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 process of conquest, although the presence of Christian elements in the archipelago dates back at least a century before its incorporation into the Crown of Castile. The first news that speaks of the introduction of Christianity in the islands dates from 1351, that year Pope Clement VI created the "Bishopric of the Islands of Fortune" or "Bishopric of Telde" on the island of Gran Canaria. The Bishopric of Telde was basically a project of evangelization of the Canary Islands of Mallorcan and Catalan missionaries, which failed because of the piratical raids of the Europeans who angered the natives. This situation