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Wouter Hagens, Public domain

Gran Canaria

Gran Canaria is the round Canary Island of the Maspalomas dunes, the mountain interior around Roque Nublo, and the city of Las Palmas.

Best things to do in Gran Canaria

The one thing not to miss

Walk the Maspalomas Dunes beside the beach resort of Playa del Inglés on the south coast.

Playa del Inglés and the Maspalomas Dunes
  1. Playa des ingles shoppingbeach A
    Wouter Hagens, Public domain

    Playa del Inglés and the Maspalomas Dunes

    • Half a day
    • No booking needed
    • Families
    • Couples

    The south-coast beach resort of Playa del Inglés, next to the 404-hectare Maspalomas Dunes.

    2,534 readers a month

    Sources
  2. Puerto de Mogán, May 2018 -02
    Martin Falbisoner, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Puerto de Mogán

    • Half a day
    • No booking needed
    • Couples
    • Families

    A fishing village and marina at the mouth of a steep valley on the south-west coast.

    1,978 readers a month

    Sources
  3. Pico de las Nieves - WLE Spain 2015
    Victor R. Ruiz from Arinaga, Canary Islands, Spain, CC BY 2.0

    Pico de las Nieves

    • Half a day
    • No booking needed
    • Active
    • Couples

    Gran Canaria's highest peak, 1,949 m.

    1,177 readers a month

    Sources
  4. Roque Nublo 2024-12-14
    MiljenkoSuljic, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Roque Nublo

    • Half a day
    • Check entry rules before you go
    • Active
    • Couples

    An 80 m volcanic rock whose top stands 1,813 m above sea level.

    906 readers a month

    Sources
  5. Playa de las canteras 24 Dec2006 palmas gran canaria
    Unknown author, CC BY 2.0

    Las Canteras beach

    • Half a day
    • No booking needed
    • Families
    • No car needed

    The main city beach of Las Palmas.

    776 readers a month

    Sources
  6. Catedral Santa Ana
    Alejandroclemente, CC BY-SA 3.0

    Las Palmas Cathedral

    • 1 hour
    • Tickets needed
    • Couples
    • Rainy day

    The Cathedral of Santa Ana in the Vegueta quarter of Las Palmas.

    728 readers a month

    Sources
  7. Teror - Balcones
    Guido.Haeger at German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0

    Teror

    • Half a day
    • No booking needed
    • Couples

    A mountain town in the north of the island.

    667 readers a month

    Sources
  8. Panorámica de Arucas
    Bheatcoker, CC BY-SA 3.0

    Arucas

    • Half a day
    • No booking needed
    • Couples

    A town in the north of the island, next to Las Palmas.

    435 readers a month

    Sources
  9. Gran Canaria, Caldera de Tejeda
    Tamara k, CC BY-SA 3.0 es

    Tejeda

    • Half a day
    • No booking needed
    • Couples
    • Active

    A village in the mountainous centre of the island.

    369 readers a month

    Sources
  10. Delfine Palmitos Park 2010
    Felix König, CC BY 3.0

    Palmitos Park

    • Half a day
    • Tickets needed
    • Families

    A 20-hectare botanical garden, aviary and zoo.

    284 readers a month

    Sources

Just missed the list: Roque Bentayga (11th by readers); Painted Cave of Gáldar (12th by readers)

How we ranked these

By how many people read about each place on English Wikipedia in a typical month, measured October 2026. It is a popularity measure, not our opinion. Playa del Inglés and the Maspalomas Dunes leads with about 2,534 readers a month. Photos come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences; the author and licence are on each photo.

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