Las Palmas City Guide
Eating
Budget: La Garriga (Nestor de la Torre, Las Palmas), low cost delicatessen offering unique tortilla sandwiches along with so much more.
Mid-Range: Sakura IV (c/Pilarillo Seco 10), sushi restaurant offering very reasonably priced food. Visit for a tasty lunch when you will pay slightly less than when visiting during the evenings.
Luxury: Rias Bajas Restaurant (Simon Bolivar 3, Las Palmas) high end restaurant offering superb seafood and meat dishes plus so much more. If you are looking for a romantic night out with a loved one in a truely beautiful setting, this restaurant is perfect.
Drinking
Many visitors tend to stick to the lively resorts when choosing a night out for a few drinks. Puerto Rico is the busier resort with many younger visiting enjoying themselves on a night out. There are many bars offering a range of drinks as well as DJs playing banging tunes until the early hours of the morning.
If you are looking for a quieter night, take a trip to some of the bars in the peaceful resort of Maspalomas.
Things To See And Do
- Santa Ana Cathedral - At the heart of the Vegueta quarter in Las Palmas sits the Canary Islands first church which is well worth a visit due to the different architectural styles on show.
- Northern Coastal Route - take a sight seeing tour along the route which has traditional villages, beautiful scenery & some superb restaurants to visit.
- Aqualand Maspalomas - the largest water park in Gran Canaria, theres plentry to keep the entire family entertained on a day trip.
- Camel Safari - choose from one of two fantastic locations for a camel safari trip in Gran Canaria including the sand dunes of Maspalomas or the village of Fataga.
Cost Of Living
33cl bottle of beer - €1
One-litre bottle of mineral water - €0.90
36-exposure colour film - €7.50
City-centre bus ticket - €1.10
Adult football ticket - €20
Three-course meal with wine/beer - €12
Key Phrases
Please, thank you – Por favor, gracias
How much? – ¿Cuanto es?
Good morning/afternoon/night – Buenos dias/buenas tardes/buenas noches.
Excuse me – Perdon
How are you? – ¿Como esta?
I don’t understand – No entiendo
Do you speak English? – ¿Habla usted ingles?
I don’t speak Spanish – No hablo espanol.
I would like… – Quisiera…
Is there a bank/post office near here? – ¿Hay un banco/correos cerca de aqui?
Do you have…? – ¿Tiene…?
The time – la hora
A double room – una habitacion con cama matrimonial.
Where is…? – ¿Donde esta…?
The train station – la estacion de ferrocarril
The bus station – la estacion de autobuses
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