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| Gran Canaria | Gran Canaria | ||
| General Information
on Gran Canaria |
The Gran Canaria Landscape | ||
With an area of just more
than 2,053 square kms Gran Canaria is the largest island of the archipelago.The
island's interior is dominated by a long mountain chain which in turn
is commanded by the snow capped Mount Teide. This awesome volcanic mass
looms out to the sky reaching 3,718 metres above the Atlantic waters.
For more information, read our page with general
Gran Canaria information. |
The oval shaped
Gran Canaria is third largest island of the Canary Archipelago covers
1,532 square km’s. The Gran Canaria landscape climbs to it’s
highest peak "Pozo de las Nieves" which looms to 1,949 meters
at the center of the island. The encircling slopes are cut by "barrancos"
which are dry ravines. The contrast of scenery and climate is quite remarkable.
Inland the panorama varies from stark rugged mountains to beautiful tranquil
valleys. On the coastline it can change from extreme awesome cliffs to
gentle golden sand dunes. And just like Tenerife the climate is characterized
by a fertile, humid north and an arid dry south. See our Gran
Canaria nature page for more details. |
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| Places to Stay in Gran Canaria | Places of Interest in Gran Canaria | ||
There are
many Gran
Canaria hotels to choose from, like the famous Gran Canaria Mediterranean
Palace as well as a whole range of hostels and family run B&B's. For
your convenience, we have compiled a list of the best places to stay in
Gran Canaria. You can find from five star hotels to apartments to rent,
it all depends on your choice. |
The capital of the island, Las Palmas, is the place
to go for a shopping spree. It is also packed with buildings of historical
interest such as the 16th century cathedral, the Christopher Columbus
Museum and the Canarian Museum, which houses relics from the pre-Hispanic
era. |
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| History of Gran Canaria | |||
Gran
Canaria history is extremely colourful and dates back for several
millennia. Their existence was known, or at least postulated, in ancient
times, and in his dialogues Timaeus and Critias, Plato spoke of Atlantis,
a continent that had sunk beneath the ocean floor in a great cataclysm
that left only the peaks of its highest mountains above the water. Over
the years it has inspired various writers and artists and was also a place
where bandits operated. |
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| Eating out in Gran Canaria | |||
The island is full of great
Gran
Canaria restaurants that will tickle your tastebuds from Japanese
Teppenyaki to Russian Bortsch to Canarian specialities like salted potatoes
and mojo sauce you're sure to find it somewhere on the island. It would
take a long time to list all Gran Canaria's restaurants and with exciting
new venues opening all the time any such list would quickly be out of
date. So here is our selected list of favourite restaurants
in Gran Canaria. |
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| Maps of Gran Canaria | Property For Sale In Gran Canaria | ||
Here you can find detailed
Gran Canaria
maps and the surrounding areas as well a collection of photographs
of the countryside. |
Interealty,
Spain's premier estate agent has over 6,000 properties for sale on it's
databases at any one time. With many properties
for sale in Gran Canaria. They now have one office situated in Gran
Canaria and their friendly and experienced staff are there to show you
some fabulous Real
Estate for sale in Gran Canaria and the Canary Islands in Spain. |
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