Gran Canaria in photos
12 photos from around the island: the dunes, the beaches, the villages and the mountains. Click any photo to enlarge it.
Sand in every form
The dunes at Maspalomas, a protected reserve you walk through to the beach
Wind-rippled sand in the Maspalomas dunes
Maspalomas beach, the long sweep below the dunes
Amadores, the breakwater-calmed beach
Las Canteras, the city beach at Las Palmas
A typical seafront boardwalk
The lighthouse at Maspalomas
The marina at Puerto Rico
Beaches and dunes
Harbours and white houses
Towns and villages
The miniature continent inland