{"id":9129,"date":"2024-08-11T06:29:29","date_gmt":"2024-08-11T06:29:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetjoy.com\/?post_type=destination&#038;p=9129"},"modified":"2026-05-22T11:59:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T11:59:20","slug":"gran-canaria","status":"publish","type":"destination","link":"https:\/\/thetjoy.com\/es\/destination\/gran-canaria\/","title":{"rendered":"Gran Canaria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The third largest of the Canary Islands presents a mix of climates zones and varied landscapes.<br \/>\nTour the southern coast with its numerous beautiful golden sand beaches and dunes, the mountains in the <a href=\"https:\/\/thetjoy.com\/es\/attraction\/gran-canaria-central-region\/\"><strong>Central Region<\/strong><\/a>, and the green gorges and valleys in the north.<\/p>\n<p>Most of the visitors in the island will have their vacation base in the south where the climate is warmer and sunnier between <strong>Playa de San Agustin<\/strong> in the east and <strong>La Playa de Mogan<\/strong> in the west.<\/p>\n<p>Spend at least half a day visiting the island\u2019s capital <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/thetjoy.com\/es\/attraction\/las-palmas-de-gran-canaria\/\">Las Palmas<\/a>, <\/strong>driving the magnificent west coast <a href=\"https:\/\/thetjoy.com\/es\/attraction\/the-west-coast-road\/\"><strong>Road GC-200<\/strong><\/a>, visiting the central region mountains, Volcanic formations, and beautiful villages, and more.<\/p>\n<p>If you are planning to spend your summer vacation in <strong>Gran Canaria<\/strong>, Thetjoy.com recommends to spend at least one day visiting its attractions, and additional day for a visit of one of the smaller islands;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thetjoy.com\/es\/destination\/la-palma\/\"><strong>La Palma<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thetjoy.com\/es\/destination\/la-gomera\/\"><strong>La Gomera<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thetjoy.com\/es\/destination\/el-hierro\/\"><strong>El Hierro<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n    <div class=\"xs_social_share_widget xs_share_url after_content \t\tmain_content  wslu-style-1 wslu-share-box-shaped wslu-fill-colored wslu-none wslu-share-horizontal wslu-theme-font-no wslu-main_content\">\n\n\t\t\n        <ul>\n\t\t\t        <\/ul>\n    <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The third largest of the Canary Islands presents a mix of climates zones and varied landscapes. 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