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Do you plan to visit the island’s capital?

If so, you definitely have Playa de las Canteras on your list, because you came to Gran Canaria to enjoy some time on the beautiful beaches.

But Las Palmas de Gran Canaria has much more to offer than the typical tourist hotspot. And when you are eager enough to stroll around the city beyond the artificial tourist scenery, take your map and visit the following quarters on your own.

Here Are Five city quarters you have to see before leaving Las Palmas de Gran Canaria:

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I can hear you.

“Pleeeease, not again!”

You’re setting up this special Garfield-look when your partner tells you she or he wants to stroll around. Going shopping, doing sightseeing, getting to know your holiday destination.

You know, the full tourist program that will let you come back home with a bunch of impressive photos and impressions.

But what if the only thing you want to do is relax for a week or two at the beach?

You didn’t travel so far to run a marathon.

What you want is sitting, sleeping, and relaxing. Recharging the batteries from hard work and daily stress at home and your job. And not thinking too much.

You prefer the closest beach to your hotel. Dinner in your hotel, or at least in a close restaurant, just to keep distances as short as possible so you won’t be forced to trade your flip-flops for hiking boots.

Now, you have two choices:

The first one will kill your holidays immediately. That’s when the stubborn donkey inside you decides to fight for his ideas.

Because if one of you feels forced to do something, or your partner holds you back from doing what you love, your mood will change from sunny holidays to drizzly weather (including some rumbling thunder here and there).

You don’t want to see a grumpy couple in your holiday photos

So, it’s probably not the cleverest idea to let your pride take over your humility.

Here’s the better alternative, where you still can relax, and you don’t need to walk that much.

Most importantly, you’ll make your partner happy, which results in him or her being grateful. And the next day, in return, you both will do something you like more.

Cool?

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Transcript: http://islacar.com/shopping-in-gran-canaria/

Gran Canaria isn’t famous for being a shopping paradise like Paris, Rome or Madrid. That’s because it isn’t a paradise for shopping.

And as someone who loves spending hours shopping, you may be disappointed when walking around the resort’s shopping centers.

I’m not saying you won’t find anything nice. But you’re probably in search for clothes that suit your home country’s weather conditions. Since there’s nothing similar to autumn or winter in the south of the island, you won’t get lucky there.

Instead, take your car and drive up to the north. In the capital’s shopping centers, you will find all the popular brands that are well known in every bigger European city. Including fashionable winter clothes, because we freeze in temperatures below 20 degrees.

Click through seven opportunities to spend a day out shopping in Gran Canaria

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Papas arrugadas. Mojo rojo, mojo verde and maybe mousse de gofio. These are the local foods most tourists in Gran Canaria know very well.

What you probably don’t know is that the Canary Islands have around 100 different types of traditional dishes.

Nobody knows about them, because you won’t get them in the tourist resorts.

In most of the bars and restaurants in the touristic area, you can order a variety of tapas. For the most part, these aren’t Canarian. They are Spanish.

So if you´re open to trying traditional food in Gran Canaria, you need to make the jump over the hotel’s fence and visit some locations where the locals eat. To find those places, ask a taxi driver or at your hotel’s reception.

Huh, now it’s getting scary. Visiting a locals bar or restaurant seems like entering an old Western saloon, where immediately all the folks inside stop talking and start looking at you.

Nonsense. Don’t worry, the locals will heartily welcome you and will be happy to serve you traditional dishes.

And here are nine of them to start you off:

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When it’s your first time in Gran Canaria, it may be hard to choose what to see and what to do in just a week or two of holidays.

There’s so much to see on this island. And depending on your interests, you might get overwhelmed by all the great places Gran Canaria has to offer.

So, what now?

You’ve arrived in Gran Canaria. You’ve picked up your hired car. And you are ready to start discovering the destination. But you don’t want to end up with an exhausting day.

No problem. Here’s what to do:

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