21-02-2018 Discover Gran Canaria
Poem of the Sea is an aquarium in the city of Las Palmas of Gran Canaria that owns the longest water tank in the world. It is a continuous aquatic space of 37 meters long, with a capacity exceeding 4,000 cubic meters of water, concentrating 350 species of 35 ecosystems, in enclosures in which you can sight tunas, sharks, black piranhas of Peru, freshwater rays and fish without any eyes, and even crocodiles.
13-10-2017 Discover Gran Canaria
In 1965 THE FACTORY was renamed Arehucas Distilleries and began an era of expansion based on the purpose to cooperate in the social and cultural community of the Canaries.
13-10-2017 Discover Gran Canaria
Playa del Inglés, en continuación renovación, se ha erigido como un hiper-centro turístico famoso en toda Europa, que muestra a través de la mezcolanza de visitantes y residentes una variopinta fotografía multicultural, en la que tiene cabida todo tipo de gente.
13-10-2017 Discover Gran Canaria
Tejeda occupies the center of the island of Gran Canaria. It has a rural environment virtually unchanged for decades and a landscape that brings together two of the main symbols of identity of the island; the Roque Nublo and the Roque Bentayga.
In the popular viewpoint you will find lively restaurants and bars, souvenir shops and local specialties, including a great honey and a gentleman who offers donkey rides to children. It is an excellent place to sit, relax and have a cup of coffee. If you are eager to find some peace, you should avoid this area on weekends, since it is one of the favorite places where the canaries of excursion go.
12-10-2017 Discover Gran Canaria
Across the gastronomy you can always get to know a country. Therefore it is not surprising that the Canary Islands have a kitchen full of contrasts, with well-seasoned dishes and fresh and healthy ingredients, fruit of a temperate climate and volcanic soil which gives them a special flavor. Furthermore, many of their products made by hand are under protected designation of origin, as some of their cheeses and wines.
20-09-2017 Discover Gran Canaria
The Canary Islands are a region with rich customs and traditions and numerous festivals! During the festivities the Canarios are in colorful costumes, there are arts and crafts stalls, games for children and, of course, food and drink in abundance.
19-09-2017 Discover Gran Canaria
Teror is a place of pilgrimage for all the inhabitants of Gran Canaria, since the municipality welcomes in its Basilica to the Virgen del Pino, patron saint of the Diocese of the Canaries. It is in the Plaza del Pino (Pine Square) and the beginning of its construction dates from the year 1767, although subsequently it had to be restored on several occasions, especially in the years 1968 and 1969. The current Temple, with gable roof, has three naves with fourteen arches supported by columns and pillars. Its façade opens to three doors, and its side also have two entrances, windows and stained-glass windows depicting the mysteries of the Rosary.
19-09-2017 Discover Gran Canaria
The Special Natural Reserve of Las Dunas de Maspalomas is located in the south of Gran Canaria and is a must during your holidays on the island. The surface of this natural reserve is about 404 hectares, and it is a desert of dunes that is threatened by human pressure. A paradise, a place to disconnect from everything that surrounds you, escape from the daily routine and forget where you are for a moment.