natural wonder
Dunes of Maspalomas
A miniature Sahara of golden sand dunes stretching along the southern tip of Gran Canaria beside the Atlantic Ocean.
2 km · about 5 min drive
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Maspalomas
Canary Islands, Spain · Europe
About Maspalomas
Maspalomas is worth a stop: 25 minutes from Puerto Rico, 2km from Dunes of Maspalomas.
Maspalomas is in Canary Islands, Spain, with about 36,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Puerto Rico, about 13 km away.
Maspalomas (Spanish: [maspaˈlomas]) is a tourist resort in the south of the island of Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, stretching from Bahía Feliz in the east to Meloneras in the west, including the resort towns of San Agustín, Playa del Inglés and Campo de Golf, as well as the residential areas of San Fernando, ElRead more
Tablero and Sonnenland. Maspalomas constitutes the southernmost part of the municipality of San Bartolomé de Tirajana, and of the island.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Maspalomas?
Within an hour or so of Maspalomas: Dunes of Maspalomas (2 km), Roque Nublo (23 km), Mirador del Balcón (35 km).
Are there any good drives near Maspalomas?
The nearest famous roads are TF-21 Teide National Park road and TF-436 Masca Road, Tenerife.
Where is Maspalomas?
Maspalomas is in Canary Islands, Spain, about 13 km from Puerto Rico.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 36,065
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Spain
- Region
- Canary Islands
- Timezone
- Atlantic/Canary
- Coordinates
- 27.7606, -15.5860
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in Spain
Guardia Civil (traffic police): 062. Two warning triangles required in vehicles.
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Worth the detour from Maspalomas
3 notable places within an hour's drive.
natural wonder
Roque Nublo
A dramatic 80-meter volcanic basalt monolith standing as the iconic symbol of Gran Canaria's mountainous interior.
23 km · about 25 min drive
photogenic
Mirador del Balcón
Balcony platform hanging off the GC-200 above Gran Canaria's wild west coast, looking along the 'Dragon's Tail': a saw-tooth line of cliff ridges dropping a thousand metres into the Atlantic. Astonishing at sunset.
35 km · about 40 min drive
Driving in Spain
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.55/litre
- Motorway tolls
- ~€4.00/100km
When to drive here
April to October
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