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Las Palmas sand art nativity opens on 29th of November- Belén de arena de Las Canteras
Gran Canaria's biggest nativity sculpture, the sand art Belen de Arena 2019 in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, is opening next week on Las Canteras Beach. One of the main seasonal attractions in the capital, and for the island, has once more begun the countdown to its opening day. A total of 8 international sand sculptors are creating a range of traditional Christmas scenes in the run up to this annual beach exhibition of ingenious craftsmanship evoking images of ephemeral sculpture which will...
The Canary Guide Weekend Tips 22-24 November 2019
It’s one month until you-know-what-mas and the town halls around the island have set up their street decorations ready to be lit. This weekend the first of the many "Switching on the lights" events will be in Las Arenas shopping centre, there is a Fashion and Friends event in Las Palmas, our bi-annual food drive Operation Kilo is on all over the island, and there'll be a Gastronomic day in one of the most beautiful mountain villages in all Spain, Tejeda. Here is our run little down of just...
The Canary Guide Weekend Tips 15-17 November 2019
Mid November with an Autumnal chill already in the night time air. AEMET, the Spanish state meteorological agency are predicting a weekend a touch cooler than we have enjoyed over the last few. The south will see some cloudy skies, with highs of around 22ºC in the shade with a small possibility of rain, a touch more cloud to the north, particularly at the summits, with plenty some more rain coming in set to turn the island ever more verdant. There is even a snow level prediction for the...
The Saint: Las Palmas v Alcorcón
09/11/2019 Sunday: Las Palmas play mid table Alcorcón looking to get back to winning ways after losing 3 in a row. The Problem tonight might be the lack of experience due to having 11 first team squad players out due to injury or suspension. 2 mins LP win a free kick in a dangerous position just outside the box. Ball hits the wall but Pekhart picks it up and gets brought down. Penalty given and Pekhart picks himself up and puts the pen straight down the middle... 1-0 LP - an excellent...
The Canary Guide Weekend Tips 8-10 November 2019
We are well into November and winter is finally attempting to catch up with Gran Canaria, some fast winds this week bringing a few clouds in off the Atlantic with stormy weather out mid-ocean the north of the island can expect occasional downpours. As ever a little brighter and breezier on the south and south west. AEMET, the Spanish meteorological Agency, predict "cool in the air". Temperatures to the south around 24ºCin the shade with some cloud cover, and even a small possibility of rain....
The Canary Guide Weekend Tips 1-3 November 2019
And November is here. We have been truly blessed with the very tropical weather all week across the whole island and though the warm weather should continue throughout the weekend, temperatures may drop a few degrees, except in the south which forecasters predict should maintain highs of around 30ºC in the shade. The weather continues its unpredictable Autumn behaviour with some possibility of clouds and even rain in...
Events: Noche de Finaos vs. Halloween on Gran Canaria 2019
The 31st of October has long been celebrated here in The Canary Islands. A most traditional celebration where families gather and tell each other stories of family members long departed, ancestors of note, parents, grandparents and the occasional spooky ghost story. Of course US influences have seeped in over recent years, but the more traditional Canarians have always seen this as a great opportunity to reconnect with the past and munch on sweet chestnuts, freshly roasted over open fires, as...
The Saint: Las Palmas V Fuenlabrada
27/10/19 Las Palmas entertain Fuenlabrada knowing a home win would move them up to 3rd in the league. 3 mins - good move down the right by LP, ball played into the box and falls nicely to Viera but his shot is just over. 18mins another good move down the left, great control by A. Lemos who puts in a lovely cross, but the shot is blocked and cleared. 23mins - good move from the away team, ball plays into the box, and is blocked by Lemos but his touch is poor, letting in the forward who...
Spanish Treasury claims land ownership confirmation and rights to compensation for the Siam Park project
The Spanish Treasury have reportedly demanded the stoppage of the long awaited and controversial Siam Park water park project, with local Spanish language daily La Provincia reporting that this has been caused by the inaction of the insular government, the Cabildo de Gran Canaria. The Ministry, through the delegation of Economy and Finance in the Canary Islands, have, say sources, since January been requesting that the Gran Canaria Island Water Council clarify State funds that correspond to...
US & Turkish fighter jets play cat and mouse with Eurofighter and Spanish Air Force F-18s over Gran Canaria
You may have noticed a lot of warplanes over Gran Canaria over the last week with more expected over coming days. Nothing to worry about, it is just a bunch of US F15 and Turkish F16 fighter jets engaging in the skies over the east Atlantic pursued by Spanish F18s and Eurofighters, just your normal everyday NATO Dissimilar Aircraft Combat Training (DACT) manoeuvres ongoing in the skies above The Canary Islands, literally trying to slip under the radar while they fly simulation sortees of...
