Canary Islands

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Windsurf freestyle World Wup concludes early in windy Fuerteventura

The PWA Windsurf Freestyle World Cup was just celebrated at Sotavento Beach in Fuerteventura, where strong winds allowed the Double Elimination round to conclude by day two.

25/07/2025

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Dance of the Dwarves returns to La Palma after a decade

After a ten-year absence, La Palma’s iconic Dance of the Dwarves returned this week as part of the Bajada de la Virgen de Las Nieves festival.

11/07/2025

Senegal

Senegal's navy intercepts 201 migrants on Atlantic route to Europe

While there is no accurate death toll for the Atlantic route because of the lack of information on departures from West Africa, but a Spanish migrant rights group estimates thousands have died this year alone.

11/07/2025

Travel News

Canary Islands brace for summer wildfires amid tourist surge

Despite rising wildfire risks, the Spanish archipelago remains one of Europe’s most visited destinations.

05/06/2025

Destinations

How have these European islands successfully avoided overtourism?

With limited land and fragile infrastructure, islands are some of the destinations worst affected by mass tourism.

29/05/2025

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Seven dead as migrant boat capsizes off Canary Islands

Seven people have died after a migrant boat capsized while arriving at the port of El Hierro in Spain’s Canary Islands.

28/05/2025

Europe News

Seven dead after migrant boat capsizes near Canary Islands

The Spanish archipelago located off Africa's western coast has for years been a main route, and a deadly one, for migrants trying to reach Europe.

28/05/2025

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Tenerife protesters demand action on mass tourism impact

Hundreds gathered in Tenerife on Sunday to protest against the effects of mass tourism, calling for more sustainable practices in Spain’s Canary Islands.

19/05/2025

Travel News

Canary Islands to stage mass anti-tourism protests this weekend

Last year, locals held multiple protests to highlight overtourism’s strain on local infrastructure and housing availability.

16/05/2025

Destinations

This Greek island is overwhelmed by 150 tourists per resident

Destinations in Bulgaria, Poland and Italy have been identified as some alternative places to get away from the crowds.

15/05/2025

Senegal

Foreign overfishing driving Senegalese migrants to Spain, report finds

The number of irregular migrant arrivals reached a record of 63,970 in 2024, according to Interior Ministry data.

13/05/2025

Travel News

Canary Islands plan new protests amid soaring visitor numbers

On Tenerife, authorities have also announced that a new eco-tax will be introduced next year to protect a popular national park.

07/05/2025

Travel News

Is it safe to travel to Lanzarote after Storm Olivier?

European governments have updated their travel advice for tourists in the Canary Islands.

14/04/2025

Europe News

Spain adopts measures to move migrant minors from Canary Islands

The reform ends a months-long political stalemate between Spain's regions and the central government and is aimed at easing pressure on overcrowded migrant reception centres.

19/03/2025

Culture news

Why has the Spanish government removed a mummy from museum view?

Spain’s Ministry of Culture has ordered a Madrid museum to remove a mummy from view as part of a government policy to “decolonise” state-owned museums.

26/02/2025

Travel News

‘Follow the rules, please?’ Spanish locals’ plea to tourists

Locals in the Canary Islands aren’t ‘anti-visitor’, but say they are only suffering from tourists’ bad behaviour rather than reaping the benefits.

13/02/2025

Spain

389 migrants rescued near the Canary Islands

Following a record-breaking amount of migrants arriving to the Canary Islands last year, almost 400 were rescued on Monday.

10/02/2025

Europe News

EU focus on Mediterranean ignores Canary Island, claims president

Fernando Clavijo met Home Affairs Commissioner Magnus Brunner in Strasbourg. “When you close one door, migrants exit from another.”

21/01/2025

Europe News

At least 780 migrants arrive in the Canary Islands by sea in 24 hours

Last year, more than 43,000 migrants arrived in the Canary Islands, a record-breaking figure that exceeds that of 2006, during the so-called 'Cayuco crisis'.

08/01/2025

Europe News

More than 180 migrants arrive in Spain's Canary Islands

The latest arrivals in 2025 add to growing concerns about the uptick in irregular migration to the Canary Islands, a Spanish archipelago close to the African coast that has increasingly been used as a stepping stone to continental Europe.

04/01/2025