Gran Canaria Tourist Guide

quiet restaurant or at any establishment that provides an outdoor evening meal.

Night Time Entertainment

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The island’s multicultural background has shaped a culinary range in which all five continents are represented. Trying out the international cuisine served all over Gran Canaria is a fine way to get started, while a taste of superb local dishes and tapas is also well recommended. As happens in the rest of Spain, eating hours are very flexible. The last meal of the day can be served between nine and eleven o’clock in the evening, an imaginary frontier at which musical shows, theatre performances and other artistic representations take over, along with the discoteques, pubs and dance halls located around the tourist areas to the south, and up at the capital.

Boredom is a completely unknown state of mind in Gran Canaria. The warm temperatures all year round encourage a lively night life on an island whose local inhabitants take their entertainment very seriously indeed. Although it might sound contradictory, the night time in Gran Canaria starts before the sun goes down. The bars and terraces everywhere around are an excellent starting point to kick off a pleasant evening out at a

The warm temperatures all year round encourage a lively night life.

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LEISURE GUIDE OF GRAN CANARIA