Is Tenerife in the Balearic Islands?

Located about 62 miles off the coast of Morocco, the Canaries are made up of seven main islands. Although it is possible to visit all seven of these, just four of them are tourist-heavy: Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote and Fuerteventura. The four islands of the Balearics are Majorca, Menorca, Ibiza and Formentera.



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Menorca, (Majorca's little sister island) is the quieter and more authentic island of the two, making it a great holiday destination for those looking to recharge their batteries in serenity.

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Whether you're basking on Balearic beaches or cooling off in the Canaries, a summer holiday in Spain is hard to beat. Both island groups enjoy balmy temperatures from May through to September, with highs reaching the late-20s and into the 30s. But come winter, the Canary Islands are your best bet for sunshine.

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Tenerife is a popular tourist destination because of its year round sunshine, beautiful beaches and bustling nightlife.

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This island is one of Europe's most popular holiday destinations thanks to its superb tourist facilities, a huge range of accommodation and an unbeatable climate which earned Tenerife the nickname of 'the island of eternal spring'.

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Although Tenerife is on the same latitude as California, the prevailing Trade Winds ensure a pleasant breeze keeps temperatures spring-like twelve months a year. Mallorca on the other hand is on the same latitude as New York, colder in winter and hotter in summer than Tenerife.

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The Balearics have a more temperature climate, which means that during winter temperatures here can go as low as 0°C, so this is no beach weather by any means. Meanwhile, in the summer, the temperatures can go well above the Canaries, which have a more stable climate, with not so many extremes.

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Not all Germans who came to the island were travellers that spent only the summer season, some of them established there as their place of residence. In fact, after the Nazi party took the power, thousands of Germans emigrated to Majorca, as they felt safe in the democratic Spain of the second Republic.

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