There’s a pool and a bar, it’s close to Caleta’s small strip, and a week departing from Stansted on November 7 is yours for £165pp, self-catering ( ). Just behind Playa del Castillo stand the simple self-catering Bungalows Castillo Playa. A week starts at £480pp, B&B, departing on Wednesday from Manchester ( tui.co.uk).įurther down the sheltered east coast is the purpose-built resort of Caleta de Fuste. Labranda Bahia de Lobos hotel stands in the town centre - a neat collection of whitewashed two-storey blocks around a palm-fringed pool, near Playa del Medio. Corralejo, the low-rise resort in Fuerte’s north, is the watersports capital, with two beaches of pale blond sand off its eastern shoulder. The wind that gave the island its name has dropped from its annoying summer peak, but you can still fly a kite on the Costa Calma. The stats are persuasive: 3,000 hours of sunshine a year 90 miles of beaches and, right now, daily highs of 26C. Prices include flights and transfers unless otherwise stated.įuerteventura The closest Canary to Africa is the hottest, driest and most desert-like: an offshoot of Morocco with a sporty, surfy vibe. Here’s a selection of the best breaks for all budgets departing to the main islands in the coming weeks. Bars close at 1am - except on Tenerife where they close an hour earlier - and, regardless of how happy you are to have escaped the UK, dancing is prohibited. Masks are mandatory indoors and in urban areas across the Canaries, with £90 on-the-spot fines.

You may also complete this on the website and print the QR code ( ). On Thursday the transport secretary, Grant Shapps, lifted quarantine restrictions on visitors returning from the Canary Islands, throwing a lifeline to tour operators and providing hope of winter sunshine to millions.Ĭaveats apply - those living under Tier 3 measures in the UK cannot leave their areas, and if infection rates rise in the archipelago, which has recorded 267 coronavirus-related deaths since the start of the pandemic, the shutters will come back down.Įntry to the Canaries requires downloading the Spain Travel Health (SpTH) app, filling out the relevant form and receiving a QR code to pass through arrivals. Rarely has a tweet brought so much relief. Friday October 23 2020, 5.00pm, The Sunday Times

Winter sunshine islands