Best CANARY ISLAND for YOU? | TRAVEL GUIDE | Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura, La Palma and Lanzarote
What to visit in Canary Islands: Gran Canaria - the BEST places to visit
The Canary Islands (/kəˈnɛəri/; Spanish: Islas Canarias or Canarias, [kaˈnaɾjas] ), also known informally as the Canaries, are a Spanish region, autonomous community and archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean. At their closest point to the African mainland, they are 100 kilometres (62 miles) west of Morocco. They are the southernmost of the autonomous communities of Spain. The islands have a population of 2.2 million people and are the most populous special territory of the European Union.
