Recommended restaurants
LOOPY'S, excellent grilled meats, kebabs and pizza special (located near the Pasion Tropical)
TEXAS, inn on the beach (located near the hotel on the seafront Pasion Tropical left)
Canastra EL GALLEGO, for lovers of fish and seafood. A simple trattoria specializes in the cuisine of Galicia, Spain regioen renowned for its fish and wine. (it is located on the ground floor of the Yumbo).
El Balcon ISLANDS, situated on the cliffs below the promontory of San Augustin, down to the beach and turn left until the end of the walk.
Typical restaurant: Casa Vieja, very characteristic with excellent appetizers and grilled meat premises, in San Fernando ord of Playa del Ingles.
ARROCERIA CASA PEPE, rice mill specialized in all kinds of paella, request menu rices (carta de arroces), located in San Fernando.
AND LABRADOR, very typical of an outdoor patio under the mango trees. Speciallizzato starters on the grid and local. Located in the hills in the area called La Montana Date, north of Maspalomas.
THE ESTANCIA ARGENTINA, local appetizers, meat and fresh fish, typical setting, located in the mall in front of the residence CITA Los Almendros.
Rias Bajas, probably the best fish restaurant in Playa del Ingles. High quality cuisine, elegant, multilingual waiters, average-Altima, you Tuat at Avenida Tirajana near the Yumbo.
ITALIAN RESTAURANT De Gustibus, bar-restaurant, very informal. Pasta, gnocchi, bruschetta and Italian cheeses. Located in Avenida de Tirajana at the Plaza de Agaete.
ITALIAN RESTAURANT, Tuscany with fine cuisine and elegant setting, located in San Fernando.
INDIAN RESTAURANT, Dayan II, for those who enjoy the true flavors of Indian cuisine. Located in getting the height of the Plaza de Tirajana Arucas.
PLACES TO VISIT
LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA: The capital of the island. Through the center of the city and benefits from the classics shops and stalls selling souvenirs, head to the beach of Las Canteras and it is this wide sandy beach with clear water one of the jewels of the city.
Well worth a visit the neighborhood Vegueta the most typical and traditional at the heart of everything, with narrow streets and small squares, is the Gothic Cathedral of St. Ana built in the sixteenth century.
Can not miss a visit to the nearby museums including the Museum to highlight the "house" where Christopher Columbus stayed.
Tafira HIGH: In the immediate vicinity of this village lies the Jardin Botanico Canario (Botanic Garden). Here you can admire the flora of the Canary Islands in all its variety.
It must be remembered that nearly half of the island of Gran Canaria is today a protected area; logical and necessary consequence because, thanks to the particular temperate lasting all year, in this island grow sixty (68) types of plants not are present nowhere else in the world!
VALLEY AGAETE: This resort offers several points of interest such as archaeological finds of Malpais, the village of Teror famous for the Sanctuary of the Virgin del Pino (patron saint of the island) and its typical Canarian balconies. Should try to visit the "monastery of Valeron, a collection of more than 300 caves carved on rock and lava over 14 different levels.
PUERTO DE LA NIEVES: Pretty as a typical fishing village. Pausing for a lunch or a dinner of fish is highly recommended.
PLAYA DE INGLES: Lively cosmopolitan resort has its strength in its vast white sand beach and in the countless shops, bars, restaurants and nightclubs.
Nearby beaches: Playa de las Burras, Playa de tarajillo and San Augustin, the most peaceful and enjoyable for those looking for just a moment relax.
Playa de Maspalomas: This beach is famous for its golden sand and its dunes; vicila in Playa de Ingles offers different services and moments of fun and entertainment.
PUERTO RICO. Location suggestive for its gorges that flow into the ocean, for its beaches and its marina that offers numerous opportunities for water sports enthusiasts.
Arguineguin: Quiet as a typical fishing village about 4 miles from Puerto Rico is known for the presence of some restaurants with seafood specialties of the most recognized and quoted Canarian archipelago.
Playa De Mogan: More typical and quiet fishing village is characterized by the presence of several bridges connecting streets and squares, some glimpses remind Venice, hence its name of "Little Venice."
