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“We haven’t missed a day’s sailing. Of all the places I’ve been for winter training, this is certainly the most consistent” – Rory Fitzpatrick, Head Coach, Irish Sailing The Irish Sailing Team are one of many professional sailing teams who have chosen the Canary Islands as their training base for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The…
“Since I’ve come over here, I’ve noticed that results have gone well, and race performances have gone well, especially when I go back home to Ireland“ Says Eoin Flynn, Professional Mountain Runner The Canary Islands has become well-known within the global fitness community as a training and competing destination for elite sportsmen and women. The…
Declared a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve and World Geopark, the island of Lanzarote in the Canary Islands is known within the global space community for its uncanny geological resemblance to both the Moon and Mars, so much so, that the island’s Timanfaya National Park, has become one of the world’s most important research centres for space exploration….
The Canary Islands enhance their position as one of the world’s top-rated cetacean-watching destinations. Tenerife’s West Coast has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site for cetacean conservation, making it the first Whale Heritage area in Europe with the Responsible Watching certification, a distinction granted by the World Cetacean Alliance. This recognition highlights the value…
“This is the best place I’ve been training in a long time” says Annalise Murphy, Irish Silver Medallist Sailor at the Rio Olympics 2016, currently training in Lanzarote for this year’s Olympics in Tokyo. Annalise Murphy is one of more than 200 sailors of up to 35 different nationalities who have chosen the Canary Islands…
The Canary Islands has become well-known within the global fitness community for its top-quality training facilities for elite sportsmen and women, with highly qualified professionals and services including sports healthcare, hypoxia chambers and DLF telemetry. This combined with the Canaries’ low number of Covid cases, great weather and diverse landscape make for perfect conditions for…
In light of the introduction of measures to restrict mobility on the Island of Tenerife, decreed by the Canary Islands Government, between December 18th and January 2nd it is important to note that: These measures do not affect the national and international tourists who have planned to come to the Island of Tenerife. These tourists…
The Government of the Canary Islands approves the decree that establishes the possibility of replacing the restriction of entry with the safest and most economically viable health control The new decree states that entry restrictions will not apply to passengers who undergo a health check consisting of a responsible declaration, a symptom check to…
The President of the Canary Islands, Ángel Víctor Torres and the Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, Yaiza Castilla, today sent a message of security and confidence in the face of the measures applied in the Canary Islands, in regards to accessing the destination from the countries sending tourists. This is in reference to arbitrating…
“We live in this amazing place and the beach is just over the road” “The ethos here is work hard, play hard. We work during the week and then do the most amazing weekend trips. It’s a very productive and inspiring environment to work in” says Danielle Lee, a British accountant who is now living…