The Cunning Canary

More and more people want to “get away from it all” when they come on holiday. And that doesn’t mean lying by a pool where kids are dive-bombing in, splashing you every 10 seconds, babies are screaming and people are shouting at each other. It doesn’t mean walking down the busiest tourist street on the island, hearing “you want dinner here?” or “buy a camera, only 10 euros” or “looky looky sunglasses” every minute or so. Actually those things can be fun and remind you that you are actually on holiday but what about if you could still enjoy the sun and still enjoy what the island has to offer but be even more away from it?

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Semanta Santa, or Holy Week and Easter, is one of the biggest Canarian festivals, the Canary Islands being a Catholic Island. This is between 16th and 23rd March, Sunday 16th March being Palm Sunday (Domingo de Ramos) and 23rd March being Easter Sunday (Domingo de Resurrección) and Easter Monday (Luna de Pascua). Easter is usually in April but it falls very early this year.

Photo By CGT

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The Rally El Corte Inglés is the biggest car rally held in Gran Canaria. Every year there are many people, both visitors and Canarians, who watch this rally, where domestic and international competitors battle it out across Gran Canaria for their chance to win the Corte Inglés Rally Trophy.

The course has 8 different stages, including those around San Mateo, Telde, San Mateo, Vallesco, Teror and Llanos de la Pez. Some of the stages have difficult mountainous terrain.

Over 100 teams take part in this rally, which is held in April every year. It is free to watch and this year will take place from 17th to 19th April. This year’s rally is Gran Canaria’s 32nd.

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Fuerteventura is known as the windy Canary Island, but in the Summer when it’s 40ºC you’ll be grateful for some breeze, I promise! You can either spend a week (or more!) in Fuerteventura or take the ferry or a plane over for a day or so, if you are staying on another Canary Island.

There is plenty to do, including fishing, boat trips, quad hire, shopping, golf, scuba diving and walking. If you just want to relax, Fuerteventura offers some of the most beautiful beaches in the Canary Islands.

Photo By Capitan Patata

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