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Municipalities in Gran Canaria : Agaete, Agüimes, Artenara, Arucas, Firgas, Gáldar, Ingenio, Mogán, Moya, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, San Bartolomé de Tirajana, San Nicolás de Tolentino, Santa Brígida, Santa Lucía de Tirajana, Santa María de Guía, Tejeda, Telde, Teror, Valleseco, Valsequillo, Vega de San Mateo

Part of the Spanish Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands located in the Atlantic Ocean 210 km from the northwest coast of Africa and belonging to Spain.

Gran Canaria is of volcanic origin.

Capital City Gran Canaria : Las Palmas de Gran Canaria


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Car Rental Gran Canaria 

  Holiday Autos   -    
Holiday Autos offers the best fully inclusive car hire prices. Get cheap car hire quickly and securely online with holidayautos.co.uk, the experts in online car rental.

  Sixt   -    

Holiday Homes / Apartments

Interhome   -   Holiday homes Gran Canaria

James Villas   -   Villas and villas with pools to rent with James Villa Holidays

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Hotels Gran Canaria / Aparthotels

  Hotels Gran Canaria Island
Located in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Los Cristianos, Santa Lucía, Maspalomas, San Agustín, Valle Gran Rey, Vega de San Mateo, La Playa de Arguineguín, San Bartolomé

 
Centrally located hotels ranging from small family run budget accommodation to world-class five star hotels.

  Hotetur Airtours Beach Club ****, Avenida Pablo Picasso s/n, 35100 San Agustín 
Airtours Beach Club is on the sea front, in the exclusive private estate Bahía Feliz. Near from Maspalomas and Playa del Inglés, where you can revel in its bars, shops, leisure areas, restaurants and attractive night life.
Activities / services : Babysitting/Child Services, Tennis-court, Sauna, Fitness Center, Massage, Billiard, Table tennis, Darts, Jacuzzi, Biking, Squash, Swimmingpool Outdoor.

  AC Gran Canaria ****, Eduardo Benot, 3, 35007 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria [ City Center ]
This emblematic building of 26 floors with the best views of the city, offers a considerable number of large meeting rooms, thus making it an essential meeting point to hold any type of conference or business meeting. The location of this hotel very close to the most important beach of the Santa Catalina´s Park.

National Parks

  Parque Nacional de la Caldera de Taburiente on La Palma,

Travel Agents / Tour Operators

  easyJet holidays   -   Gran Canaria Holidays

Sovereign Premium Holidays  [ ATOL 230 ]   -   Flexible Luxury Holidays Gran Canaria
Sovereign is a specialist tour operator with more than 30 years experience.

Jet2Holidays

Thomas Cook   -   Gran Canaria

  lastminute.com



  Canary Island Breaks 
Self-catering holidays, private villas and apartments in the Canary Islands.
  Corona Holidays   -   Canary Island Tailor-made Holiday Specialist
Maximum information & pictures, Widest selection of hotels, apartments & villas, Choice of flights from 20 UK airports
  Secret Destinations Holidays   -   Contrasting scenery; Beaches; Mountains

Travel Guides Gran Canaria

Amazon.com - Travel Guides Gran Canaria 

  DK Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guide: Gran Canaria - 1405350261
Lucy Corne 
Paperback: 128 pages; Publisher: Dorling Kindersley (1 April 2010); ISBN-10: 1405350261; ISBN-13: 978-1405350266.

Transportion / How do I travel to Gran Canaria

  Airport Gran Canaria   -   See AENA [ information Spanish Airports  ]

 
Book cheap flights Gran Canaria at ebookers and benefit from discounted airfares. View their latest offers and book your flights, accommodation, car hire and insurance online

  Airline Tickets Gran Canaria / Bargain Flights 
Price comparison possible

  Playas de Canarias   -   maps Canary Islands


Links 

  Gran Canaria   -   Tourist Board Gran Canaria 

  Canary Islands   -   Rural Tourism

  Gran Canaria   -   Gran Canaria Convention Bureau

  Las Palmas de Gran Canaria   -   Community Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 
Las Palmas, in the north of the island, has a vibrant city life. The beach Las Canteras is located in the heart of the city. Las Palmas is known for its annual Carnaval.

