Gran Canaria

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Gran Canaria is the third largest island in the Canary Islands and has the largest population. It's often described as a "continent in miniature" because it has so much variety to offer. The capital Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, in the northeast of the island, is one of Spain's largest cities.

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Las Palmas de Gran Canaria is one of the largest cities in Spain, and is the largest city in the Canary Islands. Las Palmas Travel Guide »
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  • rent a car and circle around and across the isle  Tonu K.
  • One of the islands I went to while visiting the Canary Islands was Lanzarote. It was one of the most amazing places on earth that I have been to for natural beauty. It is where they filled "Enemy Mine" an older movie. They used the landscape here to be a different planet and it is in some ways …  Jo-Ann W.
  • If you're making plans to go to Tenerife, make sure you book yourself a hotel in the southern part of the island, because of the better weather conditions. U will find lots of star hotels and good time share resorts. If you're looking for some typical southern European shopping in narrow streets …  Justin A.
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Gran Canaria Travel Guide is based on Gran Canaria by Globe-trotter, Sabrina Donker, Christopher, Claus Hansen, Ryan Holliday, Somedifferentstuff, iGuide and others. Gran Canaria Travel Guide is available under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0. See background image credits.