Popular resorts
on Gran Canaria
Maspalomas. Set beside the rolling sand dunes of the
island’s Natural Park and a lagoon, Maspalomas is a paradise for
beach lovers and families, with a variety of holiday entertainment
including two huge water parks, shops, glittering night life and
even camel safaris and a prestigious 18 hole golf course.
The Port of Mogan.
Known as the
Venice of Gran Canaria, Mogan is a small, quiet resort 14 kms from
Puerto Rico. The harbour area is surrounded by picturesque apartments
adorned with flowers and streets that are separated by little canals
and bridges that give this quaint resort its charm. Local fishing
boats still set sail from the port.
Costa Mogan.
The southwest coast
of the island of Gran Canaria, enjoys a wonderfully constant temperate
summer climate making it one of the best places to visit at any time
of the year.
Tauro Valley (Valle de Tauro).
Up
until five years ago the pueblo of Tauro was a sleepy backwater. Since
1998, further development in the valley has steadily taken place with
the addition of a number of quality villas and duplexes
Puerto Rico.
The bustling resort of Puerto Rico is perhaps, apart
from Playa del Ingles, one of the best known holiday destinations in
the south of Gran Canaria. Work on thevresort started in 1969 and is
still continuing. The beach is artificial and was created with sand
brought over by boat from the Sahara and less windy than the
Maspalomas and Playa del Ingles areas
Amadores Beach (Playa de Amadores)
This beautiful beach has been
created within the last few years. It is bordered by flowers and
flowering shrubs and fronting the beach are a wide range of
restaurants and bars to suit most tastes along with a variety of local
shops. Playa de Amadores is around 1 km long.
Arguineguin.
Arguineguin is a commercial fishing port perhaps not
as picturesque as the Port of Mogán. Patalavaca, which neighbours
Arguineguin, has had a pleasant coastal promenade constructed in
recent years stretching about 3kms and leading straight into the
centre of the port area.
The Dunes of Maspalomas.
These dunes cover an area of 328 hectares
and are a protected nature reserve. In appearance, they are almost an
extension to the Sahara desert but without the sandstorms or rapidly
moving sands and are an important ecological area of natural beauty
with picturesque rising hillocks of up to 33 feet in height. The dunes
are creeping towards the lighthouse at a rate of about one metre a
year.
Las Palmas.
Las Palmas is the seventh largest city of Spain and is
80 kms from the south of the island.The historical part of Las Palmas
(The Vegueta district) has much to offer in terms of heritage with
fine museums and historical places to visit. The Christopher Columbus
house (Casa de Colon) is probably one of the most popular because of
his association with the house before he set sail to discover the
Americas.
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