People, places…
A quick recap, some tips, and our host, Puerto de Mogan—less than 100 km away—is home to one of the island’s quietest beaches, quiet enough for snorkeling. The beach is nestled between the mountains and the harbor, though you can’t…
Vegueta, the authentic neighborhood.
Oldfishing village in Gran Canaria; as explained in a previous article, it was the founding settlement of Las Palmas in the 15th century. Today, it remains the island’s cultural center. This neighborhood is beautiful; it reminds me of the photos…
Guayadeque, the village of cave houses
A legendary place, known for its houses built into the rock on the mountainsides. This village is located in the Guayadeque ravine, 30 minutes from Maspalomas. At the summit, between the ravine’s two mountains, lies the volcano: the Marteles caldera.…
Arizona Dreams!
TueToward Tejeda, a small village more than an hour’s drive away, climbing up the mountain in the car and winding through the mountains. This will bring us closer to Roque Nublo, a massive basalt rock that makes it…
Las Palmas, the capital of Gran Canaria
House in Triana Before reaching the capital, we passed through Vegueta and Triana, but since we missed the exit for Vegueta—the historic district of Las Palmas, where Christopher Columbus’s house is located— We stopped in Triana, a former commercial and…
The Market in Teror and Puerto de las Nieves
On Sunday, while visiting a market, we discovered a village nestled on the slopes of a hill, with houses featuring unique balconies that seem to come from another era. Time has flowed over it like water sliding down a mountain—a…
La Garita
We spent two days strolling around the village where we’re staying. We explored the surrounding area, the black-sand beaches—formed from volcanic rock—the basalt, and its geyser. We had lunch at El Galeon, and to help with digestion, I wanted to…
The Bandama Caldera.
Centuries-old houses at the bottom of the caldera Yesterday, we felt like going to see this famous volcano. Bandama, with its peak reaching 569 m, is one of the youngest peaks on Gran Canaria. It’s nearly 2,000 years old. The…
Maspalomas, or the Sahara of the Islands.
40 km from La Garita, sand dunes stretch as far as the eye can see, made of scorching golden sand that could have come from the Sahara. These dunes are sometimes so immense that climbing them becomes a tedious…
In the middle of nowhere!
I guess this cluster of islands is a bit lost in the ocean. At least, that’s the impression they give me. The Canary Islands. The best known of which is Tenerife. These islands rose from the ocean thanks to a…
Gran Canaria, a 2-week trip
Hello, my dear readers, It’s true—a few months have passed since my last post. I’d put my travel plans on hold because a lot has happened since I got back. Good things, if I may say so. The date of…
