Gran Canaria Information - Tourist Information on Gran Canaria

This page is all about the Spanish Canary Island of Gran Canaria. It contains useful Gran Canaria tourist information for people intending to visit or holiday in Gran Canaria.

GRAN CANARIA TOURIST INFORMATION

In this tourist guide to the island of Gran Canaria we help visitors who are planning a trip with useful and practical advice on many tourism related subjects such as car hire, accommodation, hotels, hostels, map, sightseeing, weather, where to go, where to stay, travel information and what to see and do in Gran Canaria.

To make the best of your visit and holiday we cover everything you need to know about Gran Canaria. We also have photos, picture galleries, views, videos and webcams of Gran Canaria.

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So you are thinking of about a break or vacation in the sun, well you will not be disappointed if you choose Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain. It is only about one hundred and thirty miles away from the African continent (yet is considered part of Europe), so sunshine and beautiful weather is all but guaranteed. Although it is Spanish, it has that distinct Canarian feel about it.

Although it is smaller than both Tenerife and Fuerteventura (about 30 miles across) Gran Canaria as plenty there to keep the most seasoned tourist happy. There are plenty of beaches of fine sand and wonderful dunes to laze away your holiday, whether you have chosen a winter or summer trip to get away from the cold northern climes.

RESORTS ON GRAN CANARIA

Most of the tourist resorts and attractions are to be found on the south of the island of Gran Canaria, where you will find abundant accommodation of every type imaginable, all at very reasonable prices, as the millions of visitors each year will testify. You can stay in some of the major resorts such as, San Agustin, Playa del Ingles (this has become a favourite for gay visitors) and Maspalomas or find one of the many smaller, purpose built tourist complexes scattered throughout the south.

When you get bored of the beach or pool side, many and various tours offer the chance to see some of Gran Canaria as it has a very varied terrain and loads of interesting and spectacular natural features from the massive central mountains to tropical forests.

Gran Canaria is the Canary Island to visit if you are into beaches. The most popular Garn Canaria beaches to visit include Maspalomas, Playa del Ingles, the Playa Amadores or Lovers' Beach, Playa Taurito and the beaches of the tourist resort of San Augustin. In the islands capital of Las Palmas the beaches to visit includes the Playa de Las Canteras and the Playa de las Alcaravaneras.

Gran Canaria is a water sports haven for enthusiasts. Jet skiing, yachting, big-game fishing, surfing, kite-surfing, scuba diving and snorkelling as well as boat trips can be enjoyed around the island.

Gran Canaria golf courses can be found in the island's capital of Las Palmas such as the Las Palmeras Golf Course, The Salobre Golf & Resort, Meloneras Golf and Campo de Golf Maspalomas near and in the popular tourist resort of Maspalomas. The Oasis Golf Course and the Real Club de Golf Las Palmas can be ffound to the north of Maspalomas near the island's capital of Las Palmas near Telde.

TOURIST ATTACTIONS AND SIGHTS ON GRAN CANARIA

Typical tourist attractions for the entire family are also plentiful on Gran Canaria, including aqua or water parks, botanical gardens, museums and amusement parks. As you are never far from the beautiful, blue ocean, boat trips and water sports are abundant in both variety and type, so you could always try something different for a change, after all, you are on holiday!

One of the delights of most holidays is to sample the local cuisine and restaurants in Gran Canaria are many and varied, with seafood at the top of most peoples list. International restaurants cater for all tastes for the not so adventurous, plus cafes, take away and fast food outlets can be found almost everywhere. Many bars also sell snacks alongside the very cheap alcohol on offer.

GETTING TO GRAN CANARIA

Getting to Gran Canaria is easy now via the international airport and flights from all over Europe (either scheduled or charter) with typical flight times of 4 hours 30 minutes from north European cities. Transfer times are never very long due to the small size of the island, but at peak times you would do well to book them in advance, just in case.

Being a low tax area, Gran Canaria shopping is excellent with many bargains to be found, especially in small electronic items, jewelry, cigarettes and alcohol. Don't forget to watch your allowances though, you don't want to get stopped on the way home.

Tourists who wish to some island hopping should head for Las Palmas as from there there are regular ferry services to Arrecife in Lanzarote, Puerto del Rosario and Morrojable in Fuerteventura, Santa Cruz Tenerife, Santa Cruz de la Palma on La Palma, and even to Cadiz on the Costa de la Luz on the Spanish mainland. From the tourist resort of Agaete on the other side of the island there are also regular ferry services to Santa Cruz de Tenerife.

MOVING TO GRAN CANARIA - LIVING IN GRAN CANARIA

If you have found this guide on Gran Canaria because you are thinking moving to the Gran Canaria area you may also find our moving to Spain section with expat interviews and accounts of how they found their move to Gran Canaria Spain, useful and informative, as well as our living in Spain section which has more tips and advice.

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Gran Canaria Tourist Information - Page Summary - If you are visiting Gran Canaria on holiday, if you live in Gran Canaria or are thinking of moving to Gran Canaria we hope this page on Gran Canaria tourism information has been useful.

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Other useful Gran Canaria pages:

Agaete | Maspalomas | Puerto Rico