MARKETS PAESANA
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
- Rastro (comparable to the "Flea") every Sunday
from 8.00-14.00 in the market for port
- Flower Market Vegueta; every Sunday
from 8.00 to 14.00 - Plaza de Santo Domingo - Vegueta
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Arguineguin
- All Tuesday from 8.00-14.00
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San Bartolome de Tirajana
- San Fernando Wednesdays 8.00-14.00
- Playa de Ingles / Plaza de Maspalomas. Monday to Saturday from 19.00 to 23.00
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Saint Lucia de Tirajana
- Mercadillo Vencindario in Plaza de San Rafael. Every Wednesday from 8.00-14.00.
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San Mateo
Saturday from 8.00 to 20.00
Sunday from 8.00-14.00
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Mogan
Puerto de Mogan, all Gorni from 8.00-14.00
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Teror
Sunday from 8.00-14.00
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To consider that it is possible, or to organize their own or with the support of various local agencies or tour operator which organizes the trip, make full-day excursion to Tenerife and Lanzarote.
FATAGA, 2 hours. Many characters rural village situated in an oasis within the island. Along the road you will reach soon a "mirador" vantage point overlooking the canyon from where you can enjoy a breathtaking view. Along the way you meet "the Aborigen Mundo", a theme park where it was reconstructed an ancient village of the cheeks and the activities of the Aborigines.
Ornithological Park-Botanica "Palmitos Park", a beautiful park located in an oasis of rare natural beauty on the bottom of the Grand Canyon. Hundreds of species of parrots in huge cages, tropical birds, a beautiful garden with palm trees and tropical plants. There is the house of orchids and tropical butterfly house and finally realized one of the best tropical aquariums in Europe. Free bus to reach the beautiful canyon of red lava that houses the park. NOT TO BE MISSED! MOUNTAINS, GREEN VALLEYS OF THE NORTH AND THE Teror, E7 / 8 hours. Reach Fataga and then continue on the road towards San Bartolome de TirajanaTejeda. Drive through the beautiful canyon and see the vegetation change and become increasingly rich and the volcanic landscape become increasingly imponenete. You get to step Cruz de Tejeda, where we are at an altitude of 1500 meters (we recommend a sweater ...) and here we begin the descent toward the northern side of the island. Within a few tens of meters you switch to a dry valley vegetation green and lush. At step down towards Artenara and after a few kilometers to the first intersection, turn right towards Valleseco.Teror. You just crossed an area with beautiful stretches of volcanic lapilli reds and blacks. Hence began to reappear bougainvillea bushes and palms. Teror visit with its historic buildings decorated in typical Canarian balconies and the Cathedral of the Virgen del Pino, the patron saint of the island. After the tour go toward highway Aeropuerto Sur or CG! to Las Palmas.
Cliffs SOUTH AND Puerto Mogan, 2 / 5 hours. Puerto de Mogan is the most beautiful island marina surrounded as it is in a botanical garden overflowing with flowers, with shops, bars, restaurants. After visiting Mogan continue taking the motorway (blue signs indicating GC1 dir. Mogan) to Arguinenguin and then again in the direction of Mogan. After Patalavacasi stands the huge tourist Anfi del Mar, gigantic but beautiful and with a beautiful beach of white sand. After the village of Taurus the coast begins to be high on the sea and there are many beautiful coves and clear green water. The most beautiful is Playa de Medio Almud, recommended to lovers of wild beaches and the sea of rocks. The beach is partly sandy and partly pebbly.
AGAETE, the DEDO DE DIOS and the cliffs of the north-west, 2 / 3 hours. Quaint village not yet spoiled by industrialization sleepy fishing and farming. After visiting the village continue to breathtaking viewpoints on a road up to 400 meters above the sea.
WATERPARK Aquas, other than for an afternoon of water slides and kamikaze, situated in panoramic position on the mountain that houses the Canyon all'inizione Palmitos Park.
FOOD
ll fish, inexhaustible resource that offers the ocean, and meat and iformaggi are the staples on which the typical cuisine of the Canary Islands, among the typical products that accompany food mainly fish and meat are potatoes, cheese, bananas and, not least, wine.
The fish is fresh imancabilmente day.
The fish is usually fried or cooked expertly grilled or pan with potatoes and herbs.
The most commonly consumed meat that is mostly chicken, pork, goat, cattle and rabbits.
The "Rancho Canario, cha stems from the culinary traditions of Gran Canaria is an emblematic dish about what distinguishes the unique Canarian dishes, including those in u single pot is the first and second.
