While the Canary Islands are still part of Spain, they are located much closer to Africa than they are to the Spanish mainland. The seven canary islands are situated in the Atlantic, south of the Iberian Penninsula with the coast of Morocco being the closest to them (East of Fuerteventura about 95 km) with temperatures only rarely falling below 18C in the winter and almost never rising above 24C in the summer, the climate is amazingly pleasant during the duration of the year. The Canaries ar

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Quick Guide to the Canary Islands

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