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Mogán closes all the beaches on the eve of San Juan festivities
Mogán Town Council will close accesses to all the beaches throughout the south-west's municipal areas from 20:00 on Tuesday, June 23 to avoid possible concentrations of people on the occasion of the popular San Juan night celebrations. Citizens will be able to enjoy the beaches once again from Wednesday morning at 8:00 on the 24th. "We have decided to close our beaches as a preventive measure in order to avoid gatherings of people on this date, when our neighbours as well as residents of other...
Gran Canaria’s southern beaches to close for a night to avoid crowds celebrating San Juan
Councilman Samuel Henríquez Quintana said today that San Bartolomé de Tirajana (inc. Maspalomas/Playa del Inglés/San Agustín) have announced the closure of all its beaches on the eve of the Fiestas de San Juan The Town Council of San Bartolomé de Tirajana announced the closure of all its beaches as a preventive measure against the spread of COVID-19. Usually this evening is marked by large crowds on the beaches, with bonfires and fireworks and a collective midnight dip in the sea. Public...
British holidaymakers can fly to Gran Canaria and the rest of Spain from Sunday Without Needing to Quarantine
Spain's foreign minister, Arancha Gonzalez Laya, has told the BBC this Saturday that British tourists will now be allowed to fly to Spain from from Sunday without the need for them to spend two weeks in quarantine, out of fears of them bringing the coronavirus. "We will allow British visitors to enter Spain just like the rest of the European Union or Schengen area from 21 June freely and without the need for the quarantine," she told the BBC News in an announcement that has surprised many...
How to identify the freshest Gran Canaria eggs, and ensure they are humanely produced
For years, the Cabildo de Gran Canaria island government has been promoting food sovereignty, energy self sufficiency, eco-island, buying local produce, and green renewable energies; the Cabildo has continued this trend by launching this week a campaign, in coordination with the Sanitary Defense of Poultry of Gran Canaria Group, with the hashtag #YoComproHuevosDeAquí, loosely translating to "#IBuyEggsFromHere" to promote across social networks consumption of local eggs from the island, which...
Gran Canaria Cabildo recovery centre rescues a huge 38 kg turtle and two others, all on the same day
The Cabildo de Gran Canaria has rescued a 38-kg Caretta Caretta turtle, the largest ever to have been taken in at the island's pioneering Wildlife Recovery Centre in six years. It is a sub-adult turtle specimen that was found at the Bocabarranco Beach, on the island's north-north east coast, which was very weak and has a very deep wound on one of its fins caused by nets in which the animal had been snared. On the same day this week that this majestic specimen appeared, another 4-kilo turtle...
The Canary Guide: The new “Mercado de Maspalomas” will bring residents, tourists and local produce together
The Cabildo de Gran Canaria is allocating €3.2 million for the Mercado de Maspalomas main municipal market place to be revamped into an attractive link between tourists, residents and local produce. The San Bartolomé de Tirajana town hall has been working for a year on the project which will also transform the popular local market place into an energy self-sufficient facility powered by solar panels. It will have 28 commercial and refreshments premises, a 1,000 m2 marquee space, and...
Historic Mogán windmill prepares to open as a tourist attraction
This month works have begun on the famous old Mogán windmill, known as the Molino de Viento or Molino Quemado de Mogán, and the surrounding grounds for "musealisation" of the site, preparing it to become an official museum exhibit. Once completed, there will be new toilet facilities and a reception, sales area, cultivation area, children's games as well as other features to attract visitors to learn more about this important and historic landmark. February of this year already saw the final...
Canary Islands Latest Report On COVID19 Figures Since First Case Last January
You can see all the data, updated daily, on our corona virus confirmed data tracking page The Canary Islands Government's Health Department on Wednesday afternoon released the very latest data on the 2,391 cases of COVID-19 corona virus detected since the crisis began, with one new positive case recorded on Tuesday. Currently, in the Canary Islands, there are still just 63 active cases, of which 54 are receiving care at home, 9 are hospitalised and since Tuesday, for the first time in many...
Canary Islands’ Tourism Minister says we are ready, but testing needs to be finalised
The Canary Islands Minister of Tourism, Yaiza Castilla, has admitted this Monday afternoon that the plan to reopen borders to June 21 has forced the regional government to have to work "against the clock" to finalise a "plan B" in the face of a lack of clarity from the European Union regarding her calls for covid-19 testing of tourists at origin, before they board a plane. In statements to journalists during a presentation of the regional tourism board's Spanish domestic tourism campaign for...
Canary Islands regulate passengers at ports and airports, while asking nightspots to wait a while longer
The Canary Islands Official Bulletin ( BOE) on Tuesday in an extraordinary issue published two decrees from the President of the Canary Islands, Ángel Víctor Torres: The conditions for the provision of inter-island maritime transport and measures for the control of people who travel by air or sea in the Canary Islands, to ensure the containment of the COVID-19 pandemic,and another on The non-reopening of nightclubs and nightlife bars to the public. Both decrees were approved following a...
