Scientist have shown for the first time how the Teide-Pico Viejo stratovolcano on the Canary Islands was formed and how long it took. A European research team, led by a Spanish scientist, shows for ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Torrents of sweat had already erupted from my head as I approached a daunting road sign above Los Cristianos, a ...

Drilling of the first geothermal exploration well of Energía Geotérmica de Canarias has started on the southern slopes of Mt.

VISITORS to the Canary Islands come here with one thing in mind: the beach. It’s especially attractive to Europeans in winter, when you need a coat even on the Mediterranean. These cold-weather ...

Mount Teide is a volcano on Tenerife, one of Spain’s Canary Islands. Jordi Martos/CC0 Creative Commons If the Mount Teide volcano were to erupt, it could be devastating for the small island that it ...

Visitors to the Canary Islands come here with one thing in mind: the beach. Europeans in winter head to the sunny southern sides of Tenerife and Gran Canaria islands, about 60 miles off West Africa, ...

Tenerife's council plans to install nine surveillance cameras at one of its most popular tourist attractions. The move is part of continuing efforts to control visitor numbers to the Teide National ...

Situated on the island of Tenerife, Teide National Park features the Teide-Pico Viejo stratovolcano that, at 3,718 m, is the highest peak on Spanish soil. Rising 7,500 m above the ocean floor, it is ...

Pristine beaches frame the Canary Islands in multicolored sand as the Spanish archipelago sweeps seaward from Africa’s Atlantic coast. Those sunny beaches draw a year-round crowd seeking warm escapes ...