With 10 hours of daylight a day and a median temperature of 26°C, the mild local weather of the Canary Islands gives whole freedom in methods to spend your time: strolling by the ocean, sunbathing on the seashore, mountaineering or visiting limitless scenic spots. There’s greater than sufficient mild for strolling round vineyards, taking a dip within the sea or taking advantage of grape-picking time.
Strolls alongside the seashore
The constant local weather of the Canary Islands means you’ll be able to simply stroll by the seashore and take a dip, even in autumn. The nice and cozy temperatures beckon you to find seashores of white, golden or black sand. So while you pack, don’t neglect your swimsuit and sunscreen.
Grape-picking season
The origin of vineyards within the Canary Islands dates all the best way again to the arrival of the Spanish conquerors between the 14th and fifteenth centuries. It was the colonists who introduced all kinds of grapes that, with time, developed and tailored to the local weather of the islands. The volcanic Malvasia and the Listán Negro being the varieties most carefully related to the Canary Islands.
The route of Columbus
It was October 1492 when Christopher Columbus reached America. Nonetheless, on his voyage of discovery, he stopped in on the Canary Islands to collect energy, resupply and end making ready his ships. The entire particulars of his keep right here, and the connection of the American continent with the Canary Islands, are displayed on the Casa de Colón. Situated within the capital of La Gomera, San Sebastián, it was as soon as a palace that was used to deal with the admiral himself. In Gran Canaria, traces left by Columbus are housed in a museum of the identical title, an attraction of nice historic worth to the local people.
Summer time actions
Though it’s formally autumn, the nice and cozy temperatures within the Canary Islands make it attainable to maintain having fun with summer season actions in September, resembling swimming, water-sports, or having dinner outdoors within the open air. The incredible Canary Islands local weather permits you to wander round coastal areas, uncover among the Canary Islands’ virgin seashores or take a ship out to observe the whales and dolphins. A everlasting inhabitants of short-finned pilot whales and customary bottlenose dolphins dwell subsequent to the south-west coast of Tenerife.
The “Halloween” of the Canary Islands
The Canary Islands has its personal conventional celebration of the ‘Day of the Useless’. It’s referred to as ‘Noche de Los Finaos’, an historic customized that has regularly been recovered in lots of districts of the islands in current occasions. Youngsters would go from home to deal with asking if there have been ‘santos’, or saints, and in return they might obtain almonds, walnuts, dried figs or chestnuts. Afterwards they might return to their properties to recollect their deceased kinfolk by the voice of the oldest lady within the household, who informed tales and anecdotes because the candy treats had been shared. The fiesta ended with dancing on the street and a meal of roasted chestnuts.
