"WELCOME TO MINIATURE CONTINENT!" Isla de Gran Canaria by Birsen

Isla de Gran Canaria Travel Guide: 478 reviews and 1,132 photos

Dunes of Mas Palomas - Isla de Gran Canaria

Magic Dunes

You can find all different kind of landscape in Gran Canaria. South of the island has warm climate year around. North part is more green and cliffy. City Las Palmas was chosen the best climate in the world. Year around 22 C. Inlands have even winter climate. Same day you can go to the south take a swim on the beach and after you can go to inlands, up on the mountain see the snow. It is very surrealistic!

Map of the island

Map

Gran Canaria is blessed with a wealth of natural resources, the most notable of these being the numerous and exquisite beaches of the island. Most of these beaches have white sand and some are completely unique in the world. Almost 60 of the 236 kilometres of Gran Canaria´s coastline consist of beaches of various descriptions, ranging from the impressive Maspalomas beach, where you can find 250 hectares of sand dunes right next to the sea, to the concealed and unspoilt beach of Güigüi, as well as the lively beach in the capital, namely the Las Canteras beach.

As a result of the temperate climate and agreeable temperatures of the bathing waters (ranging between 18ºC during winter months and 22ºC during the rest of the year) it is possible to enjoy the beaches throughout the year.

Natural treasures of the Island

Presa de Chira

Despite the fact that Gran Canaria is small it has an extraordinarily rich natural heritage. The uniqueness of its ecosystems, its flora and fauna - including species that are found only here - and its geology have prompted the public bodies of the Canary Islands, Spain and other international bodies to guarantee the conservation of these treasures. Consequently, Gran Canaria has 32 protected areas that occupy almost 43% of the surface area of the island. This means that, proportionally, the protected surface area is 8.2 times greater than that of all Spain (5.1%) and of the whole world (5.2%).

Pros and Cons

Pros:Natural beauty everywhere!

Last visit to Isla de Gran Canaria: Apr 2005
Intro Updated Apr 26, 2005
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Reviews (19)

Restaurante Espetada - Isla de Gran Canaria

Very good meat and fish Restaurants (4)

If you are in the south of the island around Playa del Ingles or MasPalomas, this is a nice threat for you. We recently... more travel advice

Direction map of the restaurant - Isla de Gran Canaria

Indonesian food Restaurants (4)

If you stay in the south of the island and you like asian food I recommend this Endonesian restaurant. The food and... more travel advice

Teror Things to Do (7)

Charming little town with some of the best examples of colonial-style mansions, life has always been dominated by the... more travel advice

Great location in Playa de ingles area - Isla de Gran Canaria

Great location in Playa de ingles area Hotels (2)

fa We just stayed last weekend in this hotel. I really enjoyed it. It was a 3 star hotel but just renovated and become a... more travel advice

Off The Beaten Path (5)
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Comments (13)

angiebabe Sep 2, 2011 at 7:13 AM Report Abuse

your photos here are even lovelier! the restaurant Tertulia sounds very appealing up there on thse above the clouds trip! want to visit here for sure one day!
glennkasner Sep 19, 2008 at 12:12 AM Report Abuse

Great - Now you have me drooling for that great food! Nice pages- thanks for sharing
janomill Jan 1, 2007 at 9:16 AM Report Abuse

thank you, I'll try to visit this next week jan
globetrott Sep 21, 2005 at 6:51 AM Report Abuse

an interesting page ! I had no idea that hughe dunes like Dunes of Mas Palomas exist on Gran Canaria !
Katmosphere Sep 17, 2005 at 10:46 AM Report Abuse

wow, what a gorgeous place :) Sure would like to see this place someday!
tatyanap Sep 15, 2005 at 7:27 AM Report Abuse

Wow! These pictures are unbelievable -- now I want to visit Gran Canaria! :-)
zafilm Sep 14, 2005 at 9:43 AM Report Abuse

Hi Birsen. Thank you for dropping by at my homepage. Hope to visit to Gran Canaria one fine day. Its really beautifull.!!!. Have a nice weekend. Greeting from Singapore. CHEERS...
bijo69 Sep 11, 2005 at 3:26 PM Report Abuse

Really hope that i make it to Gran Canaria one day! Great calling tip!
mustertal Sep 8, 2005 at 3:08 PM Report Abuse

Thank you so much for visitng my Lanzarote page,I have seen your pages before,but nicce to come back and see them again.Gran Canaria is next on my list.
Pauldelabar Sep 8, 2005 at 2:56 PM Report Abuse

I liked your Gran Canaria pages very much. My second home is Nerja, Costa del Sol where I hope to be moving to live and work soon. Paul.