  Agaete   -   Community Agaete   -   in the northwest of the island
Der Ortsteil am Hafen heißt Puerto de las Nieves. Von hier aus direkte und regelmäßige Fährverbindungen nach Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
  Aguimes   -   Community Agiümes   -   south of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
  Artenara   -   Municipio Artenara   -   north of Puerto Rico
Artenara lies in the mountains and valley region.
  Arucas   -   Community Arucas   -   Tourist Board Arucas
  Firgas   -   Community Firgas   -   west of Las Palmas
  Gáldar   -   Community Galdar
  Ingenio   -   Community Ingenio
  Mogan   -   Community Mogan   -   south of Las Palmas
  Moya   -   Community Moya
  San Bartolomé   -   Community San Bartolomé de Tirajana
San Bartolomé de Tirajana is an excellent starting point for walking tours through the mountains of Gran Canaria. Area around San Bartolomé : Aldea Blanca, Castillo del Romeral, Cercados de Espino, Cercados de Araña, Maspalomas, Playa del Inglés, San Agustín, Santa Águeda and El Tablero.
  San Nicolás de Tolentino   -   La Aldea   -   Ort ist landwirtschaftlich geprägt
Der Ort lebt in der Hauptsache von seinen ausgedehnten Tomatenplantagen.
  Santa Brígida   -   Community Santa Brigida
  Santa Lucía de Tirajana   -   Community Santa Luca
  Santa María de Guía   -   Community Maria de Gua
  Tejeda   -   Community and Tourist Board Tejeda
The highest point is Pico de las Nievas (1.949 m), next highest point is Roque Nublo (1.813 m)
  Telde   -   Community Telde
Located near Gando [ part of Telde ] is the international airport of Gran Canaria.
  Teror   -   Community Teror
One of the most original towns of Gran Canaria.
  Valleseco   -   Community Valleseco
  Valsequillo   -   Community Valsequillo
  Vega de San Mateo   -   Community Vega de San Mateo   -   southwest of Las Palmas

  Canary Museum (El Museo Canario)
  Columbus Museum
  Costa Mogán   -   Gran Canaria
  Crocodile Park
  Dunes of Maspalomas, supplied by sands from the Sahara
Located between Playa del Inglés and Maspalomas.
  Elder Museum of Science and Technology
  Holiday World
  Jardín Botánico Canario Viera y Clavijo   -   Gran Canaria
  Las Palmas Cathedral (one of the oldest structures on the island)
  Las Palmas City Hall
  Nestor Museum
  Palmitos Park   -   bird park in the south of the island
  Rock Cloud
  Santa Ana Square
  Tara y Cendro caves
  Witches' Plain

  News   -   Canarias 7
  News   -   Canarias Ahora
  Neuws   -   El Dia   -   Canary paper
  TV   -   Television Canaria

  University Las Palmas   -   Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

Cuisine   -   cooking

Typical Gran Canaria cuisine is a variety of fresh vegetables, fruit and fish. In general the Canary Islands' cuisine is a mix of traditional Spanish recipes with African and Latin American influences.

Mojo is a traditional Canary Islands sauce.

History Gran Canaria

The island was populated by the Guanches from 3000 BC, who called it Tamarán.

The Canary Islands were first discovered by ancient Greek and Roman seafarers, yet it was not until the early 1400s that anyone made a serious attempt to conquer the Canaries.

  Canary Islands' History   -   Wikipedia

  Canarias Historia Indice

  Parque Arqueológico Cueva Pintada de Gldar

Music, Arts & Culture, Events

  Atlantic Center of Modern Art

  Atlantic Rally for Cruisers
  Canary Music Festival
  Carnival in Las Palmas   -   Carnaval de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
  Film festival Las Palmas   -   Festival Internacional de Cine de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
  International Folk Music Festival
  International Folklore Festival
  International Jazz Festival
  Marine Festival
  Opera Festival
  Water Fight, near the city of Telde
  WOMAD
 

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