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The Best Attractions In Gran Canaria

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Gran Canaria , whose original name Canaria was due to the Canarii inhabitants, was later given the epithet of great. It is the third island in size of the Canary Islands, an African archipelago which is part of Spain, with a population of 847,830 that constitutes approximately 40% of the population of the archipelago. Located in the Atlantic Ocean about 150 kilometres off the northwestern coast of Africa and about 1,350 km from Europe. With an area of 1,560 km2 and an altitude of 1,956 m at the Pico de las Nieves, Gran Canaria is the third largest island of the archipelago in both area and altitude. Gran Canaria was populated by the Canarii, who may ha...
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The Best Attractions In Gran Canaria

  • 2. Playa de Maspalomas Maspalomas
    Playa del Inglés is a sea resort in the south coast of the island of Gran Canaria. It is part of the municipality of San Bartolomé de Tirajana, and is a popular tourist attraction. The resident population was 7,515 in 2013.There is some dispute upon the origin of the resort's name. One explanation is that an English bohemian moved to the untouched area early in the 20th Century. However, it has been stated that the Bohemian was actually French, but was mistaken as English by the locals.
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  • 3. Palmitos Park Maspalomas
    Palmitos Park is a 20-hectare botanical garden, aviary and zoo on the island of Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain.
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  • 4. Yumbo Centrum Playa Del Ingles
    Yumbo Centrum is a shopping centre in Playa Del Ingles, Gran Canaria. It has over 200 shops and international restaurants situated over multiple floors ranging from clothes, shoes, perfume, jewelry and electronics. Yumbo also has many bars and discos catering to gay mainstream and specific tastes including: leather, drag, cabaret, sport, cruising and men/women only.
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  • 7. Playa de San Agustin San Agustin
    Playa del Inglés is a sea resort in the south coast of the island of Gran Canaria. It is part of the municipality of San Bartolomé de Tirajana, and is a popular tourist attraction. The resident population was 7,515 in 2013.There is some dispute upon the origin of the resort's name. One explanation is that an English bohemian moved to the untouched area early in the 20th Century. However, it has been stated that the Bohemian was actually French, but was mistaken as English by the locals.
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  • 9. Roque Nublo Gran Canaria
    Roque Nublo is a volcanic rock on the island of Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain. It is 67 m tall, and its top is 1,813 m above sea level. The Roque Nublo is the third altitude of the island of Gran Canaria, after the Morro de la Agujereada with 1,956 meters, and the Pico de las Nieves with 1,949 meters. It was formed by a volcanic eruption around 4.5 million years ago.
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  • 11. Barranco de Guayadeque Gran Canaria
    The Guayadeque ravine, in Spanish Barranco de Guayadeque, is a ravine-type valley located on the Spanish municipalities of Ingenio and Agüimes, in the province of Las Palmas on Grand Canary island, off the coast of Morocco. One of the largest ravines on the archipelago, it is notable for its archaeological remains and for its valuable endemic species of flora and fauna - the latter including one of the largest lizard species. It is also notable for the large quantity of cave houses, including a hermitage and various restaurants dug into the rock.
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  • 12. Las Salinas Agaete
    This is a list of Bien de Interés Cultural landmarks in the Province of Las Palmas on the Canary Islands.
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  • 13. Caldera de Bandama Las Palmas De Gran Canaria
    The Bandama Natural Monument is part of the Tafira Protected Landscape on the island of Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands, Spain. It's considered a point of geological interest, because of the Caldera de Bandama. This volcanic crater, which is geologically a maar rather than a caldera, reaches 569 m above sea level at the highest point on its rim, Pico de Bandama, and is about 1,000 m wide and 200 m deep. The bottom of the caldera contains volcanic ash of different colors, and some botanic species of Canary Islands origin. The Caldera de Bandama is located at the meeting point of three municipalities: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Santa Brígida and Telde.
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  • 14. Aqualand Maspalomas Maspalomas
    Aqualand is a chain of water-amusement parks operated by Spanish tourism group Aspro Ocio S.A.. It is the largest such group operating in Europe. Overall there are five Aqualands in Spain and one in Portugal, eight in France and one in the Netherlands. Aspro Ocio also owns a number of other differently branded properties including Las Águilas Jungle Park on Tenerife.
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