Holiday in Maspalomas

About Maspalomas

Maspalomas at the southern tip of Gran Canaria is the crown jewel of the Canary Islands' tourism world — the monumental sand dunes stretching from the Faro de Maspalomas lighthouse to Playa del Inglés are a natural landscape of surreal beauty: 400 hectares of Sahara feeling in the middle of the Atlantic, protected as a nature reserve and crisscrossed by hiking trails. The beach of Maspalomas extends over six kilometers and seamlessly merges into that of Playa del Inglés — an endless golden strip, at one end of which stands the iconic lighthouse from 1890. The dune landscape behind it is not static: the wind constantly reshapes it, and a hike through the golden hills feels like a miniature desert expedition that ends at the sea. The hinterland of Maspalomas surprises with the Palmitos Park — a botanical garden and zoo in a subtropical gorge — and Aqualand, one of the largest water parks in Europe. The Campo Internacional area offers top-notch golf courses, and in San Fernando, the neighboring town, one of the most authentic markets in Gran Canaria takes place on Wednesdays and Saturdays. In recent years, Maspalomas has also made a name for itself internationally as an LGBTQ+-friendly travel destination — the Yumbo shopping complex in Playa del Inglés is the center of a cosmopolitan scene that enlivens the south of Gran Canaria year-round.