The Cunning Canary

Have a look here for some really cool panoramic photos of Gran Canaria: http://www.canarias360.com/isla-de-gran-canaria.html Choose one of the red markers and click, then you can watch the screen as you get a 360-degree view. I found this earlier today and thought it was worth sharing Bookmark It Hide Sites

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This is a photo a friend took in Melenara (near Telde) – As you can tell, he’s seen better days! Melenara is quite a small place and although the locals use the beach there (especially those who live in Telde, which is a large town) tourists rarely venture up there. Don’t confuse Melenara with Meloneras, [...]

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There is a new cinema in Meloneras called Moonlight Cinema. This cinema is found in the Oasis Shopping Center and it is an open-air cinema. There is comfortable sofa seating and you can order food or drinks to enjoy with your film, including wood-fired pizza and cocktails.Because the cinema is open-air you can also smoke [...]

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Maspalomas Lighthouse is going to be converted into an Ethnography museum later in 2012, and it will cost around 400,000 euros. This project is part of the plans for World Tourism Day which will be held later this year in Maspalomas year and hopefully it will be completed in time for the event. The plans [...]

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Although Gran Canaria is just off the coast of Morocco, North Africa, and part of Europe (well, in some ways), you might be surprised that the time in Gran Canaria is the same as GMT. This means it is the same time in Gran Canaria as in Britain or Ireland, and one hour behind western [...]

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