Based on this pork or chicken cooked in a casserole dish sees the meat with potatoes, onion, garlic, saffron and other herbs. The whole is covered with noodles, and these in turn by an omelette made with those same ingredients to cook the meat with the addition of a sausage.
A Spanish dish that is frequently found space in prepared tables of Tenerife is the "puchero (Pucer), vegetable soup made of beans, sweet potatoes, corn, cabbage, bubangos (a type of squash), some mixed vegetables and pieces of pork.
Queen vegetables and potatoes.
The small-sized potato is cooked in their own skin (and so must be eaten!) In a little water and covered with salt, so cooked is called the "pope arrugada" contour almost inevitable for dishes based on fish.
The pope arrugada is usually accompanied by two types of salsa: the "mojo verde" (green Moho) and the mojo picon (Moho Picone).
We open a parenthesis here for fans of sauces.
The green mojo is a sauce made of olive oil, garlic and coriander, the * mojo picon, very spicy as the name implies, is based on olive oil, garlic and hot pepper.
With these sauces the papas arrugadas not seem enough, but the bruschetta with the bread are a good fallback.
With this anchor and widespread practice of grazing, the goats in partcolare and cheese is a typical product as widely varied.
The sale of typical local hand-crafted cheese is of course in small neighborhood stores (barrios) or at the markets villagers.
As mentioned very often the cheese family type and cheeses differ substantially in two categories for the consistency of their pasta: semi-seasoned and seasoned.
The dishes most emblematic of the various islands are:
Tenerife the "fiesta de Carne" (meat of pig), rabbit (conejo) marinated meat soup (on top of beef, combined with pork or chicken), and "Tollos" (species small squaletti dried and then the following preparations).
As for Gran Canaria;
fish stock, the Carajacas (based on liver), the "Sancochos" (dish made of potatoes with grouper and corvina)
As for wines, once the most representative of the Canary Islands were the so-called "dessert wines" such as Malvasia; today but unlike most products are white, red and rosé wines which are consumed mostly young and with a low alcohol content compared to the first mentioned
The majority of the wines produced are white and between those of higher quality are to report the "marmajuelo", the "Vijariego", the "verdelho", the "Gual" and the "Saber".
Among the red wines that have high standards of quality are certainly recommend the "nigger" and "Negramoll" ..
LOOPY'S, excellent grilled meats, kebabs and pizza special (located near the Pasion Tropical)
TEXAS, inn on the beach (located near the hotel on the seafront Pasion Tropical left)
Canastra EL GALLEGO, for lovers of fish and seafood. A simple trattoria specializes in the cuisine of Galicia, Spain regioen renowned for its fish and wine. (it is located on the ground floor of the Yumbo).
El Balcon ISLANDS, situated on the cliffs below the promontory of San Augustin, down to the beach and turn left until the end of the walk.
Typical restaurant: Casa Vieja, very characteristic with excellent appetizers and grilled meat premises, in San Fernando ord of Playa del Ingles.
ARROCERIA CASA PEPE, rice mill specialized in all kinds of paella, request menu rices (carta de arroces), located in San Fernando.
AND LABRADOR, very typical of an outdoor patio under the mango trees. Speciallizzato starters on the grid and local. Located in the hills in the area called La Montana Date, north of Maspalomas.
THE ESTANCIA ARGENTINA, local appetizers, meat and fresh fish, typical setting, located in the mall in front of the residence CITA Los Almendros.
Rias Bajas, probably the best fish restaurant in Playa del Ingles. High quality cuisine, elegant, multilingual waiters, average-Altima, you Tuat at Avenida Tirajana near the Yumbo.
ITALIAN RESTAURANT De Gustibus, bar-restaurant, very informal. Pasta, gnocchi, bruschetta and Italian cheeses. Located in Avenida de Tirajana at the Plaza de Agaete.
ITALIAN RESTAURANT, Tuscany with fine cuisine and elegant setting, located in San Fernando.
INDIAN RESTAURANT, Dayan II, for those who enjoy the true flavors of Indian cuisine. Located in getting the height of the Plaza de Tirajana Arucas.
PLACES TO VISIT
LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA: The capital of the island. Through the center of the city and benefits from the classics shops and stalls selling souvenirs, head to the beach of Las Canteras and it is this wide sandy beach with clear water one of the jewels of the city.
Well worth a visit the neighborhood Vegueta the most typical and traditional at the heart of everything, with narrow streets and small squares, is the Gothic Cathedral of St. Ana built in the sixteenth century.
