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Planning a trip to Tenerife this winter? Our Canary holidays expert, Joe Cawley, gives you the insider information on planning, booking and enjoying a hassle free holiday you’ll never forget.
Tenerife is the best known Canary Island. Being the biggest Island, it attracts over 10 million visitors a year. There is much more to Tenerife than a hot climate, beaches and beer – there’s tropical forest walks, volcanic moonscape rock formations, fantastic food and 350km of coastline for starters.
Hassle free Malaga
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If the Costa Del Sol is on your list of holiday destinations for 2012, then Malaga most definitely should be too. Our Malaga holidays expert and local resident, George Prior, sets out his hassle free guide to planning an affordable, low-stress, unforgettable holiday on Spain’s sunshine coast.
A decade ago, Malaga, the Costa del Sol’s capital, was a place that holidaymakers landed in, or whizzed through, to get to Nerja, Torremolinos and Marbella. But that has all changed. The elegant, bohemian-spirited port city, whose skyline is dominated by a Phoenician-built fortress and a 16th century cathedral, now holds its own as a ‘destination’.
The palm-lined plazas, marble-paved boulevards, and windy narrow lanes of Picasso’s birthplace are packed full of Andalusian character and yet they aren’t over-run with tourists. However, the rise in the number of cruise ships scheduled to visit Malaga in 2012 means many more are set to discover the city’s bustling tapas bars, world-class galleries and fascinating history.