First there were the Guanches. Probably of North African Berber descent, the original inhabitants of the Canaries were cave-dwelling folk but more sophisticated than that might sound. Unfortunately for them, in the 15th century their island home off the coast of North Africa was right on the route to India and the Spice Islands that…

When going to the Canary Islands,  where you decide to stay depends on how you feel about the weather. No not the chilly blast of late-February in Britain, but the weather on the islands – particularly across an island. On the two largest islands, Tenerife and Gran Canaria, the north-easterly trade winds coupled with the…