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Volcano and astronomical viewpoint in Fuencaliente, with a walk along the crater rim, a visitor centre and protected skies for stargazing.
Viewpoint in Santiago del Teide with one of the best views of the Los Gigantes cliffs and La Gomera.
Balcony over the Orotava Valley with views of the banana plantations, coast and Teide, where the naturalist Humboldt paused.
Volcanic natural pool by Los Gigantes, sheltered from the swell by rock, very photogenic but delicate for bathing.
Cliff-top viewpoint in Tijarafe overlooking the Aridane valley, the Las Angustias ravine and Tazacorte harbour.
Black volcanic-sand beach beside the Janubio salt flats, with strong Atlantic surf better suited to walks than to swimming.
Dark-sand beach with calm water in San Agustín, holding the Blue Flag and lifeguard service.
Wide golden-sand beach beside the Maspalomas Dunes and lighthouse, at the southern tip of Gran Canaria.
Protected volcanic islet north of Corralejo, with trails, crystal-clear lagoons and a lighthouse, reached by ferry from Fuerteventura.
Long white-sand beaches beside the Corralejo dunes, with turquoise water ideal for swimming and wind sports.
Lava cliffs on the Yaiza coast where the Atlantic surges through sea caves and blowholes carved into the volcanic rock.
Municipal observatory in Ingenio devoted to outreach, with visits and observations for the public.
Astronomical observatory near the village of Temisas, in Agüimes, with public observation sessions.
The Gran Telescopio Canarias, one of the largest optical telescopes in the world, on the summit of La Palma.
A world-class observatory at 2,400 m on the summit of La Palma, one of the cleanest skies on the planet.
One of the world's largest solar observatories, at 2,400 m in Izaña, with guided day and night visits.
Ochre volcanic cone with views in southwestern La Graciosa.
Protected natural area of the Chinijo archipelago, with La Graciosa as the main island.
Forest of twisted juniper trees, a natural monument of El Hierro.
Large protected dune field in northern Fuerteventura.
Free roadside viewpoint over the Veneguera ravine on the GC-200 between Mogán and La Aldea; it is often very windy.
Viewpoint at almost 600 metres over Famara beach, the Chinijo islands and La Graciosa, set in a replanted pine wood.
Free 24 hour viewpoint over the volcanic amphitheatre and black shore of El Golfo, inside Los Volcanes nature park.
An Aboriginal communal granary with more than 300 silos carved into the rock in Santa María de Guía, in use until the European conquest of the 15th century.
Open-air ethnographic museum in Hermigua with the island's largest private collection, an ecological farm and a closing tasting of local Gomeran products.
A Monument to Fertility over 15 m high by César Manrique with Jesús Soto, at the geographic centre of Lanzarote, beside a free-entry ethnographic museum.
A villa-museum carved into a former volcanic quarry, with lava caves, tunnels, secret passages and a lagoon, conceived by César Manrique and Jesús Soto.
El Bollullo is a black volcanic sand beach at the foot of a cliff, in the municipality of La Orotava, about two hundred metres long and forty wide. The sand mixes with rock formations that reach out into the sea, and the whole is sheltered beneath the slope. You get there on foot from Puerto de la Cruz in some forty-five minutes, or by a short stepped path from the El Rincón area. The waves are usually strong.
The longest beach in Puerto del Carmen, in the municipality of Tías on Lanzarote, with golden sand, shallow water and a calm atmosphere.
Lighthouse from 1864 at the southern tip of Fuerteventura, in Pájara, home to the interpretation centre of the Parque Natural de Jandía.
Golden-sand beach some three kilometres long on the south coast of Gran Canaria, next to the Maspalomas dunes, with a Blue Flag and a promenade of bars and shops.
Wide, calm water beach between San Agustín and Playa del Inglés, with lifeguards and a lively promenade.
Pre-Hispanic Majo settlement built in dry stone inside the Malpaís Grande, in the Pozo Negro valley in the municipality of Antigua. More than a hundred structures survive, among them the semi-subterranean casas hondas, with an interpretation centre at the edge of the site. This is an open-air archaeological site, not an inhabited village.
Free Cabildo house-museum in Telde, Gran Canaria, devoted to the León y Castillo brothers. A fine stop to explore 19th-century Canarian history amid period furniture and art.
A 1541 stone fortress on La Isleta in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, now a museum showing work by sculptor Martín Chirino. One of the capital's best-loved historic landmarks.
Cove of dark sand and pebbles near Hermigua, with a sheltered natural pool; green surroundings.
Beach of dark sand and pebbles on the west coast at Alojera, with natural pools nearby; open sea.
Black-sand beach sheltered by the port of Vueltas, with calm waters; good for swimming and snorkelling.
El Charco del Conde: a natural pool of shallow, calm water at La Puntilla, ideal with children.
Wide black-sand beach in Valle Gran Rey, lively and with memorable sunsets; open sea.
Urban dark-sand beach with calm waters in the bay of San Sebastián, sheltered and family-friendly.
Small dark-sand cove with usually calm waters, next to the old town of San Sebastián de La Gomera.
Historic landscaped park above Puerto de la Cruz, with waterfalls, palm trees and viewpoints over the sea.
Free recreational park in the highlands of La Matanza, with a large children's playground, pine woods and picnic areas.
Calm, clear-water cove in the north of Gáldar, well regarded for diving.
Arucas beach with sheltered natural pools, good for family bathing.
Pebble beach beside Agaete's fishing port, with a ferry link to Tenerife.
Wide family beach of dark sand in Telde, lined with seafood restaurants.
Windy southeast beach, host of world windsurfing championships.
Small beach of a former fishing village in Telde, popular for snorkelling.
Wild sand-and-pebble cove in a protected landscape near Agaete, with no facilities.
Unspoilt golden-sand beach in the far southwest of Gran Canaria, with no road access and no facilities.
Urban Costa Teguise beach and Lanzarote's windsurf reference, Blue Flag with regular summer wind.
Turquoise natural pools between black lava and white sand, near Órzola, tide-dependent.
The longest urban beach in Puerto del Carmen, with a seafront promenade, Blue Flag and calm water.
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