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Tenerife is not just an excellent holiday destination for those looking for winter sun, good value for money, and sizzling hot summers. It is more than just a wonderful sun holiday location that attracts flocks of tourist crowds to its well-established resorts each year for good reason, though it certainly is that. In addition to all of this, Tenerife is also an incredible volcanic island with a unique and strikingly beautiful landscape. If you're interested in the great outdoors, exploring, and stunning views, then a villa in Tenerife is a brilliant idea as it boasts lots of places and attractions where adventure and thrills are the order of the day.

Made up of dramatic desert plains punctuated by colourful reptiles and and tough bright blooms that fight to appear between craggy rocks, the scenery of much of the island of Tenerife is undoubtedly unforgettable, stark, and lovely. This amazing landscape is best showcased and most apparent in the Teide National Park, which is also home to Mount Teide, the highest point in Spain and one of the highest volcanoes in the world. Still active (it has not erupted since 1909, though it has a history of destructive eruptions), Mount Teide is a UNESCO awarded World Heritage Site and the most visited natural wonder of Spain. Located in the most visited national park in Spain and Europe and the eighth most visited in the world, it attracts some 3 million visitors yearly. In fact, the number of visitors only increases year by year. If you have found a vacation rental in Tenerife, you should make sure to set aside some time to visit it yourself!     Read More

Spain is one of the best holiday destinations for those looking to enjoy a sun holiday and long days on perfectly picturesque beaches. Most of those that we imagine when we think of a vacation in Spain are made up of powdery soft sand and rich azure waters and, while there are plenty of beaches in Spain that look just like that, there are also many that are more unique or striking. Among them, in the lush and scenic north-western region of Galicia, is the stunning Praia das Catedrais (or the Playa de las Catedrales, meaning the Beach of the Cathedrals). If you have found a villa in Galicia and are looking to visit an exceptionally beautiful beach while spending time in the region, this is one of the most famous and lovely of all.     Read More

Tenerife is the largest of the Canary Islands and, like the other islands, was created by volcanic activity. As a result, the natural beaches of this beloved sun holiday destination are largely small strips of black sand. Striking and fascinating as these beaches are, if you have been thinking about a holiday in Tenerife and are browsing our villas in Tenerife, then we recommend spending some time on the picture-perfect Playa de Las Teresitas. This artificial tourist beach has been carefully designed as a little slice of paradise and is the ideal place to stake out a spot, leave your daily concerns far behind, soak up the sun, and relax in the most beautiful of surroundings.     Read More

Cave systems around the world are always fascinating, otherworldly attractions that are always worth seeing but some are more impressive or evocative than others. One of the most magical cave systems that you could ever hope to visit, one that really does seem as if you have been transported to some underworld from myth and legend, is the Cuevas del Drach, or Drach Caves, in Mallorca. Just one of the many incredible natural gems to uncover and discover in the remarkable and breathtaking landscape of this paradise on earth, if you're interested in pretty surroundings, outdoor pursuits, and adventure (subterranean or otherwise), then browse our vacation rentals in Mallorca and get planning your next getaway to this magical island.

The Cuevas del Drach comprise four different caves that are called the Black Cave, White Cave, Cave of Luis Salvador, and Cave of the French and are located in the municipality of Manacor, near the locality of Porto Cristo. Formed by water being forced through the entrance from the Mediterranean Sea, the caves are thought to date back to the Miocene Epoch, some 5 to 23 million years ago. They are, without a doubt, one of the island’s main tourist attractions and are truly staggering in scale, with a horizontal extension of about 1,200m and a maximum depth of 25m below ground level, and they also contain a large underground lake, Lake Martel (115m in length by 30m in width), that is considered one of the largest underground lakes in the entire world.     Read More