Can not miss a visit to the nearby museums including the Museum to highlight the "house" where Christopher Columbus stayed.
Tafira HIGH: In the immediate vicinity of this village lies the Jardin Botanico Canario (Botanic Garden). Here you can admire the flora of the Canary Islands in all its variety.
It must be remembered that nearly half of the island of Gran Canaria is today a protected area; logical and necessary consequence because, thanks to the particular temperate lasting all year, in this island grow sixty (68) types of plants not are present nowhere else in the world!
VALLEY AGAETE: This resort offers several points of interest such as archaeological finds of Malpais, the village of Teror famous for the Sanctuary of the Virgin del Pino (patron saint of the island) and its typical Canarian balconies. Should try to visit the "monastery of Valeron, a collection of more than 300 caves carved on rock and lava over 14 different levels.
PUERTO DE LA NIEVES: Pretty as a typical fishing village. Pausing for a lunch or a dinner of fish is highly recommended.
PLAYA DE INGLES: Lively cosmopolitan resort has its strength in its vast white sand beach and in the countless shops, bars, restaurants and nightclubs.
Nearby beaches: Playa de las Burras, Playa de tarajillo and San Augustin, the most peaceful and enjoyable for those looking for just a moment relax.
Playa de Maspalomas: This beach is famous for its golden sand and its dunes; vicila in Playa de Ingles offers different services and moments of fun and entertainment.
PUERTO RICO. Location suggestive for its gorges that flow into the ocean, for its beaches and its marina that offers numerous opportunities for water sports enthusiasts.
Arguineguin: Quiet as a typical fishing village about 4 miles from Puerto Rico is known for the presence of some restaurants with seafood specialties of the most recognized and quoted Canarian archipelago.
Playa De Mogan: More typical and quiet fishing village is characterized by the presence of several bridges connecting streets and squares, some glimpses remind Venice, hence its name of "Little Venice."
MARKETS PAESANA
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
- Rastro (comparable to the "Flea") every Sunday
from 8.00-14.00 in the market for port
- Flower Market Vegueta; every Sunday
from 8.00 to 14.00 - Plaza de Santo Domingo - Vegueta
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Arguineguin
- All Tuesday from 8.00-14.00
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San Bartolome de Tirajana
- San Fernando Wednesdays 8.00-14.00
- Playa de Ingles / Plaza de Maspalomas. Monday to Saturday from 19.00 to 23.00
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Saint Lucia de Tirajana
- Mercadillo Vencindario in Plaza de San Rafael. Every Wednesday from 8.00-14.00.
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San Mateo
Saturday from 8.00 to 20.00
Sunday from 8.00-14.00
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Mogan
Puerto de Mogan, all Gorni from 8.00-14.00
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Teror
Sunday from 8.00-14.00
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To consider that it is possible, or to organize their own or with the support of various local agencies or tour operator which organizes the trip, make full-day excursion to Tenerife and Lanzarote.
FATAGA, 2 hours. Many characters rural village situated in an oasis within the island. Along the road you will reach soon a "mirador" vantage point overlooking the canyon from where you can enjoy a breathtaking view. Along the way you meet "the Aborigen Mundo", a theme park where it was reconstructed an ancient village of the cheeks and the activities of the Aborigines.
Ornithological Park-Botanica "Palmitos Park", a beautiful park located in an oasis of rare natural beauty on the bottom of the Grand Canyon. Hundreds of species of parrots in huge cages, tropical birds, a beautiful garden with palm trees and tropical plants. There is the house of orchids and tropical butterfly house and finally realized one of the best tropical aquariums in Europe. Free bus to reach the beautiful canyon of red lava that houses the park. NOT TO BE MISSED! MOUNTAINS, GREEN VALLEYS OF THE NORTH AND THE Teror, E7 / 8 hours. Reach Fataga and then continue on the road towards San Bartolome de TirajanaTejeda. Drive through the beautiful canyon and see the vegetation change and become increasingly rich and the volcanic landscape become increasingly imponenete. You get to step Cruz de Tejeda, where we are at an altitude of 1500 meters (we recommend a sweater ...) and here we begin the descent toward the northern side of the island. Within a few tens of meters you switch to a dry valley vegetation green and lush. At step down towards Artenara and after a few kilometers to the first intersection, turn right towards Valleseco.Teror. You just crossed an area with beautiful stretches of volcanic lapilli reds and blacks. Hence began to reappear bougainvillea bushes and palms. Teror visit with its historic buildings decorated in typical Canarian balconies and the Cathedral of the Virgen del Pino, the patron saint of the island. After the tour go toward highway Aeropuerto Sur or CG! to Las Palmas.
