Tourism in the Canary Islands beaches of Europe (Playa del Ingles, Las Canteras, etc.). Gran Canaria has near 50% of its territory declared an UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. This island is usually called "a continent in miniature" because of the diversity of its landscapes. Lanzarote, the most northeasterly of the Canary Islands, has been designated a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. It has an arid volcanic landscape and there are about 300 volcanic cones on the island. The island has a low-key approach to tourism and the traditional architecture of island's interior are taken into consideration. This approach was influenced by the artist César Manrique, who was from
Religion in the Canary Islands Canary Islands is the religious organization that brings together the associations and communities of the Canarian archipelago, with an estimated 70,000 Muslims living in the Canary Islands with 40 mosques and places of worship. long of the archipelago. The Judaism came to the Canary Islands in the 15th century with the conquest, from the converted Jews who moved from the Iberian Peninsula and who would continue practicing their ancient religion in secret. Originally, the Canarian Jews used to reside mainly in the islands of Tenerife and La Palma, it is known that the mother of the future Catholic saint, José