We arrived in the late afternoon at the harbour of Morro Jabel after a 2 h ride with the ferry from Las Palmas. The south of Fuerteventura is protected by the Jandía NP, but we found a place at the east coast, where it looks as you are allowed to camp. In the evening we […]
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We had left Maspalomas in the late afternoon, to already drive a bit into the mountains, as we were eager to explore the peaks of Gran Canaria next. We stopped at the Mirador de la Degollada de las Yeguas for the night. Many people came there for sunset and stayed until it was completely dark
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From Puerto Mogán we drove inland past the village of Mogán to visit the colourful rocks called “Azulejos”, as they are as colourful as tiles we presume. And colourful they are! When we had rounded the last bend, we were excited. Especially the turquoise was a colour which you don’t see often in nature. We
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We had found a parking somewhere behind the lighthouse in Maspalomas and started to explore the massive dunes, this part of Gran Canaria is so famous for. Along the sea front and especially at the beach it was packed with sun seakers, but we expected that it would thin out the further we walked along
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The weather had changed to overcast and windy, so we left the coast and drove to some mountain villages. The first we visited was Firgas, which is renowned for its beautiful staircase with fountains, benches and especially the maps of all the Canary Islands. From Firgas, we made our way on winding roads to Teror,
At Gran Canaria, it seems many traces of the aborigines of the island can be found. We went first to the town of Gáldar, where the remarkable Painted Cave and an entire pre-Hispanic village was excavated. The painted cave was discovered in 1862 through a hole in its roof underneath a banana plantation. It took
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We had arrived from Tenerife with Fred Olsen at the port of Agaete and started to explore Gran Canaria from there. Around the harbour are beaches and restaurants, but we also did a hike along the coast. We planned to go to a little beach further south, but the access was closed because of road
Slowly making our way back to the other side of the island, we did a couple of stops. The first was at La Frontera, where we drove all the way up to the Candelaria Church with its unique bell tower. Next to the church was a restaurant with an Italian flavour, but very nice (La
Maybe the coast to the north-west can appear tamer, but during our time there it was very wild indeed! We had high waves which were crashing constantly against the rocks and all the rock pools along the coast were closed. We started exploring at Arenas Blancas, the only “white beach” at the island. From there
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Guinea is the name of an old village in the El Golfo valley. The reason for the name is unclear, but the village was used by the inhabitants of El Hierro only in spring and autumn. The came down on a path through the steep cliff, with all their family and animals, to grow the
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