National day, which falls on October 12th, is celebrated all over Spain and it is a national holiday. Anyone called Pilar will also be celebrating their saint name day. The Spanish, being Catholic, often have saints’ names and they have… (READ MORE)
I recently received a message from Patricia, who is wondering about moving to La Higuerita and who asked me about the place and the cost of living. Thanks for your most recent message, Patricia – I’ll post it on here… (READ MORE)
If you want to see some Gran Canaria webcam images to find out more about Gran Canaria or see what kind of weather Gran Canaria is having right now, have a look at http://www.grancanariaonline.com/webcam/images.php for a selection of Gran Canaria… (READ MORE)
Unless you are actually staying in San Agustín you might not get to see this part of the island. Most people on holiday in Gran Canaria are in either Playa del Inglés, Maspalomas or Puerto Rico but San Agustín is… (READ MORE)
If you want to explore Gran Canaria, there are all kinds of pretty villages and Fataga is easy to get to. Where is it? Located in the “Valley of a Thousand Palms” it is surrounded by palm trees, fruit trees… (READ MORE)
Gran Canaria hotels vary from very basic self catering to luxurious 5 star hotels but what about camping? With the glorious Canarian weather camping might be something you want to think about. Whether you want to come on holiday with… (READ MORE)
The answer to that question has to be yes. I have been living here for 10 years and I know people who have been living in Gran Canaria for way more than that. I’m not sure I am going to… (READ MORE)
If you like Canarian cooking you will probably like Canarian cheese too. There are lots of varieties ranging from the softest goat cheese to the ripest, hardest cured cheese. Canarian cheese is bursting with flavor, whichever variety you try. Canarians… (READ MORE)
There are more examples of native art and culture in Gran Canaria than in any of the other Canary Islands. If you are interested in native art, rather than the newer stuff, you might like to check out the painted… (READ MORE)
Links about Gran Canaria from around the blogosphere: Narfstrom – amazing images of the island from Andrea Holiday-Rental-Center – a nice things to do article by Robert Caskandkeg – all about our beer! Isle-Of-Gran-Canaria – news of our bigger airport in the works Airticketcheaper –… (READ MORE)