Las Palmas is a popular place to base a Canary Islands vacation. Not only is it the Canaries' largest city, it's also got a ...

Away from its southern resorts, Gran Canaria unfolds in a swirl of diverse landscapes. Here, villages, vineyards and walking paths cling to volcanic calderas, watched over by rugged peaks. Meanwhile, ...

Matthew Hirtes has been based in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria since the mid-1990s. He's written, co-edited, and updated a number of guidebooks about Gran Canaria. There's nothing Matthew enjoys more ...

We're sitting atop a hill outside Las Coloradas, a little village on Gran Canaria's most north-easterly point, with a birds-eye view of the sunset spilling over the capital city. From this height, Las ...