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Gran Canaria has long been a favorite tourist destination and travel hotspot famous for its different climates, varied geographical landscapes as well as its long stretches of fine white sand beaches and dazzling azure waters of the Atlantic Ocean.

With Gran Canaria Holiday, you can get access to a wealth of information about the island including helpful tips on finding some of the best hotels at cheapest prices, great places to eat, available car hire in the island and things to do during the duration of your stay in our beautiful island. [Read More]

Car Hire Gran Canaria

Gran Canaria is the second most populous island in the Canary Islands located in the Atlantic Ocean. Tourists flock to this charming island year after year to enjoy its white sandy beaches and its beautiful natural wonders.

If you have heard horror stories about driving at Gran Canaria, you should just forget what you have heard and try car hire Gran Canaria yourself. We have been at Gran Canaria numerous times now, and we always rent a car for our entire stay. The first time we were here, I thought the drivers were kind of crazy, but as soon as I got in the driver seat myself, the fear was gone. Get a good map, the map the car hire companies give you only include the main roads of the island. [Read More..]

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Explore Guayadeque in Gran Canaria

August 16, 2012 By Kristin Leave a Comment

Guayadeque is the place to go to if you want to learn more about the history of Gran Canaria A number of us will go out of our ways to learn about the places we visit. Discovering what influences were prominent in creating the societies and cities of today has its own special allure. Perhaps the best place to check out in Gran Canaria if you're interested in its history is Guayadeque, an ancient home of the Guanche, the … [Read More...]

Theme Parks of Gran Canaria

July 8, 2012 By Kristin 2 Comments

Family vacations can be a great time, but we all know that there's only so much rest and relaxation the kids can handle before they have to do something they consider fun. Lucky for you, Gran Canaria understands this, and has a wide variety of theme parks to help your children scratch their itch. From rollercoasters, to atriums and crocodile parks, even an American Wild West shootout or two, Gran Canarias theme parks are just … [Read More...]

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Firgas – Gran Canaria’s Village of Water

Firgas is situated in the north of Gran Canaria, surrounded by spectacular mountain scenery and only a short 30-kilometer drive from the island's main town of Las Palmas. We started our day with a … [Read More...]

Puerto de Mogan

Puerto de Mogan is often called Little Venice of Gran Canaria, both because of the narrow streets and the canals that flow into the harbor. Until the mid 80th's Puerto de Mogan was a small fishing … [Read More...]

Ingenio

Ingenio - Known For Its Crafts Traditions This town is named after sugar production which was one of the most important sources of income on the island until 1600 'century. Ingenio is named after the … [Read More...]

Teror in Gran Canaria

May 25, 2012 By Kristin 1 Comment

Teror, a beautiful city know for its well preserved old buildings with wooden balconies. Teror was the next goal on our daytrip, after visiting Arucas and Firgas. We took a small detour to admire the view from Mirador de Zamora, before going back to the road leading us to Teror. If you have read my article about car hire at Gran Canaria, this is not a route anyone should be nervous to drive. The roads in this area are pretty good, and … [Read More...]

Golf Courses On Gran Canaria

October 31, 2010 By Kristin 2 Comments

Playing golf? There are many options with great golf courses on Gran Canaria! After the great mass tourism began, there has been built several golf courses on Gran Canaria. The oldest golf course was actually built as early as in 1891 in Escaleritas at Las Palmas. The course was since moved to Bandama. It was designed and founded by Mackenzie Ross and is said to be both technically challenging and entertaining. Real Club de Golf de Las Palmas, … [Read More...]