Canary Islands Travel Guide - Spain (2024)

Multiple units of the Guardia Civil, including the Special Mountain Rescue Intervention Group (GREIM) and the Helicopter Unit, have been searching since Monday night for Jay Slater, a 19-year-old British national who disappeared that same morning in the Teno Rural Park area in Tenerife.

On Sunday, June 23, the traditional Night of San Juan (Noche de San Juan) will take place on Mogán beach.

Three beaches in Gran Canaria were temporarily closed on Sunday due to shark sightings.

In the early hours of June 16, 2024, at approximately 02:13, an accident occurred on the FV-1 highway near Corralejo in the municipality of La Oliva.

Noche de San Juan, or the Night of Saint John, is a popular celebration in Spain that takes place on the evening of June 23rd, leading into the early hours of June 24th.

On the afternoon of June 14, 2024, at approximately 16:29, a tragic incident occurred on Playa de Mogán in the south of Gran Canaria.

The Tourism Board announces that starting from November 1st, Fuerteventura will have regular direct flights from Dublin with the Irish national airline Aer Lingus, operating every Tuesday and Saturday at an approximate cost of €98 per trip, in both economy and business class.

Los Cristianos market is the largest market in the south of Tenerife where you'll find almost anything you can imagine, like clothing, souvenirs, decorative items, cosmetics and much more. We'll let you know what are the days and times when the market in Los Cristianos is on, as well as what you can find there.

On the evening of June 13, 2024, at approximately 21:38, a serious accident occurred on Nuestra Señora del Carmen Street in the municipality of Pájara, Fuerteventura, as two young people were injured when their scooters collided. The incident prompted an immediate response from local emergency services.

At around 8:30 AM on Sunday, June 9, 2024, the SOS alert button was activated from the upper station of the Teide Cable Car, which is directly connected to 1-1-2 Canarias.

Teguise is the former capital of Lanzarote, and during the week it's a very quite town. But on Sunday Teguise comes to life and all the streets are filled with market stalls.

In May 2024, Spain's Aena airport network achieved an all-time record for passenger numbers, aircraft movements, and cargo, continuing the upward trend seen since the beginning of the year and most of last year.

The Presidency of the Cabildo of Fuerteventura has announced a tender for the provision of electric buses and associated infrastructure for the airport line connecting to the Puerto del Rosario station.

easyJet has just announced several new routes connecting the Canary Islands with Belfast, Liverpool, Glasgow and Southend.

Maspalomas Costa Canaria Soul Festival is a unique type of event in all the Canary Islands, which is celebrated with a lot of "soul" on the beach in San Agustin, close to Maspalomas and Playa del Ingles.

Many visitors to the Canary Islands, especially those heading over to the archipelago for the first time, have this dilemma of whether they'll have to face a lot of mosquitoes in the Canary Islands or not.

The Council of Ministers in Spain approved the automobile insurance bill, which for the first time mandates that electric scooter owners must have liability insurance.

In the early hours of June 10, 2024, a 21-year-old man was moderately injured after falling from the first floor of an accommodation on Avenida de los Pueblos in Adeje, Tenerife. The incident occurred at approximately 01:32 AM, and the cause of the fall remains unknown.

Papaya, a delectable tropical fruit, has been cultivated in the Canary Islands for over 200 years.

A 24-year-old man was arrested on May 14, 2024, at Lanzarote’s César Manrique Airport by the Guardia Civil, in collaboration with the Customs and Special Taxes Administration Agency on the island.

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