Holiday rentals and apartments in the Canaries

The Canary Islands offer travellers a fantastic holiday experience. Visit them all at once or take multiple holidays on one island each time. Either way, you won't be disappointed since each island has a spectacular array of activities and sites to explore with the perfect climate year-round. The more popular isles include Lanzarote with its UNESCO declared Biosphere Reserve and surreal volcanic landscapes. While Tenerife, the largest of the islands, features numerous nature areas and wineries.

Teguise on Lanzarote Island offers several delightful rentals with a swimming pool, garden, kitchen, and comfortable rooms. These properties are close to the historic town and the beach. Tenerife island features several properties in Candelaria, a charming fishing village, with a sea view, kitchen, and comfortable rooms. You're conveniently situated minutes from the beach and village providing you with plenty of options for entertainment. Oliva is nestled between the mountains and sea next to Valencia on the Costa Blanca. The rentals are spacious in the Spanish style with swimming pool, kitchen, garden, and close to all the amenities in town.

A boat ride to Puerto Mogan dubbed the "Venice of Gran Canaria", is highly recommended as it's gorgeous! Shopping on Fridays are a must for the culture, unique souvenirs, and bargains. Hop on a submarine cruise to observe the amazing undersea marine life and shipwrecks from its large windows. Learn about the archaeology at La Cañada de Los Gatos' ancient village in Calle de La Puntilla features the original Canarian people's old stone houses. Top it off with sunset at Mirador Puerto de Mogán and dinner at Café de Mogan before ferrying back to Gran Canaria.

There are 80 beaches to choose from, so pack your swimsuit to explore the diversity. Maspalomas Dunes Natural Reserve borders the Maspalomas beach so you can enjoy two marvels in one stop. The Dunes are a spectacular experience on their own, especially if you rent an off-road vehicle. Water sports, snorkelling, and scuba trips are also a worthwhile way to wile away your day. Be sure to check out the bars and restaurants on the beach or a sunset dinner cruise to add to the fun.

For history buffs Teguise, one of the oldest villages in the Canaries, on Lanzarote Island, is a must. Originally the capital of Lanzarote until 1859, there's plenty of architecture and historical sites to drool over. Some highlights include the Spinola Palace, Teguise Windmill, Museum of Sacred Art, and the Palacio del Marques. Candelaria is a small fishing village featuring the Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Candelaria filled with antiquities worthy of exploring from 1392 and later.

While staying in La Oliva on Fuerteventura Island, you'll want to see the Colonels' House with its crenellated towers built in the 1700s. Soak up the historical atmosphere in this little town and take in the Malpais de La Arena Natural Monument formed by a 10,000-year-old volcanic eruption. Mosey down to the Corralejo Nature Reserve to observe the dunes and take a dip in the sea from Fuerteventura's amazing beaches to complete the experience.

If you are strapped for time, take the full day tour with Low Cost Tours Europe where you get the best of Lanzarote all in one day. The tour includes Timanfaya National Park, Cueva de los Verdes caves, Jameos del Agua spectacular lava tunnel and the history of the Fire Mountain.

Have an animal encounter with many diverse species at Loro Parque in Santa Cruz on Tenerife Island. This is a memorable immersive experience for the whole family where a day might not be enough. There are delicious restaurants on site, so you don't have to worry about going hungry.

On La Gomera Island UNESCO has designated the Garajonay National Park as a Biosphere Reserve. As you enter the laurel forest you'll feel like you entered a fairytale of nature. Roque de Agando further enhances the experience with the volcanic geological formation which oozes with magic.

Also on La Gomera, take 'Leap of the Canarian Shepherd in Valle Gran Rey tour' so you are well prepared to scale Gran Rey's landscape. The Organos National Monument is one of the highlights in the Valle Gran Rey composed of volcanic rock and rather surreal. This is a tour you won't want to miss if you like to hike.

If you're on the island of El Hierro, take the day to visit Ecomuseo de Guinea and Lagartario. It's an open-air museum where a walk through will get you up close and personal with the Bimbache culture and the endangered lizards The Casas de Guinea are in a volcanic cave with twenty houses from the 1600s.