Gran Canaria island is the third largest and the second most populous of the fabled Canary Islands.

The fantastic volcanic formations seen in some tourism presentations are spread across various areas of the island and are only one of the many attractions of this wonderful holiday destination.

When planning to spend your summer or winter holidays in the Canary Islands, your eyes get stuck by the variety of options you are given by the many tourist agencies, not to mention the appealing sites displayed by Canary island websites.
Gran Canaria Island is the pick of all the offered destinations.

The climate of the island is described as being hot enough for beachside holidays, even in the winter months and because of its warm temperature the ocean waters are good to dive into in an attempt to cool the bodies heated up from too much sunbathing. Is there such a thing as too much sunbathing? Well there could be on Gran Canaria island.

While browsing for more information online you will come across Las Palmas, the capital of Gran Canaria. This is situated on the North-East side of the island and with a mix of modern buildings and traditional Spanish architecture, combined with luxurious tropical vegetation the city looks like and is a real oasis of green life.

Moving from the capital to the southern side of Gran Canaria along one of the highways which circle the island, a tourist can find everything they ever asked for: from various flora and fauna to the strange sight of the sandy dunes of Maspalomas bordered by the background of green forested mountains.

In its structure, Gran Canaria practically has it all, both in relaxation sites and interesting places to spend your time while enjoying the days of your Canary Islands holiday.
The south part of the island seems to be the most favored, with tourists frequenting Puerto de Mogan, a colorful village that is known as Little Venice, Maspalomas, Puerto Rico and the most famous place called Playa del Ingles.

And of course like any holiday island there are many other things that you can do while visiting Gran Canaria. Worth considering if you are a fan of air sports are skydiving, paragliding and parachuting. Location: Aeródromo El Berriel - San Agustín

Skydive Gran Canaria is a sport club dedicated to promoting sport parachuting in the following disciplines.
Tandem jumps, as the best, safest and fastest way to show the public our sport and to introduce the people to the art of skydiving in freefall.
-skydiving courses to our sportsmen, not only to locals but also to visitors of the canary islands.
Help to the progression of our actual skydivers and also for all of our skydiving visitors from Europe and other countries.

SKYDIVE GRAN CANARIA has a very well known image in Europe and thru the main tour operators and travel agents.

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But while you are visiting Gran Canaria you are advised not to miss the western coast as well as the interior of the island.

With all the detailed information that you can get from tourist agencies and online you can have a good understanding of what is there to do while touring Gran Canaria, beside laying in the sun and diving in the warm ocean waters.

If you are a fan of culture and tradition, there are plenty of events that take place throughout the year. Gran Canaria is a place where you can see picturesque carnival celebrations, with some of the traditional fiestas known to be inherited from the old Guanche times. Many of these fiestas are actually performed as celebrations of various saints who are seen as emblematic figures in the history and evolution of Gran Canaria island.

Golf courses are also present offering avid golfers and tourist players alike the joy of golfing in a professional way.

There are vast areas of carefully preserved “Naturally Protected Areas” which are excellent for walking and hiking which should be on everybody’s list of things to do. Climbing the old paths on one of the many mountains you will be offered the satisfaction of sightseeing that is beyond compare.
And of course there is sunbathing and swimming, but whatever you chose to do you can be assured of having a great time when holiday-making on Gran Canaria Island.