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Gran Canaria Me Gusta – Las Palmas Food Fair at INFECAR 9-11 March
The 'Gran Canaria Me Gusta' fair returns this weekend in the capital, with the aim of enhancing flavors of the island, "a festival of old-time, avant-garde sensations that returns full of new features" such as the presence of national and international chefs and the installation of a Canarian wrestling ring and planned exhibitions of traditional games. Promoted by the Cabildo and organized at Infecar, the fair is to be held from Friday 9 to Sunday March 11 and brings together a world of...
Gran Canaria’s reservoirs collect nearly 26 million cubic meters of water, enough for 3 years agriculture
This little island of Gran Canaria boasts the highest number of dams and reservoirs per capita anywhere in the world and over the last 3 days of rainstorms last week they managed to collect an extra seven million cubic meters of water, in addition to that already collected in the week prior, to total more than 25.8 million cubic meters now stored, enough to ensure almost three years of agricultural irrigation. The archipelago’s largest dam of all, Soria, with a capacity of 32 million cubic...
Return of the Saint: Las Palmas V Barca
1/03/18 After 3 months away, what a great game for The Saint to come back to. Las Palmas are now on their 3rd manager of the season and have a very different looking line up from when they began. Since the new manager Paco Jemez took over, Las Palmas have managed a few good draws plus 2 wins against Valencia and Malaga, which has now moved them up to 3rd from bottom but only 1point behind Levante who sit above the relegation zone. The game starts with Barca looking dangerous and Luis Suarez...
Gran Canaria dams collected 12 million cubic meters of much needed water
The dams on Gran Canaria have managed to collect more than 12 million cubic meters of water during the recent rains, amounts not seen since 2011 ensuring water for the agricultural year. The island's water reservoirs have accumulated a total of 17 million cubic meters, much needed water to meet agricultural need, as drought in recent years has has required the transfer of water from the capital to the south as significant cost to the island. The municipality that most benefited, once again,...
The Canary Guide Weekend Tips 2-4 March 2018
It's another fun weekend ahead, and I am not just talking about the weather. On Friday, the Maspalomas International Carnival starts with festivities planned between 2-11 March. This is also the first weekend of the month so Gran Canaria's network of museums will open their doors for free visits, perhaps the very best idea for a rainy day. The capital´s main shopping district, Triana in Las Palmas, will be offering various activities for the children and plenty of bargains in stores as part of...
As the tail end of Storm Emma approaches classes are suspended on Gran Canaria and the western isles
A large depression which has turned in to a late winter storm out in the mid Atlantic, named by the Portuguese Met office as Storm Emma, is forecast to bring heavy seas and strong winds to the Archipelago over the next few days, as well as having the potential to wreak havoc along the iberian peninsular coastlines. Here on the islands strong winds have already started to pick up with rain and rough seas expected too. The Canary Islands Directorate General of Educational Centres and...
Two British holiday makers arrested at Gran Canaria airport, suspected of scam
Policia Nacional have arrested a British man of 28 years of age and a British woman of 32, after they allegedly scammed a hotel complex on the south of Gran Canaria. The detainees apparently left their hotel without paying the bill after spending their holidays on the island. They were located at Gran Canaria airport as they were about to take a flight back to the United Kingdom . A complaint from the management at a hotel complex in southern Gran Canaria stated that a couple of British...
Ryanair’s new route to Gran Canaria from Treviso in northern Italy
Gran Canaria and Ryanair have a new route that will connect the island and Sant'Angelo Treviso in northern Italy with one flight a week. Treviso is a strategic point for Gran Canaria, since it is located 40 kilometers from the city of Venice, in the Veneto region, one of the richest areas of Italy. This new route will allow Italian tourists of high purchasing power to fly to the island directly. Gran Canaria is now connected to seven Italian cities: Milan, Bergamo, Verona, Bologna, Pisa, Rome...
Events: 51st season of Opera Las Palmas
For all Opera enthusiasts, the 51st Las Palmas opera season is now on until 16th of June. Like last year, there will be five different productions, a combination of operatic, romantic and realism. La forza del destino, an Italian opera by Giuseppe Verdi has started the 2018 season this week and as a novelty, a unique double-bill of short-but-sweet chamber operas Trouble in Tahití & Gianni Schicchi will follow in March. If you are interested, you can get your tickets here. Ticket prices...
Here comes the rain again… 3 separate weather fronts expected to bring weekend rain…
The Canary Islands are looking forward to a yellow advisory for rain this weekend, expected to affect the south of Gran Canaria and all of the islands to the west. More wet weather will again arrive on the islands from the early hours of Thursday morning and into Friday. Three storms are headed towards archipelago one after another, producing rain and wind which could well maintain instability through the weekend and well into next week. Spanish State Meteorological Agency AEMET has...
