Tuesday, 03 February 2015 17:29

You've Arrived in San Agustín: Here's What To Do First

Sometimes we think there's a giant conspiracy amongst San Agustín fans to keep it quiet and off the radar. It's certainly the most tranquil and least-visited of Gran Canaria's resorts.

 

Once you arrive, check in and put on your warm weather clothes it's time to go out and explore. Head down to the beachfront for a first glimpse of the crowd-free golden beach. Turn left along the promenade and you start to climb up the headland towards Bahía Feliz. It's a dead end, but you get a great view north with tiny Pirata beach below you.

Turn right along the shore and the promenade stretches for kilometres all the way to the Maspalomas dunes and Playa del Inglés resort.

 For food pick a restaurant on the beach, such as the famous El Capitán or head inland to the San Agustín shopping centre. This is showing its age to be honest, but the Greek restaurant is great.

There isn't much else to see in San Agustín resort and that's a large part of its charm.

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  • The Parafarmacia In Gran Canaria Is Not A Chemist!
    The Parafarmacia In Gran Canaria Is Not A Chemist!

    If there is one thing we hate it is visitors being tricked in Gran Canaria. In the past we've warned about overcharging at Gran Canaria chemists, and rip off electronics shops in resorts. 

    In this Tip Of The Day we return to the island's chemists or rather, to the island's fake chemists.

    A chemist in Gran Canaria is called a Farmacia and always has a green cross sign. Farmacias are the only place tobuy medicine in Spain, even basics like paracetamol.

    However, there is another kind of shop in Gran Canaria that looks and sounds like a chemist but doesn't sell medicine. This is the Parafarmacia and it also uses a green cross sign.

    A parafarmacia is a herbal medicine shop that is not allowed to sell any normal medicine such as paracetamol, ibuprofen or antibiotics. 

    Instead, parafarmacias sell herbal alternatives to medicine but don't have to prove that they work and they can charge whatever they want.

    We recently heard from a visitor to Gran Canaria who went into a parafarmacia and was charged 40 euros for a herbal alternative to Ibuprofen. It was only when they read the label that they realised what had happened. 

    To locate a genuine farmacia, see this website and search within your municipio (Puerto Rico is in Mogán, Playa del Inglés is in San Bartolomé de Tirajana). At weekends and on fiesta days many farmacias close but there is always one open, known as the farmacia de guardia, in each municipio.

    Search for the nearest one to you with this tool

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