Meloneras resort is less than 20 years old but it's palm-fringed boulevard, seafront terraces and high-end shops make the smart bit of Maspalomas resort a must-visit spot.

BREAKING NEWS: The investors behind the new Gran Canaria waterpark are abandoning the project and replacing it with the world's longest rollercoaster, which is under construction already. 

The Canary Islands are getting drier but stormier, according to data released by the Spanish Weather Service (AEMET).

Here's the Gran Canaria Info news and gossip round-up for the second week of March Is every word true? Well, we read the papers, have friends in low places and do our best...

The Risco Caido archaeological site in Gran Canaria is Spain's official nomination for World Heritage Status. It now goes forward for consideration by the WHO's head honchos.

Plenty of people in Gran Canaria will rent you a road bike, but only one can claim to made Gran Canaria the cycling holiday destination that it is today. That man(iac) is Raymond Leddy, he is Cycle Gran Canaria, and he organizes the bona-fide epic event that is the Tour of Gran Canaria.

More hotel news from holiday island; Teo Gerlach, the man behind the Seaside Hotels group, is about to get permission to build two new hotels at Pasito Blanco marina.

A blob of cold, humid Polar air sitting over southern Spain threatens to bring cold and rain to Gran Canaria and the eastern Canary Islands this week. 

14.02.2017: There's a blob of cloud and rain heading towards us and due to arrive on Wednesday, then we expect a period of warm, sunny weather for the rest of the week. 

Gardeners say that almost anything grows in Gran Canaria as long as you keep it watered. Here are five of the beautiful flowers you'll see as you walk around in the Gran Canaria sunshine.