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Guides to the islands worth the drive: beaches, natural pools, viewpoints and walking routes, from the people mapping them.

A rocky Canary coastline with natural stone arches and calm water beyond.

What is CanaryMaps?

A map of the Canary Islands with the good bits marked on it. What is on it, what it costs, and what it deliberately does not do.

A black sand beach on the Canary coast, with a wave running up the shore.

Tenerife's Black Sand Beaches: Where to Find the Ones Worth the Drive

The island's most photographed beaches are not its best. Here is what volcanic sand actually means for swimming, light and timing, and the coves worth the detour.

Waves breaking over a dark volcanic rock shelf on the Canary coast.

The Natural Pools of Tenerife: A Guide to the Island's Charcos

Ocean water held in volcanic rock, refilled by the waves, free to swim in. Where the best charcos are, and why the tide decides whether you get in.

Ridges of green mountains falling away to the sea under a clear sky.

Tenerife's Best Viewpoints, and the Right Time of Day for Each

The island has more miradores than almost anywhere in Europe. Which ones earn the drive, and why a grey morning on the coast is often the best reason to go up.

A steep mountain cliff dropping to the shoreline, with a path along its base.

Walking Tenerife: Laurel Forest, Lava Fields and the Ravines Between

Three landscapes within an hour's drive, and the one mistake that turns a five-kilometre walk into a very long afternoon.

A rocky Canary shoreline with white houses set back behind it.

North or South Tenerife? How to Choose Before You Book

Tenerife is two islands with a volcano between them. Picking the wrong side is the most expensive mistake here, and the easiest to avoid.

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