Maspalomas:

The ambience is reminiscent of the Sahara where the sand was blown. The surf is often very strong, but the water is very clean, though sometimes obscured by whirling sand. The landmark of Maspalomas is the 56-meter-high lighthouse, El Faro.

Teror:

The town houses a basilica from the 18th Century and with the holy protection Nuestra Señora la Virgen del Pino important ecclesiastical center. The attractive town center and the great location in the mountains make Teror probably to the most beautiful mountain village of Gran Canary.

Jardin Botanico:

The Botanical Garden is located in the Barranco de Guiniguada in the region of Pino Santo. It was built in the 50s and shows mainly on the Macaronesia, Canary Islands, Madeira and the Azores, based endemic plants and offers a unique flower and plant diversity.

Las Palmas:

The capital was founded in 1478 with its interesting historical Old Town (Vegueta) is also the largest city in the Canaries. It is now the important historical and cultural center in Gran Canary. The Port of Las Palmas is one of the most important Atlantic ports at all.

The nearly 3km long sandy beach Las Canterras is one of the most beautiful city beaches worldwide and is the center of social life of the city, meeting place for young and old, locals and tourists, surfers and body boarders.

Las Palmas is concurrently the shopping mile: Whether in the old districts Triana and Vegueta or in the newer area of Santa Catalina - Las Palmas de Gran Canary with a variety of pedestrian precincts and shopping streets boast, which leave no shopping to be desired!

Palmitos Park:

Shielded in a Barranco, about 8 km from Maspalomas is the Palmitos Park, an area of several hectares covers.

This sub-tropical oasis with springs and small lakes were in up to a fire in late July 2007, which destroyed about 65% of the parks and some of the animals cost the life, 45 different types of palms from around the world to see and also about 1,200 birds, butterflies and a plantation of over 400 species of cacti, agave plants and orchids.

Furthermore, were Europe's largest butterfly house, a species-rich aquarium, a pond for water birds and flight and bird shows to offer.

Due to the extensive damage from the catastrophic fires in Gran Canaria in the last days of July 2007 was the Palmitos Park more like a year closed. The reopening of the park took place in August 2008.