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Tourist
guide and beaches of Gran Canaria: |
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The best definition
of Gran Canaria is, without any doubt, "Miniature
Continent". It offers many posibilities regarding
its weather, landscapes and contrasts. In Gran Canaria,
you can go from the warm coastal area to the temperature
midlands, traverse valleys and reach the summit of the
island where you can play with snow even while the sun
shines on the seashore.
Although it only snows over 1.500 metres of height a few
days in some winters, this unique posibility in the
world, gives it all sense the expression "Miniature
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With a surface area of some 1.532 square kilometres,
Gran Canaria offers the opportunity of getting lost in
its golden and sandy beaches of its deep ravines. Your
can also walk along "sand dunes" or visit the
dams in the centre of the island. You can also
appreciate the delightfull small villages where the time
seems to have been stopped and get to know the bustle of
a cosmopolitan town, such as Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. |
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"Miniature Continent" mean for Gran Canaria
the identification of one of its best attractions such
as the variety of landscapes, toghether with the
excellent sunshine during all the year. This weather
produces a rich and varied flora, with many island
species wich are the only one existence in the world.
Otherwise, the beauty of the bottom of the sea deserves
to be appreciated as the wide selection of watersports.
Lastly, the history has left its trace, above all in the
old villages of the city, with is colonial air, and also
in the coast castles, wich defended the inhabitants of
the island of Gran Canaria against the many pirates
attacks, who plied the seas. (To see extended map of the
island click
here). |
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Months of the year
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Ago
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Sep
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Oct |
Nov |
Dec
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Average
Temperatue
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19º |
20º |
22º |
23º |
24º
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25º
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27º
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27º
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25º
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23º |
21º |
20º
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INTERESTING
PLACES: |
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TRANSPORT
AND COMMUNICATIONS: |
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Interesting
places, tourist routes in the island
of Gran Canaria, Canary Islands. |
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Roads
Map: Roads and motorways map of the
island of Gran Canaria, travel guide. |
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Beaches
of Gran Canaria: Information on the
beaches of Gran Canaria. The most famous
beaches are the beach of Playa del Inglés in
Maspalomas and Las Canteras beach in Las
Palmas de Gran Canaria. |
Tourist
Attractions; theme parks, water parks,
parachute jump and diving, water moto-bikes,
camel riding, jeep excursions, deep sea
fishing, sport fishing, water excursions,
watersports, golf clubs... |
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Mogán
Port |
Playa
del Inglés and Dunes of Maspalomas |
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DISTANCE
IN KILOMETERS:
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Las
Palmas |
Arucas |
Gáldar |
Airport |
Vecindario |
Maspalomas |
Puerto
Rico |
Mogán |
| Las
Palmas |
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12 |
28 |
25 |
36 |
55 |
66 |
76 |
| Arucas |
12 |
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16 |
37 |
48 |
67 |
78 |
88 |
| Gáldar |
28 |
16 |
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53 |
64 |
83 |
78 |
88 |
| Airport |
25 |
37 |
53 |
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11 |
30 |
41 |
51 |
| Vecindario |
36 |
48 |
64 |
11 |
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19 |
30 |
40 |
| Maspalomas |
55 |
67 |
83 |
30 |
19 |
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11 |
21 |
| Puerto
Rico |
66 |
78 |
76 |
41 |
30 |
11 |
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10 |
| Mogán |
76 |
88 |
66 |
51 |
40 |
21 |
10 |
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