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Gran Canaria
Dramatic and beautiful in the north Atlantic, Gran Canaria is an island where the sun shines all year round on a selection of good value resorts.
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Why Go
Gran Canaria has the Sahara to thank for its magnificent, rolling dunes and soft, golden bays. Over centuries, the African desert's silky sands have drifted the short distance across the sea to cloak this island's coastline in its distinctive shimmering edges.
At Maspalomas, the beach rises up in a succession of dramatic, ever-shifting dunes creating a landscape straight out of Lawrence of Arabia. Flights to Gran Canaria offer a bird's eye view of this island's wide, sandy bays but, from this distance, the overall impression is of a lush island with deep green valleys, snowy mountains and mile after mile of untouched wilderness.
But it's at the coast where you'll find the wilderness tamed in a series of welcoming, year-round resorts. Of all the islands in this sunny archipelago, Gran Canaria is perhaps the one offering the most variety. Yes, some of its resorts have grown with little regard for Grand Designs-style planning and architecture, but what they lack in finesse they more than make up for in good, unashamed fun. And even in the larger resorts, there's that sense that you really are on an island just off the coast of Africa - maybe it's the palm trees, maybe it's the sand dunes, or, very probably, it's the weather!
Gran Canaria goes all out to welcome holidaymakers, and, if the welcome can seem a little too enthusiastic in parts, there are still wonderfully peaceful resorts to escape to, and, in recent years, the style brigade has reached the island, creating a new wave of achingly beautiful hotels and restaurants breathing new life into this well-trodden slice of paradise.
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Accommodations in Gran Canaria
Altamadores Aparthotel
The Altamadores is a modern, bright, all-inclusive property, overlooking the Amadores Valley. With a traditionally British atmosphere this is ideal fo... more info
Aparthotel Altamar
Terraced into the hillside above Puerto Rico, with breathtaking views of the sea, the Altamar is the ideal choice for the whole family in a well-plann... more info
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Aparthotel Altamar (AI)
Scenic vistas from elevated location. Terraced into the hillside above Puerto Rico, with breathtaking views of the sea, the Altamar is the... more info
Aparthotel Altamar (SC)
Terraced into the hillside above Puerto Rico, with breathtaking views of the sea, the Altamar is the ideal choice for the whole family in... more info
Aparthotel Riosol
Following a recent refurbishment, the Riosol provides a high standard of accommodation with spectacular views of Puerto Rico, the beach and At... more info
Aparthotel Riu Flamingo
The Riu Flamingo Aparthotel offers comfortable rooms and has a myriad of facilities, which are shared with its sister hotel RIU Papayas. All t... more info
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