Urban Gran Canaria

Do you want to get to know beyond the resorts on Gran Canaria? At Gran Canaria Local, we travel the length Read More

Nuthin’ but a G Thang The bus driver looks perplexed. So do I as I attempt to pay my 1,65€ Read More

Oh Africa Casa Africa (Africa House if you hadn’t worked it out) lies a couple of roads away from our Read More

The school run Every weekday, Mr Gran Canaria Local used to answer the buzzer to three nephews and nieces (Hola Carlos, 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

Chelsea, Chelsea Forget IKEA. I prefer to be in Hoya de la Plata of a weekend. In England, I used Read More

What’s the subject of our latest essential guide? Only the capital’s Alcaravaneras. Allow us to introduce you to one of our Read More

Gran Canaria Marathon, everyone’s a winner It was Monsieur Olympics, Baron Pierre de Coubertin, JFGI, who said: “The most important Read More

Father B-Ball Here stands Padre Claret. Taking pride of place in Vega de San Mateo, he should be known as Read More

El Muelle shopping city I could have just as easily titled this post Cheesy Tourist Shot of Gran Canaria #1. Read More

Central Parque San Telmo Sandwiched between the residential district of Arenales and the shopping area of Triana, Parque San Telmo’s Read More

UD Las Palmas, support your local Back in the 60s, England’s Bobby Moore and wife starred in a TV ad Read More

The birth of Gran Canaria Local It’s the first post of a new blog. Woop, and indeed, woop. Today, Mr Read More

Traditionally, since the advent of tourism on Gran Canaria in the 1960s, tourists have stayed in hotels. But if you Read More

Which nationalities have made their home on Gran Canaria? Well, quite a few, including British, Dutch, French, Norwegian, Spanish, and Read More

Craving news of the latest and greatest openings on Gran Canaria? You’ve come to the right place as Gran Canaria Read More

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