"San Fernando - Gran Canaria." San Fernando by Regina1965

San Fernando Travel Guide: 9 reviews and 53 photos

San Fernando.

San Fernando is right above Playa del Ingles and gives a good contrast to the hotels and tourist-area of Playa del Ingles. Here are the schools, local swimming pool, local church, cultural center, official buildings and local cafés and shops. Wherever I go I always look up places like this to get the feeling of what it is like to live in these areas. San Fernando is multicultural due to the closeness of Gran Canaria to Africa and you meet people of various ethnic backgrounds here.

San Fernando.

A local school by Calle de San Mateo.

San Fernando is a fun town to walk through as it is so full of life. This school is opposite the swimming pool and very close to the Park of San Fernando and the church. There are also 3 shopping centers in San Fernando, Ronda, CC San Fernando and Bellavista (see my tips) and supermarkets, including Eurospar and Mercadona. Many tourists from Playa del Ingles come here to do their shopping as this is a cheaper area than Playa del Ingles.

San Fernando.

Calle de Placido Domingo.

The building style here is different from the tourist areas of Gran Canaria, of course, this being a residential area, I add more photos from San Fernando in travelogues here.

Pros and Cons

In a nutshell:A pure residential town as opposed to the tourist areas.

Last visit to San Fernando: Nov 2010
Intro Updated Nov 16, 2010
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Reviews (9)

PARROQUIA DE SAN FERNANDO. Things to Do (7)

There is a lovely church in San Fernando, the Parroquia de San Fernando. The church was consecrated in 1982 and it is a... more travel advice

Aerobics in the local swimming pool. Things to Do (7)

Now this is something I love to do, water aerobics :) In San Fernando there is a local swimming pool and 5 days a week... more travel advice

Avenida de Galdar shopping street. Things to Do (7)

Avenida de Galdar is a small shopping street in San Fernando with lots of shops on one side of the street, f.ex. the big... more travel advice

Good, cheap kebaps. Restaurants (1)

This kebap restaurant is cheaper than at other places, the same restaurant is in Playa del Ingles as well. San Fernando... more travel advice

Shopping (1)
The cheapest supermarket.

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Written Jan 13, 2009

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balhannah Jan 14, 2013 at 12:46 AM

Sounds like a good area for shopping. Thought the Kebabs were a good price!
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  Regina1965 Jan 14, 2013 at 12:49 AM
  
  Yes, it is very good for shopping. Friends of mine life there, would love to go there soon.
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Yaqui Mar 26, 2012 at 8:46 PM

I very much enjoyed your wonderful tips and the wonderful tour! Neat page!
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Nemorino Mar 12, 2012 at 3:38 PM

Good to visit a residential town where the local people live, not only the tourist places.
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volopolo Nov 17, 2009 at 2:47 AM

Intersting tips in your San Fernando website
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septem Jun 2, 2009 at 12:08 PM

Great pages, great tips and great photos. Juliana
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nyperose Jan 24, 2009 at 6:02 AM

I love walking around residential areas as well, trying to imagine how it is to live in a place permanently. It just makes you dream about a different life in a different place:-D....
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SapineKuu Jan 21, 2009 at 1:32 PM

The big question is did you try the pool?
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yumyum Jan 19, 2009 at 11:00 AM

I hope that your holiday was not just shopping ;))))