Fataga has one prettiest village in Spain awards and when you first see its white houses clustered together on a bluff in the middle of the deep barranco, you'll understand why.

Forecast for week starting February 11, 2016: After months of almost constant sunshine and the hottest January for 55 years it finally looks like Gran Canaria is to get a blast of winter.

The El Tablero Shopping Centre is a funky building with enough fashion stores for a quick retail blitz.

Small supermarkets in Gran Canaria's resorts are great for buying water and cold beer, but they are expensive if you use them to buy food.

A Tenerife dry white that balances out volcanic minerals and tropical fruit flavours.

An original Tenerife white wine that benefits from time in Acacia wood barrels.

For an island with 80 beaches, there aren't many spots in the resorts where you can eat this close to the beach and the sea.

We see these mistakes in guidebooks, blogs and the press all the time and we say ENOUGH!

The hottest place in Gran Canaria this weekend was the El Berriel caravan where a chip pan fire destroyed six caravans and caused gas bottles to explode.

Here's what gives the Canary Islands their world-famous good weather.