Gran Canaria - a Popular Holiday Destination

Mention the word Gran Canarias, or even the Canary Islands, and you will get a different reaction from each person you ask. Most people who have never been to Gran Canaria will tell you of their preconceived notion that it is an island somewhere near Spain. In fact it is more than 1,500 kilometres away from the mainland much closer to Africa than anywhere else being only a 150 kilometres off the coast off Southern Morocco.