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Put your best foot forward in Paphos

cyprus marathon

Whether you’re running on empty already or hoping to hit the ground running this year, the Cyprus Marathon on Sunday 11th of March 2012 might be just the thing for you. Training up for this marathon will help you get in shape, deal with the stresses of everyday life better and give you more energy in general, while the winter sun in Paphos will do you a world…

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2012: Low Budget but High Quality Carnival

flower power

Flares, tie-dye clothes, platform shoes, kaftans, peace-signs and funky sunglasses – the theme for the 2012 carnival in Tenerife is Flower Power of the Swinging Sixties! If we could relive this brilliant era anywhere in the world, we could not have thought of a better location than the Island of Eternal Spring with its peaceful beaches and exotic flowers. The Carnaval de Santa Cruz de Tenerife is the…

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Anticipating the greatest Canary Carnival of 2012

detail from the official poster for the 2012 Carnavel de Santa Cruz de Tenerife

From 15th February until 26th February 2012, Santa Cruz de Tenerife will be a hippy stronghold again, as the theme for this year’s Carnaval de Santa Cruz de Tenerife is Flower Power of the Swinging Sixties! The Canary Islands are situated near the northwest…

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Bach on the Beach

orchestra

There is only one great classical music festival during winter in Europe: The Canary Islands Music Festival. With the start of 2012, the 28th edition of this festival took off. Unsurprisingly, this festival is a reason for music lovers from around the world to book flights to Tenerife, Gran Canaria and the other islands.

The Canaries have a long tradition in music which can be traced back to the…

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The unique flora of Gran Canaria

laurisilva

Although almost half of Gran Canaria is under protection from the Red Canaria de Espacios Naturales Protegidos, there are plenty of places on the other half of the island where tourists can pore over the local flora. If you’ve booked flights to Gran Canaria to admire the pine forests, extensive palm tree groves and laurel woods, we’ve got a list of our favourite botanic hotspots for you.

Viera y…

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