A brand new ferry service has been launched between the Canary Islands and Madeira and is something of a landmark figure as it is the first ever passenger ship to connect two busy tourist areas.

This new service will run between July and September and boasts 56 cabins and is able to carry 1,000 passengers and 600 vehicles.

Ticket prices ar reasonable with a one way trip to Madeira costing around

Research has suggested that the Canary Islands are increasingly popular with overseas property investors and buy to let properties are doing incredibly well, as a result, popularity amongst property investors has soared.

Palm Mar in Tenerife is amongst the top ten for investment opportunities followed by Caleta de Fuste in Fuerteventura. Costa Teguise in Lanzarote is also highly rated and appears in the top 70 most sought after locations.

One of the reasons that the Canary Islands are so popular is that the weather is constant all year round, not ridiculously hot, but very warm and tourism is on the increase.

The downside of this is that properties in Tenerife tend to be higher than some of the new emerging markets but the Canary Islands have a reputation as a holiday resort so making the Islands much easier to market and holiday rentals are very popular.

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Horizon Property Group are delighted to announce their new office has opened in Sal, Cape Verde. Run by Nerida Nunes who is Cape Verdian and, as she a local from the islands, she has a superb knowledge of Cape Verde and can answer any questions that you have on the area, customs, places to visit, places to eat and culture. She speaks English, Spanish, Portugese and Creole.

Pop into the offices for a chat about your requirements:

Casa 1 de Junio, Local 1,

Bajo Pensao Los Alizeos,

Santa Maria,

Sal,

Cape Verde
Tel: 00 238 242 2032

E-mail horizonsal@horizonpropertygroup.com

Cheap rate UK telephone number 0871 221 8320

The International Film Music Festival is one of the world’s most important events involving the making of soundtracks and from 23rd to 27th June 2008 they will host a programme of conferences and discussions in the CajaCanarias Conference Hall in Tenerife, Canary islands.
Invited guest music professionals and composers from the film industry including Joel McNeely and Robert Townson will take part in discussions and all of the activities which promises to be an exciting programme of events.

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Guinate Tropical Park is one of the top tourist attractions on Lanzarote, Canary Islands.

To be found in Haria, also known as The Valley of a Thousand Palms in the the north of Lanzarote, It sits at the foot of Mount Corona, an extinct volcano which is the highest point of the island. It also has fantastic views of La Graciosa, Monta

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The 2009 Carnival in Tenerife, Canary Islands has already chosen its theme, Frankenstein!!! The Carnival has had a reputation for causing controversy and this year looks to be no different. Artist Gonzalo Luis , whose work was titled Monster Dancer, has been selected from over 104 contestants to design the poster for the forthcoming festival.

All the posters that were entered for consideration are to be exhibited to the public by the Society Municipal Development. This exhibition will be carried out in the center of Santa Cruz, the capital, a in an effort to energize the businesses of the municipality.

It is hoped that Carnival 2009 will increase the number of visitors next year, helping to improve the economy of the capital.