Las Palmas is the 9th biggest city in Spain and has an average temperature of approximately 22 degrees, earning it the nickname The Eternal Spring. It has also been studied and recognised as having one of the best climates in the world. The city itself offers a wide variety of theatre, cinema, museums, opera, visual arts and dance performances.
The city hosts the Canary Islands Music Festival, the Theatre and Dance and the International Film Festival. The main City Festival, celebrating the foundation of the “City Fiestas de San Juan” is held in June. The Carnaval of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria is known not only in Spain but also worldwide, attracting more than 200,000 revellers to the heart of the city. The city center of Las Palmas, specifically the Vegueta and Triana neighbourhoods, are included in the tentative List of Unesco World Heritage Sites. Las Palmas also hosts a wide range of sporting events such as The Canarias Car Rally, The World Wind and Surf Festival and Transgrancanaria, the longest trail run on the Island.
Las Canteras is a 3,1 km beach oriented to the northwest in what is known as El Confital bow or bay, and stretches from the foothills of La Isleta until shortly before the mouth of the ravine Tamaraceite. Along much of this length, the beach is sheltered from the currents of the Atlantic by a natural barrier of coral sandstone popularly known as “the bar”, which is in easy swimming and snorkeling distance from shore. The pedestrian paseo is full of small bars and restaurants with plenty of variety for everyone and features some fantastic fresh fish restaurants.
There are many lovely bars and restaurants within easy walking distance to our apartments, feel free to ask us for our latest recommendations.
Las Palmas has a large number of parks and squares, hosting many churches, museums, shopping and areas for children to play.