The Loro Parque is a major attraction of Tenerife. Besides species-appropriate housing, aviaries and aquariums, a number of show events with parrots, dolphins, sea lions and orcas take place within a tropical park. The greatest significance of the Loro Parque is in parrot breeding in a special breeding center for endangered species. In total, more […]
Canary Islands
Gran Canaria – The North
In the north of Gran Canaria the landscape becomes flat again. The town of Teror lies in a wide valley and with its typical Canarian architecture it is regarded as the most original place on the island of Gran Canaria. A few kilometers further in Firgas, which is known for its water sources, you can […]
Gran Canaria – the wild land
Hardly no other region offers so many different vegetation zones like Gran Canaria. After the sand dunes of Maspalomas, we explore the interior of the island with its rugged mountains and huge arroyos. From Maspalomas via San Bartolome, we reach the Nublo Roque, a 80 m high monolith that dominates the interior of the island […]
Fuerteventura Jandia
Fuerteventura Jandia – Impressions Puerto del Rosario is the capital of the Canary Island of Fuerteventura. We visit the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary with the procession in honor of the Virgen del Rosario, the patron saint of the town. After that we turn to the south of the island, called Jandía. Morro […]
Fuerteventura Maxorata
Fuerteventura is the second-largest of the Canary Islands and at the same time the oldest one. The island has very little rain and looks in many areas almost desertlike interspersed with single volcanoes. This video concentrates on the northern part of the island which is called Maxorata. The tourist life here focuses on the town […]