Canary Islands

SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, Spain—Thousands of people protested in Tenerife on Saturday, calling for the Spanish island to temporarily limit tourist arrivals to stem a boom in short-term holiday rentals ...

SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, Canary Islands—Thousands more residents of Tenerife in Spain’s Canary Islands have fled their homes ...

BARCELONA, Spain—The three Nigerian stowaways found on an oil tanker's rudder after an 11-day ocean voyage from Lagos, ...

Relax and let your worries be replaced by stunning aerial nature views from some of Canary Islands' most ...

MADRID—A boat carrying migrants capsized off Spain's Canary Islands, leaving one person dead and another 24 missing, authorities ...

MADRID—Emergency services on Spain's Canary Islands say 319 people, including 59 women and 24 children, were rescued from ...

LAS MANCHAS, Canary Islands—They come with eagle-eyed drones and high-precision instruments. Aided by satellites, they analyze gas emissions ...

LOS LLANOS DE ARIDANE, Canary Islands—A volcano that has already destroyed nearly 1,000 buildings on a Spanish island ...

LA PALMA, Spain—Authorities told several thousand residents of La Palma to stay home because of worsening air quality ...

LA PALMA, Canary Islands—A massive cloud of ash prevented flights in and out of the Spanish island of ...

LA PALMA, Spain—The Canary Islands' first volcanic eruption in 50 years has forced the evacuation of about 5,000 ...

LA PALMA, Spain—A surge in seismic activity on the Spanish Canary Island of La Palma has slowed in ...

MADRID—A series of small earthquakes in Spain’s Canary Islands has put authorities on alert for a possible volcanic ...

MADRID—A humanitarian aid group that monitors the plight of migrants taking perilous seaborne routes to Spain said that ...

MADRID—At least 29 Africans, including seven children, died last week while trying to reach Spain's Canary Islands on ...

LANZAROTE, Spain—More than 40 African migrants were rescued after their boat ran aground on the rocky coast of ...

MADRID—More than 1,600 migrants have either been rescued at sea or reached Spain's Canary Islands in small boats ...

The Canary Islands are perennial hot spots for holiday-makers.

The island of Lanzarote, part of Spain’s Canary Islands off the west coast of Africa, is for many ...

Spain was the favorite holiday destination in Europe in 2013, despite the economic crisis and unemployment. During the ...