Spain · Islands
The most beautiful islands in Spain
Turquoise coves in the Mediterranean, volcanoes and laurel forests in the Atlantic, small car-free islands and protected archipelagos: the most beautiful islands in Spain, each with a very different character.
Updated 20 October 2026 · How we make our guides
Balearic Islands
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SpainMallorca
The Serra de Tramuntana, stone villages and coves like Caló des Moro.
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SpainFormentera
Ses Illetes and Caribbean-coloured water on the smallest of the inhabited Pityusic Islands.
What to see in Formentera
Canary Islands
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SpainTenerife
The Teide, colonial towns in the north and beaches in the south.
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SpainLa Palma
The Isla Bonita: the Caldera de Taburiente and some of the best skies in the world.
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SpainFuerteventura
Dunes and endless beaches, like those of Corralejo and Cofete.
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North Atlantic and Mediterranean
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SpainCíes Islands
White sand in the Atlantic Islands National Park, in the Vigo estuary.
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SpainTabarca
The only inhabited island in the Valencian Community, with a walled village.
What to see in Tabarca
Frequently asked questions
Which is the most beautiful island in Spain?
It depends on what you are looking for: Menorca and Formentera for their coves, La Palma and La Gomera for their nature, Mallorca for its variety and Lanzarote for its volcanoes.
Which Spanish island should you visit in winter?
The Canary Islands, with mild temperatures all year round: Tenerife, Gran Canaria and Lanzarote are the easiest.
Which is the quietest island?
La Graciosa, El Hierro or La Gomera in the Canaries, and Formentera or Menorca outside August in the Balearics.
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Reviewed 20 October 2026. Dates and seasonal warnings: the same data the Bagintravel app uses. Sources and method.
Cover photo: Paul Stephenson (CC BY 2.0), Wikimedia Commons.