Page 511 - (DK Eyewitness) Travel Guide - Spain

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Menorca
Menorca Mahón
Alcúdia
Port de Sóller
Cala Ratjada
Mallorca
Palma Manacor

Port
d’Andratx
Santanyí
In Menorca (see pp526-31) tourism has
BALEARIC developed more slowly than in Mallorca
ISLANDS and Ibiza, and the island has largely
(see pp510–31) avoided being over-commercialized.
Scattered across the countryside are the
ruins of unique Bronze Age buildings.
Mallorca (see pp518–25)
Eivissa best known for its beaches,
(Ibiza) has caves and other natural
Ibiza features to explore. The most 0 kilometres 50
spectacular of the island’s
historic sights is the great 0 miles 25
Gothic cathedral in Palma,
Formentera which rises above the boats
moored in the old harbour.
CANARY ISLANDS
(see pp532–55)
Lanzarote (see p552–4)
is the most attractive of
the Canary Islands, even
though the landscape is
strikingly bare. White Haría
houses con trast starkly Lanzarote
with black volcanic
fields. The most dramatic Arrecife
attraction is Timanfaya Playa Blanca
National Park, including
the Montañas del Fuego.
Santa Cruz Corralejo
de La Palma
La Palma Puerto
del Rosario
Santa Cruz
de Tenerife Fuerteventura

Tenerife
San Sebastián Las Palmas
La Gomera de La Gomera de Gran Canaria
Agaete Morro Jable
Los Cristianos
Gran Gran Canaria (see p546–9) centres on a
Canaria
symmetrical volcanic cone. The capital city
of Las Palmas has some interesting museums
Valverde and monuments. In contrast, the sprawling
El Hierro Maspalomas
Maspalomas, on the south coast, is the biggest
holiday resort in Spain.

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