Isla de Gran Canaria Shopping Tips by Maria_75 Top 5 Page for this destination

MARKETS

Almost every city has their own market, many of them are on sundays but there are also other markets every day of the week. Here you can find all the traditional meals, local handcrafts, clothes and all kinds of things. And the best is that it's much cheaper to buy it here than in any other places.

The most popular is the sundaymarket in Teror, where locals from all over the island come and there are not so many tourists here. If you want to go to this city, go on a sunday so you can see the market too. If you're not going to Teror there are also sundaymarkets in places like Mogan, Puerto de Mogan, Arguineguin and Telde in the south.

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The big shoppingmalls: SHOPPING

Everything is more expencive in the south than in the north where there are not so many tourists. If you want to shop you should go to one of the big shoppingmalls. The closest to the south is Atlantico in Vecindario, close to the airport. Here you can find a great variety of shops, restaurants, bars and cinemas.

In Las Palmas you find the big Las Arenas right next to the Alfredo Kraus Auditorium on Las Canteras. And on the other side of the city, near the harbour, you find the newer El Muelle that also have discos.

The street Mesa y Lopez is famous for it's shops and shoppingmalls, and of course there is the big shoppingstreet Calle Mayor de Triana in the south of Las Palmas.

About five minutes drive from Las Palmas you find the big 7 palmas and El Corte Inglés right next to eachother.

If you are interested in local crafts, clothes or food you should go to one of the markets that are held every week in many cities.

For those who live in Playa del Ingles and Maspalomas it can often be better to shop in San Fernando, that lies close to the highway north of Maspalomas. This is the place where many locals live, and the prices are lower here.

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