Splendid Views & Rum in Arucas
Most visitors to Gran Canaria arrive on the island as part of a package deal vacation and are rushed to their hotels in the South near the tourist resorts of Maspalomas and Playa del Ingles. Many thus fail to look beyond the usual routine of Sun and Beach, unable to savor the true local spirit of Gran Canaria. In previous Sidetracks articles we covered some alternative trajectories for a culturally enriching stay in the Canary Islands, including our post on a Cultural-Immersion Carnival in Las Palmas over a year ago. In two subsequent articles, we would like to shed further light on Treasures off the Beaten Track Destinations on the island of Gran Canaria. Both focus on the less touristy North of the Island and offer viable alternatives to mass tourism and monotonous beach vacations. And both are centered in and around Las Palmas de GC, the administrative and cultural capital of the Eastern Canary Islands (Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura & Lanzarote). See the full gallery o...