Gran Canaria - Touristy Playa del Ingles

Holiday centre Playa Ingles:

Playa del Inglés is considered one of the most popular holiday centres of Gran Canaria. This is where you can combine bathing fun, party entertainment and shopping, e.g. in the huge Yumbo Centre. Besides epicurrean delights from the host country you don´t even have to waive the cuisine of your home country in Playa del Inglés. Therefore several wishes concerning a versatile holiday will be fulfilled.

Conception:

Playa del Ingles was planned in the1960s. From the beginning this holiday resort was catered to touristical needs. Its naming as beach of the English is traced back to historical deliverance. According to this british warships were cruising along the coast of todays region of Playa del Inglés. Playa del Ingles even meets religious requirements because the Templo Ecumenico de San Salvador was built here. In this church services are held in different languages. Recent aspirations for further improvement of the offers of Playa del Inglés are oriented towards a quality improvement as well as beach extension.

Freetime activities:

While daytime activities are especially catered to families, the tropical planted, long promenade of Playa del Inglés turns into a shimmering party mile. That´s why holiday in Playa del Inglés also means clubbing, shopping, bar hopping. The about 4 km long coast line of the Atlantic Ocean in Playa del Inglés with its fine sandy beach was made for bathing fun. Besides that most people do water sports and trendy sports such as parachuting, paragliding and excursions with Jeeps.

Excursions:

Great excursions into the surrounding can be done starting from Playa del Inglés. For this purpose interesting guidances in different languages are provided. Excursions to the bubbly San Agustin and the famous dunes of Maspalomas are very popular. These gigantic nature dunes are projecting the impression of a not-so-far-away Sahara