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The capital Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, in the northeast of the island, is one of Spain's largest cities.

The south coast of the island is now dominated by the tourist resorts which generate most of the island's economy.

The centre of the island is mountainous, with the remains of ancient pine forests on the peaks.

Maspalomas in the south of Gran Canaria is the tourist zone, with the largest variety of options for enjoying the island.

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The official language of Gran Canaria is Spanish. However, one hears many people speaking English and German in the tourist areas.

The local inhabitants speak Canario, a Spanish dialect characterized by a slightly more singing tone than the mainland, less clear pronunciation and incorporation of different verb tenses. Even for foreigners with a basic knowledge of Spanish, the varieties spoken on the islands can take some time getting used to. On Tenerife however, the pronunciation seems to be more neutral, and leans a bit more toward normalized Spanish. Technically speaking, Canarian is known by

• loss of ending 's' in most plural unstressed words into a "h" or "sh" sound (relojej instead of relojes),

• diphthonging words and verbs (callao for callado, pesao for pesado),

• emphasis of the H sound when normally mute (hediondo pronounced jediondo and not ediondo),

• different verb tense (ayer juguemos un partido instead of ayer jugamos un partido),

• use of Haiga instead of haya (as the verb "to have") and

• use of simple past tense instead of past participle tense, resulting in the occlusion and almost non-existence of the latter

The climate is subtropical semi-arid for most locations, but it may vary a lot depending of where you are going. For the main touristic resorts the weather is mostly comfortable.

In Maspalomas there is normally 28-33 degrees in July at daytime, which drops to 21-24 by night. In winter, day temperature is normally 23 and by night 16-17. Bad weather can occur, especially between mid-October and March. Temperatures can then drop to 11-12 degrees and be quite windy.

Arguineguín has the best climate, with the least wind, and is, due to its protected location, among the driest in winter too.

Las Palmas has a bit of a different climate, and is sometimes clouded and rain might occur, even in May or June, but it is not very common. If you travel in winter take at least a thick jacket or two. If you plan to travel to the mountains bring or buy a scarf and gloves. The freezing point can be reached on Pozo de Las Nieves.

In summertime, always bring a bottle of water during the day. If winds from Sahara occur and temperatures rise above 40, try to stay in the shadows, close to climatized air and always drink plenty of water.

• Biking. The island is a paradise for bikers, with lots of trails for mountain biking, from easy to very difficult and long ones. There are also many possibilities of road biking, both in the mountain region and along the coast. There are bike renting centers in the island, like Free Motion Bike Hire Gran Canaria. They also organize guided biking tours.  
• Surf Canaries Surf School (Surf School Gran Canaria), ? 0034 67770498. Gran Canaria is a perfect place to learn to surf. A surf class will set you off safely with the right technique. Use a reputable surf school such as Surf Canaries, a mobile Surf School in the south of the island who take parties to the right beaches for learning and give in depth and fun classes with qualified instructors. It's a great day out if you always fancied having a go!  

Hiking

Gran Canaria is a paradise for hill walking with its inhabited cave villages, lake side walks, spectacular mountain scenery and wonderful flora & fauna especially in the Spring. There are a great variety of hikes on outstanding trails, many of these are off-the-beaten-track and the climate is excellent for trekking. 'Don’t leave Gran Canaria without seeing it' - is the ultimate guide for hiking and mountain trekking on the Canary Island of Gran Canaria, Spain: 

Beaches

The south of Gran Canaria is famous for the variety of beaches. The longest beach is "Playa del Inglés" and "Maspalomas", the almost 4 km stretch of beach between Playa del Inglés and Meloneras is a seviced nudist beach. In the Mogán area there are other famous beaches, such as "Amadores", "Anfi del Mar", "Puerto Rico", and "Playa de Mogán." Pictures of these and more beaches can be found here: Gran Canaria Photos (Beaches)

Surfing

Described as the "Hawaii of the Atlantic", the surf on Gran Canaria can be incredible. On the right day the surfers will put on a free and spectacular display, often in the north of the island but also in the south on the right conditions - Maspalomas, Playa del Inglés and Arguineguin.

It is also a great place to learn to surf with fantastic beaches and a couple of really good surf schools.

Golf

The island is home to Spain's oldest golf club plus eight newer courses, mostly located in the south of the island.

Scuba diving

The south part of the island has many great diving locations and many dive centers. Most arrange daily trips Monday to Saturday with hotel pickup and reasonable equipment rental prices. Most travel guide books suggest one or two dive centers.

Near Maspalomas, Let's go diving arranges boat tours to natural and artificial reefs with a variety of fish and other species. A wreck dive is also possible within 20m depth. You may find flashier rental equipment but you will hardly find better personnel.

(Source :wikitravel)