Product Description

Your holiday starts the moment you open the guide … "The best guide available. Packed to the brim with colour photos, maps and essential information." Amazon Reader review. From sandy beaches to craggy peaks, this new expanded DK Eyewitness Guide shows the Canary Islands at their sun-soaked best. You’ll find cutaways and floor plans of all of the major sights and special coverage of the islands unique geography and the wildlife of the archipelago, with its volcanic rock formations and geysers, diverse flora and sea-life. The legends of the islands are also brought to life, including tales of Spanish, Portuguese and Catalan conquests, and the belief that the islands were the lost land of Atlantis. No trip to the Canary Islands would be complete without joining the revellers at one of its glorious carnivals, and with sights, beaches, markets and festivals listed town by town, you won’t miss a thing. Experience the islands flavours with information on local produce and classic dishes. With a reliable selection of hotels, bars, restaurants, and full-colour detailed maps of all the towns and regions, this is the perfect guide for making the most of the sun, sand and atmosphere of these extraordinary islands. Winner of the Guardian & Observer ‘Best Guide Books' Award and Wanderlust Magazine Silver Award for 'Top Guidebook'

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #65015 in Books
• Published on: 2008-02-01
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 216 pages

Review
'A pleasurable read with ravishing photography plus maps and plans of supreme quality.' The Observer

Customer Reviews

Great Knowledge for your Pound Coin
I cannot recommend the Eyewitness Travel Guides enough.

You get so much information for your money - where to stay and eat (no matter what your budget is), 'must' see and do's, a streetsmart section and stunning photography - you cannot go wrong.

All of this and you can still fit it in your pocket or bag!!

Good as always
Eyewitness travel guides are by far the best. I have used them for New Zealand, Norway, Paris, Mallorca etc. They make Lonely Planet feel like reading a law book. Canary Island is as good as the others. Wherever I come I have noticed that they always point out the best attractions to see (and also show them with pictures). I also checked out the guide for Stockholm where I live, as a benchmark, and as it turned out to be just as accurate, I have decided to stick with these guides. And as the concept of the guides is consistent a buy them online without hesitation. You never even need to buy guides for the attractions you visit since these guides give you maps, drawings facts etc of all the major sites. The only downside is that theese guides never give you any surprices or show you somthing that out of the ordinary, or off the beaten path. But they are the safe choice.