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Parque Santa Catalina – Although more of a town square than a park, Parque Santa Catalina is the heart of Las Palma, and most of its nightlife stems from its bars, clubs and discos. When dawn comes and the clubbers make their way home, they clear the stage for the daytime activity of shopping, meeting friends at the cafes, and for the elderly men to set up their chess boards, dominos, or cards. Horse drawn cabs stand by ready to take tourists on sightseeing tours, and others cross over the park to the Museo Elder, a science and technology museum. Following the landscaped pedestrian area from the museum, passengers walk to the Muelle Santa Catalina, the ferry terminal, where they can connect to Tenerife, and other islands.
Ciudad Jardin – A legacy of the early 20th century English citizens is this lovely residential area, and the beautifully landscaped Parque Doramas. Cascading water and gorgeous flowerbeds, the municipal swimming pool, and the grand Hotel Santa Catalina, make this an oasis of lush greenery and peace in the middle of a bustling, grubby city.
Pueblo Canario – This attraction was designed in the 1930’s by Nestor and Miguel Fernandez de la Tore to display traditional island culture, and is a made up of typical island houses forming a Canary village with gates and turrets, and an atrium. The centre of the village is a large square lined with shops selling local arts and crafts. This square is often the venue of shows dramatising island folklore.
Reptilandia – Located in the northwest of the island, near Agaete, Reptilandia houses all sorts of creepy crawlies, including the Komodo Dragon, which is believed to be the largest extant lizard in the world. There are also collections of snakes, turtles and tortoises, with sections devoted to spiders, as well as monkeys. Should appeal to some, and maybe not to others. |
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Hippocrates – C.Colon, 4, this vegetarian restaurant offers easy-going atmosphere and simple dining, at reasonable prices.
Casa Montescdeoca – C. Montesdecoa, the food in this restaurant is excellent and the garden is a dream. A meal here is a memory made to be cherished. |
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Playa de Las Canteras – This 3 km long beach has its own natural reef, ‘La Barra’, which makes Playa de Las Canteras a warm lagoon for swimmers and water sports lovers, as well as those who just wish to paddle in the water close to shore. The beach is busy with restaurants, shops, snack bars, and cafes, and street entertainers, drawing people to it in their droves.
Playa de las Alcaravaneras – A thousand metres of golden sand makes this the second longest beach in Las Palmas. It is a favourite of the locals, and is home to the Varadero Sailing Club and the up-market Real Club Nautico (Royal Sailing Club), and magnificent ocean-going yachts are always seen sailing by in all their snobbery and elegance. |
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Ocean Park – this park of some 25,000 sq. meters has enough going on to keep the kids happy for days on end. It has about 13 different slides, a number of swimming pools, including a large wave pool, amongst its other attractions. For adults there are shops and restaurants, and if the little ones do get bored it is only about 300 metres from the Holiday World fun fair in Maspalomas.
Holiday World – This leisure and amusement park has everything any child could dream of for the ultimate holiday. With 27 meters high Ferris wheel, laserdrome, roller coaster, shooting stalls, to name only a few of the attractions for children. This is all in addition to the boating lake, children’s playgrounds, pony rides, and karting track. There is also a lot for adults to entertain themselves, namely, a ‘wellness centre’, with health spa and gym, two nightclubs, cafes and restaurants.
Palmitos Park – This subtropical oasis is one of the most popular family attractions, with over 200 species of birds form tiny hummingbirds to peacocks and flamingos. Also in the park are an aquarium, butterfly house, cacti garden and much more. |
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