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Accommodation Choices

For most of the year you really are spoilt for accommodation choices in any of the major resorts. Le...

Just because you've chosen one of the islands as your main destination, doesn't mean you can't visit...

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New Kiosks for Maspalomas Beach

Two years ago new "chiringitos" (kiosks) were purchased to replace the old ones lining Maspalomas an...

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Spanish Tapas Dishes & Dining

"Tapas" are small, savory dishes, a popular alternative to eating a full meal and usually served dur...

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Cats on Gran Canaria

There is one certainty if you visit the Canary Islands and that is that you will see a cat within mi...

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Almond Festival

Winter's coming to an end and spriing is in the air .... well, not quite but thanks to our warmer th...

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Christmas in the Canaries

By far the busiest time of year here in the Canary Islands is Christmas week & especially the we...

The Urban Park of the South will host from August 11 to 13 the "Maspalomas Music Festival", a musi...

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Cheap flights and lots of them

This winter running through late October 2015 to March 2016 Norweigan Airlines are making available ...

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Beaches - Rules & Regulations

Did you know that stubbing out your cigarette and leaving the stub on the beach is a minimum 750 eur...

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Gran Canaria Sun Bathing Tips

Gran Canaria is hot and sunny, more so than most European destinations and has one of the highest uv...

The cruise company Pullmantour have announced a winter route around the Canary Islands running 48 ...

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Las Palmas Carnaval

One of the largest carnivals in the world is fast approaching. "A night in Rio" is this year's the...

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Gay Gran Canaria

Having read a local article today about a post deleted off Tripadvisor for being homophobic, I thoug...

Gran Canaria is known as the "continent in miniatura" for its diversity with larger historic towns a...