Gran Canaria
Hiking the GR131 in majestic Gran Canaria
24/06/2023 .
Guide to Las Palmas, Gran Canaria
09/03/2022 .
Rupert Parker highlights the best of Gran Canaria’s capital Las Palmas in his guide to Las Palmas
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On Foot in Gran Canaria, Canary Islands Spain
07/01/2021This entry was posted in Canary Islands, Europe and Middle East, Gran Canaria, Newsletter, Spain and tagged Canary Islands, Gran Canaria on .
Rupert Parker puts on his hiking boots and explores the rugged interior of Gran Canaria
Read the full story hereMajestic Hiking in Gran Canaria
22/06/2016 .
Far more than just sun and sand, Gran Canaria boasts mountains, colonial villages and archaeological remains, Rupert Parker dons his boots to go hiking in Gran Canaria
Read the full story hereGran Canaria. The miniature continent
01/06/2013This entry was posted in Canary Islands, Europe and Middle East, Gran Canaria, Spain and tagged Canary Islands, Gran Canaria on .
All the Canary islands have a unique volcanic landscape. They were born from volcanic eruptions some 20 million years ago (although there have been a few more since) and the lava, now cooled to a blackish rock-like substance called lapilli, has left its footprint everywhere, and even more extraordinarily, has been used to fuel agriculture, vineyards, black beaches and some stunning architecture.
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