Located in the Atlantic Ocean, next to the coasts of Africa and comprising of the Canary Islands, Gran Canaria is an island of resistances, lives and with great natural wealth. It is for that reason that was declared World-wide Reserve of the Biosphere by UNESCO from year 2005. And it is that Gran Canaria is an island that surprises by its diversity of landscapes. It turns out incredible to find, in so short distances, zones of barren dunes next to leafy forests, or impressive cliffs near interminable golden beaches. Flood of forms and colors, Gran Canaria surrounds by its vistosidad and its joy.

Numerous beaches of quality have made it famous in the interminable world, emphasizing among them Maspalomas and its dunes, the indómita Güigüi and tourist the Quarries. And that is not everything, because in the south of this island we will be able to lose in anyone of its numerous coves and naturistas beaches to us. But this island offers still much more. For example, in the Palms of Gran Canaria, capital of the island, we will have to our disposition a great amount of proposals to occupy our time of leisure: Theaters, museums, sports, music… everything within reach of our hand. Between the multitude of places to cross we do not have to lose to us: The district of the Vegueta, precious route to enjoy the vision of the canary typical houses, with its beautiful wood balconies. Here we will be able to visit the Cathedral of Santa Ana, dated in 1497, and the Atlantic Center of Modern Art, in which the works as much of canary artists as of beyond the Atlantic are exposed. The Canary museum and its impressive collection of rest guanches, the original inhabitants of the islands. The Canary Town, created by the canary artist Néstor of the Tower, that is located in the Doramas Park and shows the beauty of the canary architecture. The canary Garden, botanical garden with which one is to protect to the native species of the Islands. Other points of the city that we do not have to let pass are: The House of Columbus, the Museum of Beautiful Arts, the House Museum of Benito Perez Galdós or the Audience Alfredo Kraus.

Already if we go away to the South, we enjoy the varied opportunities of diversion that offers the coast of Maspalomas: sport wharves, aquatic parks, golf courses, submarine activities, etc. And it is that between the 21 municipalities of they compose Gran Canaria, each one with enchantment and own personality, we can find much to discover. They emphasize among them Arucas, old and proud city of his extensive plataneras plantations, their gothic cathedral and its Mountain of Arucas, from where the Vista is magnificent; Telde, illustrious city of raised streets, that count between their treasures with more than one hundred archaeological deposits and more than seven hundred catalogued goods of ethnographic interest; Mogán, and its beautiful landscapes of flowers and fruits; Teror, and its “dirt roads” through which formerly they passed the cavalries. In this last named municipality one is located the beautiful basilica in honor of the Virgin of the Pine and the House of Doña Teresa de Bolivar, wife of the Simón Bolivar, colonial style. On the other hand, its gastronomy also is a strongpoint that the tourist makes return to visit it. Their wrinkled Popes, the “Old Clothes”, the broth of fish, the potaje of watercresses, the rabbit in salmorejo or the “Old one sancochada”, among other plates, will make them become lean the fingers. Exquisite desserts, like the Bienmesabe, and a wine with denomination of origin of “Gran Canaria” will finish convincing it. Gran Canariais connected so much with the Iberian Peninsula as with the rest of the archipelago thanks to regular flights that land in Gando, its only airport. In addition they also work the service of flights charter towards different European cities. And if we preferred to travel in boat, there is no problem. We can beyond take one of the ferries or jetfoils that communicates the Port of the Light of Gran Canaria with Tenerife, Lanzarote and Fuerteventura, and, with the Port of Cadiz. You do not lose our recommendations on hotels in Gran Canaria.

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