Year-round sunshine graces the Canary Islands, a sublime subtropical archipelago scattered a stone’s throw from the West African coast. Brimming with volcanic calderas and dusty deserts, the interior of Gran Canariagradually unfurls to the imposing Dunas de Maspalomas in the south. Paradisical getaways Lanzarote and Fuerteventura are lined with serene sandy beaches and sapphire waters, whilst far-flung La Gomera is home to an enchanting ancient rainforest of ghostly contorted trees.