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Mountains - best places for Gran Canaria

Mountains - best places for Gran Canaria

The best place in Gran Canaria is mountains in my opinion. Amazing nature, stunning landscapes and spectacular trails. View from the neighborhood of Presa y Roque Elba.


Picture number (ID): 1088   Google Map  

Mountain landscapes in the Canaries

Mountain landscapes in the Canaries

A cool December evening with a picturesque view of one of the most famous rocks in Gran Canaria - Roque Bentayga. There is a wide Altavista massif under this impressive cloud. You can see photos of this large mountain and a description of the trail in the gallery: Best trekking in Gran Canaria.


Picture number (ID): 2378   Google Map  

Tours in Gran Canaria

Tours in Gran Canaria

If you are in Gran Canaria, it is worth leaving the hotel and going to the mountains. Winding and steep roads do not encourage you to do it, but for such views it is worth spending an hour behind the wheel. Photo taken from the area of the highest peak of the island: Pico de Las Nieves on Roque Nublo, Altavista and in the distance above the clouds the highest peak in Tenerife - Pico del Teide.


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Roque Nublo and ravine Barranco de Tejeda

Roque Nublo and ravine Barranco de Tejeda

Gran Cananria is one of the great mountain range whose slopes are cut by hundreds of deep valleys and gorges. Landscapes are amazing. You can also see the tiny villages clinging to the slopes of the mountains. See spherical photo from these areas.


Picture number (ID): 290   Google Map   Photo Sphere

Gran Canaria Sunset

Gran Canaria Sunset

A picturesque sunset in the mountains of Gran Canaria. The clouds were low above the ocean between Gran Canaria and Tenerife. There you can see the Teide volcano - the highest peak in Tenerife above the clouds. Photo from the trail from Cruz Grande to Roque Nublo.


Picture number (ID): 1087   Google Map  

Exploring Gran Canaria

Exploring Gran Canaria

The best option to explore Gran Canaria is a a tour by car. We rented a Fiat Panda in Maspalomas. Small car on Grand Canaria is a very good idea. There is so narrowly on many mountain roads, the two cars will not fit on the road.


Picture number (ID): 288   Google Map  

The highest peaks of Gran Canaria

The highest peaks of Gran Canaria

The highest peaks of Gran Canaria: Roque Nublo (1813 m) on the right and Pico de Las Nieves (1949 m) in the distance.


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Landscapes of Gran Canaria

Landscapes of Gran Canaria

View of the mountains and valley at sunset from the Roque Nublo - the most famous rocks in Gran Canaria. You can see another famous rock - the Roque Bentayga.


Picture number (ID): 294   Google Map  

Roque Bentayga

Roque Bentayga

The famous monolithic basalt rock on the hill Bentayga - holy rock for Guanche indigenous people of Gran Canaria.


Picture number (ID): 292   Google Map  

Lake in the mountains

Lake in the mountains

Mountain lake on Gran Canaria, surrounded by a beautiful pine forest.


Picture number (ID): 286   Google Map  

Landscape pictures

Landscape pictures

Amazing landscapes, monumental rocks, steep slopes and villages on the edges. People build houses on narrow rock shelves and drive cars on the narrow winding roads ...


Picture number (ID): 289   Google Map  

Pico de las Nieves

Pico de las Nieves

On the right of the radar (ball) you can see the highest mountain in Gran Canaria - Pico de las Nieves (Snow Mountain) 1949m asl. You can get there by car to the top and enjoy the views.


Picture number (ID): 291   Google Map  

Roads in Gran Canaria

Roads in Gran Canaria

There are all kinds of roads on Gran Canaria: multi-lane highway with long tunnels, good quality local roads and side roads - often winding and narrow for one car, in many places on the shelves of rock and without any barriers ... 30 km you drive an hour or longer...


Picture number (ID): 287   Google Map  

Mountain view

Mountain view

Viewpoint Mirador Degollada de Las Yeguas by the road no GC-60 from Maspalomas to Roque Nublo. Our first meeting with landscapes of Gran Canaria.


Picture number (ID): 293   Google Map  

Scenic route

Scenic route

Gran Canaria impresses landscapes and nature - high mountains, uplifted rocks, steep slopes, deep gorges and valleys. Every turn shows another beautiful view. When you drive a car through the mountains you have to stop every few kilometers to enjoy another beautiful view.


