Full Description
A travel guide to the Canary Islands, seeking to give the reader a flavour of the enchanting archipelago: volcanoes, Columbus, windsurfing, mythology and cafe life. There are details and maps of each of the major islands of Gran Canaria - Fuerteventura, Lanzarote, Tenerife, La Gomera, La Palma and El Hierro. Mapped walks and driving tours take you through locations such as the route of the reservoirs, Puerto de la Cruz, Chinamada and La Palma volcanoes. There is information on accommodation, restaurants and cafes to suit every budget. The volume is accompanied by a free CD-ROM, tailored to the destination and packaged in a plastic wallet inside the book's back cover. Containing an introduction to the destination, pictures and music, the CD offers selected Web links to take readers directly to Web sites relevant to the destination.