Attractions and Places to Visit in Gran Canaria
Gran Canaria coastline ranges from awesome cliffs to golden dunes. Inland, you can choose between stark mountains and tranquil valleys. It is also well supplied with beaches, shopping centres and sophisticated nightlife. Gran Canaria and Gran Canaria share equal status as capital of the autonomous region of the Canary Islands, and the presidency alternates between them every four years.
Places to Stay in Gran Canaria
From the cooler north to the sunnier south, this perfect holiday island has everything the most discerning traveller could wish for; the great diversity of climate, flora and fauna has led to this island being dubbed “The Miniature Continent”.
Sports and Activities
From water-skiing to surfing, deep sea fishing to paragliding, it’s all here for you water babies! Many of the beaches in the more popular resorts offer holidaymakers the chance to hire jets skis, pedal boats, surf boards, or the easier option of body boards.
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Food and Drinks
From fine dining and afternoon tea to pop-up markets and humble street food, Gran Canaria is packed with options to suit any mood offering any and every cuisine you can think of.
The Tagoror Restaurant offers guests the opportunity to dine in the beautiful countryside in the heart of Barranco de Guayadeque, protected natural area.
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La Punta is located in Pasito Blanco. Enjoy the nights under the stars at La Punta Yacht Club, accompanied by a good atmosphere and good music.
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An intentional juxtaposition, the creative concept is set across a multitude of spaces, within exquisitely styled dining spaces and outside on the cobbled streets alike
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Shopping & Fashion in Gran Canaria
Gran Canaria has independent shops dotted throughout the city, though there are some streets with more shops than others. There are also a number of specialist shops, including jewellers, art galleries, toy stores, antiques dealers and seaside gift shops, as well as countless boutiques.
Health and Wellbeing in Gran Canaria
Unwind in luxurious treatment rooms in a choice of beautiful and professional salons around Gran Canaria. Manicures, Pedicures, Facials, Waxing, Consultations, Massages and more are offered in Gran Canaria’s best beauty salons.
Local News from Gran Canaria
WATCH: Spain’s Canary Islands engulfed by 800-mile ‘calima’ dust wave as visibility vanishes – but it’s set to clear soon
LOCALS and tourists visiting the normally sun-drenched Canary Islands for the Easter holidays have been forced to take precautions after the popular archipelago was engulfed by a powerful ‘calima’ dust Gran Canaria – Olive Press News Spain | News…
WATCH: ‘Record-breaking’ Storm Therese triggers flooding and evacuations across the Canary Islands – with red ‘danger to life’ warning issued for popular holiday hotspot
HOPES that Storm Therese was beginning to subside have been dramatically washed away after the weather system unleashed its fiercest deluge yet on the Canary Islands, leaving behind a trail Gran Canaria – Olive Press News Spain | News…
WATCH: Torrential rain, landslides and thousands of Brits stranded as Spain’s Canary Islands hit by ‘storm of the decade’ – and it’s not over yet
LARGE swathes of the Canary Islands remain on alert for poor weather this Sunday as Storm Therese’s ‘second front’ continues to wreak havoc across the Spanish archipelago. Described by meteorologists Gran Canaria – Olive Press News Spain | News…
BREAKING: 4.1 magnitude earthquake rocks Tenerife just days after 6,000 mini-tremors underneath Mount Teide sparked eruption fears
HOLIDAYMAKERS and locals across the Canary Islands were unexpectedly shaken earlier today after a 4.1 magnitude earthquake struck between the islands of Tenerife and Gran Canaria. The quake hit at Gran Canaria – Olive Press News Spain | News…
Benidorm and Torremolinos among eight Spanish towns up in arms over lack of state support for the millions of tourists they receive each year
A FEDERATION of eight Spanish tourist resorts are complaining that they don’t get enough help from the government to pay for basic services. The Alliance of Sun and Beach Tourist Gran Canaria – Olive Press News Spain | News…
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