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Pro
Beach, People, Nightlife, Party, Food and Drinks, Shopping.
Con
tiring walk to some hotels, guys selling jewellery in town, timeshare sellers around the beach, some building work going on.
In a nutshell
Good destination to escape from the European winter
BruceDunning Says: All around the city there are very small streets that are so narrow, barely one vehicle can pass, while the parked cars hug the sidewalks. It is a picture to see, but I surely would not want to be driving in this type of environment.
Plaza Espiritu SAnto-Episcopal Palace
BruceDunning Says: The structures in the Plaza Espiritu Santo (square of Holy Spirit)are now mostly administrative occupancy, and special city exhibits for events. The plaza is nice to sit and watch the people and day go by. The cathedral envelops one end, while the other is part of the...
BruceDunning Says: Apparently people are able to go inside the church; but it appears to be closed some of the time, but the tower is open for views of the area. It has a Sacred Art museum and entry to this if 2.50 Euro, which then allows access to the main church vestibule. The tower, having...
BruceDunning Says: This museum was much more than I expected with many exhibits ranging from 500BC to 15th century. The main theme is presentation of the Gauche aborigine people that occupied this island for centuries. They lived in carved out "pueblos" in the rock face, and subsisted on...
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Hotel Madrid: Hotel Madrid streetside cafe
BruceDunning Says: It was very tasty and the price seemed reasonable for the hotel being in an upscale area next to Triana and a main boulevard The fries and calamari were great tasting, with fries having lugs of garlic and parsely infused.
McCarthy's (pub): How enjoyable and delicious!
Toshioohsako Says: Its a very relaxed pub and you can enjoy local food and drinks. The staff are very friendly and pleasant. The price is reasonable. Its on the famous shopping street "Calle Mayor de Triano" Salad meat dishes.
Charleston Cafe: After Hours Live Music
Birsen Says: Charleston Cafe is open since 2004. It is a small place serves drinks and food with live music every night till early in the mornings. If you want to hang out all night I suggest you to go to this place at last, I am sure you will enjoy it :)) Casual and possible drunk :))
Bus Network Android and iPhone
Guaguas Says: With the application Guaguabus for Android and iPhone/iPad devices you can find the bus stops at Gran Canaria, routes and schedules. The link from Android is: http://goo.gl/dOa5f and iPhone/iPad is: http://itun.es/i6DB5Py
Guaguas Says: If you want to use the bus network at Gran Canaria you can download the Android application Guaguabus to find the bus stops, the routes and timetables. The links is https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mydatafocus.GuaguaBus
BruceDunning Says: If you are able to find the special buses that take cruise ships patrons to Vegueta from Santa CAtalina dock, the price is much less than the taxis. However, if they are caught in traffic, the term "express" may be a misnomer, and they are to frequently go back and forth...
BruceDunning Says: Nearly 1 million visitors come to the Canary Islands annually to soak up the sun and shop at the many stores. I seems to be one of the easy ways to look at the sites, but some gifts/trinkets, and then move on. One day at Las Palmas may be all you need to see the main sites,...
BruceDunning Says: There are hundreds of taxis that traverse the area from the cruise ship docks to Vegueta. We took them and they were fairly reasonable in price, with 5 Euro to take between the Santa Catalina park and Vegueta are; about 3-4 miles distance. It does take around 15 minutes due...
Birsen Says: If you are a compulsive buyer and enjoy shopping Las Palmas will give you the good shopping alternatives.Rebajas ( Sale) is in January, February and August months. You can find many designer bargains in the Triana area and in those 7 big malls called; Las Arenas ( close to...
Be Careful in Local Neighorhoods
BruceDunning Says: We walked about 1 1/2 miles into the Park Doramas area, near Park Santa CAtalina; the main local place to live and shop. Even though the streets on main thoroughfares seemed okay to walk around, the side streets may have a bit of danger of theft, or pickpocket for those...
Need a Map and Good Map Reader
BruceDunning Says: Do not always let your partner take the lead and read a map without even knowing the terrain, or direction of sites WE are trying to find. I gave up some times and let her have the map, in that she thought she would know the way. NOT. With the small land narrow streets, it...
BruceDunning Says: Of all places for people to put graffiti is on the Santa Ana Cathedral doors, among other spots noted around the city. How and why would such be allowed. let alone not taken off? Go figure. It is lack of reverance combined with lack of respect and little good upbringing-YES
BruceDunning Says: It really does jam, a lot and often. Only the main G2 highway allows some relief, but it also does back up a lot and most of the day form what I can determine. There are not enough streets for the vehicles and the side streets are so very narrow, it is difficult to use and...
Prices are Steep for Not So unusual Items
BruceDunning Says: The Triana and Muelle shopping areas are the two largest that draw people/tourists. Be careful not to overpay for items. We noted that a lot had a premium to what they should sell for, and therefor, not worth the seek and find venture.
Birsen Says: The surf conditions that exist in certain parts of the coast of Gran Canaria have made it possible to develop various forms of water sports that are based on the exploitation of this phenomenon, the most notable being windsurfing, surfing and bodyboarding, the latter being...
Damien9 Says: I can highly recommend diving with Top Diving, based in Puerto Rico. These guys are very professional, knowledgeable and above all Fun! They are PADI registered with the owners being very experienced PADI instructors, one is a Master instructor. From basic try-dives to the...
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