If you've never been to Gran Canaria, you might have heard of Maspalomas, Playa del Inglés and Puerto Rico. But Gran Canaria isn't just a holiday island. It's more or less 50km by 50km, and almost a million people live on it. Here, we'll list the holiday resorts but as well places that do deserve a visit. You see, Maspalomas, Puerto Rico and Playa del Inglés didn't really exist before tourists started coming to Gran Canaria in big numbers. So they do lack the typical old Spanish square where everyone gathers when the sun has set. But all over the island you will find those places, and the diversity (because of the huge geographic differences on the island) will surprise you. Some are really small but beautifully situated, such as Guayadeque, others are mid-sized towns of which Aguïmes and Gáldar are good examples and of course there is Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, a more or less 400.000 people city squeezed by the ocean on two sides. Heaven for shops, culture ánd beaches. Have fun exploring Gran Canaria!