Moss-hung laurel forest in Garajonay National Park, La Gomera

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Gardens and Nature in the Canary Islands

The Jardín Botánico Canario on Gran Canaria, with the national parks of Teide, Garajonay and Timanfaya among the sights.

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Three Canary moments we keep going back to: Teide early in the morning, lunch at a starred table on the coast of Adeje, and a day among César Manrique’s centres on Lanzarote.

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    Wild Canaries: Pilot Whales, the Blue Chaffinch of Teide and the Blind Crabs of Jameos

    Canary Islands·In depth: nature & wildlife

    Resident pilot whales and bottlenose dolphins off Tenerife, the blue chaffinch and the lizards of Teide, the laurel forest of Garajonay and the blind crabs of Jameos del Agua: the wild side of the Canary Islands.

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  2. The islands’ own flora

    Jardín Botánico Canario “Viera y Clavijo”

    Tafira, Gran Canaria·Botanic garden

    The botanic garden of the Cabildo de Gran Canaria, devoted to the plants of the Canary Islands.

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The islands’ own flora.

  1. The islands’ own flora

    Jardín Botánico Canario “Viera y Clavijo”

    Tafira, Gran Canaria·Botanic garden

    The botanic garden of the Cabildo de Gran Canaria, devoted to the plants of the Canary Islands.

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