Rural Gran Canaria

In search of cloudless skies on Gran Canaria? Well, if you don’t mind a bit of wind, you’ll find the west’s Read More

After things to do in Guía? We’re continuing our series of Gran Canaria municipal guides by turning our attention once more Read More

Heading to Fataga? Welcome to south central Gran Canaria. Where you’ll encounter a beautiful village in the island’s picturebook Valley of Read More

Santa Lucia de Tirajana AKA Juicy Lucy It was my first visit to Santa Lucia de Tirajana. My pal José, Read More

Ravine madness Barrancos (ravines), as in Barranco Guiniguada, dominate the landscape on Gran Canaria. For example, the quickest route to Read More

Celtic connections This is La Culata’s football pitch. La Culata’s a hamlet in the heart of Gran Canaria where donkeys Read More

Cactus garden Images can fool you, can’t they? For you’d think that I’d gone global rather than local. Snapping a Read More

Pilgrims’ progress We all know where the Camino de Santiago ends. At Santiago de Compostela cathedral. In Galicia. Where the Read More

Is Gran Canaria the island of your dreams? Somewhere you’d like to relocate to? If so, you’re going to enjoy Read More

Will you be on our beautiful island this month? If so, our topical things to do on Gran Canaria in Read More

Think of walking on Gran Canaria and you’re probably imagining the feel of sand between your toes. But the interior Read More

There’s lots to be said about enjoying Gran Canaria horizontally. Reclining on the beach is a popular pastime with both locals Read More

Feel free to treat Gran Canaria Local as your own personal tour guides. We’ll share our favourite spots on the island. Allowing you Read More

We like to think we’ve started to get a handle on Gran Canaria. After all, we’ve been going native here Read More

In a past life, Mr Gran Canaria Local spent a lot of time at football training grounds. Then he moved Read More

It was what alcoholics refer to as a moment of clarity. We were appropriately enough drinking a cubata, local Arehucas Read More

Barranco de los Cernicalos, what a carve up The Barranco de los Cernicalos bridges two municipios. Telde, where we’re dropped off after Read More