montaña LA GOMERA •# de Tenerife (708m) R La Orotava •# R POZO NEGRO Alto de Puerto de •# Pico del Teide PLAYA DE Garajonay Santiago (3718m) (1487m) Las Palmas de COFETE R •# 28°N Valle Gran Rey •# •# TENERIFE Gran Canaria Ù# POZO NEGRO, FUERTE- San •# •# •#Telde Morro Jable Sebastián de Los Cristianos R VENTURA28°N •# la Gomera Roque Nublo (1803m) •#Valverde GRAN CANARIA •# Palm trees, green fields and jagged MalpasoR•# •# POZO IZQUIERDO (1501m) La Frontera peaks pave the way to a tiny Maspalomas east-coast fishing hamlet, home to just a smattering of boats, cottages and excellent seafood•# A T L A N T I C restaurants. O C E A N 17°W 16°W EL HIERRO 27°N ERMITA DE GUARÁ, LA 27°N The westernmost Canary Island takes 15°W 14°W PLAYA DE COFETE, GOMERA extra effort to get to, which means FUERTEVENTURA Lace up your hiking boots and stride POZO IZQUIERDO, GRAN you’ll often have many of its18 °W Despite being the island’s most loved out to find this lonely little chapel, soul-stirring viewpoints, pastoral CANARIA beach, honey-hued Cofete on the far perched above a spine-tinglingly deep walking trails, glittering natural pools, Take to the waves in the off-beat, southern coast remains blissfully wild gorge on southern La Gomera, then •# intriguing churches and homes, and windsurf-mad town of Pozo Izquierdo, and undeveloped. It is watched over visit the age-old pottery workshops in down-to-earth restaurants all to where your only companions will be by a mansion wrapped the hamlet of El Cercado. yourself. other surfy types. in mystery.