Iglesia de San Juan Bautista de Arucas, Gran Canaria

Advantages: Buzzing, relatively cheap
Disadvantages: There are better places to go

...Last summer i went with a few mates to Gran Canaria for a two week, post GCSE, sans parents holiday. We stayed in Playa de las Ingles (which is the place to be for nightlife)and had a brilliant laugh. the nightife is excellent, although not really up to Ibiza or Aya Napa, with places such as Linekers and cream the best of the bunch. It doesn't win any prizes for architecture, however, as it is a purely tourist centre. Head for the 'Kasbah' centre for the main nightlife. The weather is fantastic too... Read review

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Advantages: It has the wow-factor!
Disadvantages: I couldnt think of one, except the souvenirs.

...OO GRAN CANERIA INTRODUCTION OO Gran Canaria is the third largest island in the Canary Islands of the coast of mainland Spain. It is a archipelago which is located around 210km from the northwest coast of Africa. It is a volcanic island with volcanic origin. The islands initial inhabitants where the Guanches who arrived at Gran Canaria at around 500 BC and names the Island Tamaran, however the Island was then claimed by Spain in the 15th century. Gran Canaria’s surface measures 1,560 km² and its highest peak is 1,949 meters. The Island is divided into about twenty one municipalities which are as follows: Agaete Agüimes Artenara Arucas Firgas Gáldar Ingenio Mogán Moya Las Palmas San Bartolomé de Tirajana San Nicolás de Tolentino Sta. Brígida Sta. Lucía de Tirajana Santa María de Guía Tejeda Telde Teror... Read review

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Advantages: lovely scenary, nice beaches, nice hotel,plenty of places to eat and drink
Disadvantages: none

...I went to Gran Canaria in Jan 2000 with my boyfriend, ex now. It was to celebrate the millenium and my 20th Birthday. We flew from Gatwick to Las Palmas airport in Gran Canaria and we stayed in a resort right on the south of the island not far from Maspalomas, San Augustin and Playa De Ingels. It took about an hour and a half from the airport to get to our hotel. When we arrived at our hotel, we were shown to our room and it was a nice self catering apartment with a large balcony. We had lovely scenary all around us and when it was lit up at night it looked lovely. We were fairly high up in the aparment about 80 ft above the sea and you could see into the town and the beach. Gran Canaria is based on volcanic rock and is very hilly. The Weather ------------ We went at not a good time of the year because this is when they get... Read review

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