Picture number (ID): 285   Google Map  

Roads in mountains

Roads in mountains

Discovering Gran Canaria by car I recommend to choose the side roads. The roads are very winding and extremely steep uphill. In many places you need to go in first gear with the hope that nothing appears from the opposite direction. But you have to to see them - the landscapes are magnificent.


Picture number (ID): 284   Google Map  

Mountain landscape

Mountain landscape

Huge mountains, rocks and valleys ... and cottages on the slopes ... strange that someone built a house so high and live there. There you can see beautifully situated village of Carrizal de Tejeda right on the mountainside. The two sacred rocks Roque Bentayga and Roque Nublo are at the top of the photo.


Picture number (ID): 283   Google Map  

We are going to Roque Nublo

We are going to Roque Nublo

The setting sun, the ocean on the horizon, rocks and pine forest. Trail to Roque Nublo is really beautiful - it is worth to go to this sacred rock at sunset.


Picture number (ID): 282   Google Map  

The trail to Roque Nublo

The trail to Roque Nublo

Roque Nublo 1813m asl It is the second highest peak in Gran Canaria. There is a 80 m high basalt monolith at the end of the plateau. Roque Nublo was a place of cult for aborigines.


Picture number (ID): 281   Google Map  

Landscapes from Roque Nublo

Landscapes from Roque Nublo

In January, the evening was cool here - about 9° C and a fairly strong wind. The temperature at the top is about 10 degrees lower than on the beach in Maspalomas. The trail from the parking lot is not long but it is worth to wear pants, fleece and even a jacket.


Picture number (ID): 279   Google Map  

Gran Canaria trekking

Gran Canaria trekking

Scenery with Gran Canaria impressed me very much. I will have to go back there one day to discover this island to go trekking. There are about 800 km of trails for hiking on the island.


Picture number (ID): 278   Google Map  

Amazing views

Amazing views

Evening at Gran Canaria - the setting sun illuminates the side of the mountain and in the background you can see a sacred rock - symbol of the island - Roque Nublo.


Picture number (ID): 277   Google Map  

Nature and man

Nature and man

Nature such a great and beautiful ... a man small and inconspicuous ... Most important is to live in harmony with nature and not take it too much ...


Picture number (ID): 276   Google Map   Photo Sphere

Viewpoint Mirador del Balcón

Viewpoint Mirador del Balcón

A viewpoint is located on the western extreme point of the island of Gran Canaria at a closed road (GC-200). The point is the balcony suspended over a vertical cliff falling into the Atlantic, and the rocks look like the tail of a dragon. A viewpoint is the end of the road - barrier across the road makes it impossible to continue the trip.


Picture number (ID): 275   Google Map  

El Bufadero

El Bufadero

Rocky, the east coast of Gran Canaria with spectacular wells in the lava - El Bufadero. Find the exit 8 off the highway and take a moment and see an interesting place.


Picture number (ID): 295   Google Map  

The road through the mountains

The road through the mountains

Road No. GC-200 from Mogán to La Aldea de San Nicolas de Tolentino - very good quality and interesting views.


Picture number (ID): 274   Google Map  

The views of Gran Canaria

The views of Gran Canaria

Mountains, valleys, winding roads cut into the hillside and tiny village ... and every valley is prettier ... It should get off the main roads to see such views ...


Picture number (ID): 273   Google Map  

Great plants

Great plants

The giant ficus in a botanical garden Jardin Botanico Viera y Clavijo (Jardín Canario). You should go there for a few hours because the garden is very large and interesting. Entrance to the garden is free.


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Botanical Garden, Gran Canaria

Botanical Garden, Gran Canaria

Canary Islands dragon trees - Dracaena draco (drago) in the botanical garden Jardin Botanico Viera y Clavijo (Jardín Canario).


Picture number (ID): 271   Google Map  

Roque Nublo after sunset

Roque Nublo after sunset

Gran Canaria is a beautiful island - so much breathtaking landscapes here - mountains, valleys, beaches, dunes, forests, lakes ... I had already visited five other Canary Islands ... but for me, Gran Canaria is the most beautiful - I have to come back!


Picture number (ID): 270   Google Map  

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Avenida Tour Operador Tui
35100 Maspalomas, Las Palmas, Spain

January 2017 with TUI.

Two hotels: Maspalomas Princess and Tabaiba Princess with a common garden and swimming pools.

Very good hotel for a 4 ****
Rooms clean and spacious, the food was good, very large swimming pools and beautiful garden.

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