Nestled in a quiet residential street in one of the less ‘touristy’ areas of the island, Sonnenland, Casa Cervantes is ideally located for families or groups who want to enjoy Gran Canaria’s laid-back and relaxed vibe. The immediate area is home to cafes, shops and restaurants - mostly serving traditional Canarian food. Being slightly inland, Sonnenland doesn’t have a beach of its own but is just a short drive from the beaches and attractions of the high-end and popular resorts of Maspalomas and Meloneras, where you’ll find a wider range of cuisines available, as well as supermarkets, bars and souvenir shops.
Both of these towns are bursting with fantastic seafront restaurants offering a tantalising mix of fantastic views and even better food! If seafood is a particular favourite, you’re in for a treat, but you won’t struggle to find other types of cuisine here, either! The region has a wide range of delicious choices on offer, such as pulpo and prawns, grilled calamari, paella, steaks, tapas, vegetarian and vegan options, burgers and pasta dishes - as well as plenty of places to enjoy cocktails and pre-dinner drinks. Maspalomas is well-known for its upmarket shopping area, where you’ll find labels such as La Perla, Burberry and Tommy Hilfiger. You’ll find this area to the right of the Maspalomas lighthouse, and if you walk further along the beach, you’ll come to the Bellavista and El Varadero shopping centres, which are home to even more bars, cafes and restaurants, as well as shops and boutiques.
We recommend visiting the area’s golden dunes while you’re here, a protected site that covers over a thousand acres. Most of the dunes can be explored on foot, allowing you to take in sights such as the beautiful lagoon and lighthouse, but we recommend taking a 40-minute camel safari (more than enough time to spend on the back of a camel!) for a truly unique and fun way to experience this incredible landscape.
The Maspalomas Botanic Garden is an often underrated attraction that is well worth a visit while you’re here. Situated right next to the Salobre golf course, this collection of cacti and brightly coloured flowers provide the perfect photo opportunity pit stop.
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The Region
Maspalomas is not just known for its enormous expanse of dunes next to the sea or its great climate. It is also known for its old Lighthouse, which saw the first tourists arrive and witnessed the area turn into a holiday resort.
Just a few metres from the promenade, bathers and walkers dive into the sand, which marks the start of the Maspalomas Natural Dune Reserve, made up of three eco-systems: Palmeral, Charca and Dunas (Palms, Pond and Dunes), which run in parallel a few metres from the sea. The whole area is an enormous, exceptionally valuable natural space.