Cliffs SOUTH AND Puerto Mogan, 2 / 5 hours. Puerto de Mogan is the most beautiful island marina surrounded as it is in a botanical garden overflowing with flowers, with shops, bars, restaurants. After visiting Mogan continue taking the motorway (blue signs indicating GC1 dir. Mogan) to Arguinenguin and then again in the direction of Mogan. After Patalavacasi stands the huge tourist Anfi del Mar, gigantic but beautiful and with a beautiful beach of white sand. After the village of Taurus the coast begins to be high on the sea and there are many beautiful coves and clear green water. The most beautiful is Playa de Medio Almud, recommended to lovers of wild beaches and the sea of rocks. The beach is partly sandy and partly pebbly.
AGAETE, the DEDO DE DIOS and the cliffs of the north-west, 2 / 3 hours. Quaint village not yet spoiled by industrialization sleepy fishing and farming. After visiting the village continue to breathtaking viewpoints on a road up to 400 meters above the sea.
WATERPARK Aquas, other than for an afternoon of water slides and kamikaze, situated in panoramic position on the mountain that houses the Canyon all'inizione Palmitos Park.
FOOD
ll fish, inexhaustible resource that offers the ocean, and meat and iformaggi are the staples on which the typical cuisine of the Canary Islands, among the typical products that accompany food mainly fish and meat are potatoes, cheese, bananas and, not least, wine.
The fish is fresh imancabilmente day.
The fish is usually fried or cooked expertly grilled or pan with potatoes and herbs.
The most commonly consumed meat that is mostly chicken, pork, goat, cattle and rabbits.
The "Rancho Canario, cha stems from the culinary traditions of Gran Canaria is an emblematic dish about what distinguishes the unique Canarian dishes, including those in u single pot is the first and second.
Based on this pork or chicken cooked in a casserole dish sees the meat with potatoes, onion, garlic, saffron and other herbs. The whole is covered with noodles, and these in turn by an omelette made with those same ingredients to cook the meat with the addition of a sausage.
A Spanish dish that is frequently found space in prepared tables of Tenerife is the "puchero (Pucer), vegetable soup made of beans, sweet potatoes, corn, cabbage, bubangos (a type of squash), some mixed vegetables and pieces of pork.
Queen vegetables and potatoes.
The small-sized potato is cooked in their own skin (and so must be eaten!) In a little water and covered with salt, so cooked is called the "pope arrugada" contour almost inevitable for dishes based on fish.
The pope arrugada is usually accompanied by two types of salsa: the "mojo verde" (green Moho) and the mojo picon (Moho Picone).
We open a parenthesis here for fans of sauces.
The green mojo is a sauce made of olive oil, garlic and coriander, the * mojo picon, very spicy as the name implies, is based on olive oil, garlic and hot pepper.
With these sauces the papas arrugadas not seem enough, but the bruschetta with the bread are a good fallback.
With this anchor and widespread practice of grazing, the goats in partcolare and cheese is a typical product as widely varied.
The sale of typical local hand-crafted cheese is of course in small neighborhood stores (barrios) or at the markets villagers.
As mentioned very often the cheese family type and cheeses differ substantially in two categories for the consistency of their pasta: semi-seasoned and seasoned.
The dishes most emblematic of the various islands are:
Tenerife the "fiesta de Carne" (meat of pig), rabbit (conejo) marinated meat soup (on top of beef, combined with pork or chicken), and "Tollos" (species small squaletti dried and then the following preparations).
As for Gran Canaria;
fish stock, the Carajacas (based on liver), the "Sancochos" (dish made of potatoes with grouper and corvina)
As for wines, once the most representative of the Canary Islands were the so-called "dessert wines" such as Malvasia; today but unlike most products are white, red and rosé wines which are consumed mostly young and with a low alcohol content compared to the first mentioned
The majority of the wines produced are white and between those of higher quality are to report the "marmajuelo", the "Vijariego", the "verdelho", the "Gual" and the "Saber".
Among the red wines that have high standards of quality are certainly recommend the "nigger" and "Negramoll" ..
