0 100 km Off the Beaten Track e# 0 50 miles TO THE END OF EXPLORING THE EAST PLAYA DEL RISCO, ISLA GRACIOSA TENERIFE, TENERIFE COAST, TENERIFE LANZAROTE 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 •# Arrecife 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 FUERTEVENTURA 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 •# EL HIERRO 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. .