Events, local discoveries and useful stories for your time here.
Agüimes is one of Gran Canaria's best-kept old towns, a tidy historic centre of sandstone streets and a big domed church set inland in the dry south-east, with the fishing-and-beach district of Arinaga down on the coast below. It feels lived-in and Canarian rather than touristy, and makes a good base for the nearby Guayadeque ravine.
Down in Arinaga the summer fills up: La Vará del Pescao sardine festival, Thursday beach concerts with tapas, and the Brisa Marina craft fair. Up in the old town there's a Gran Canaria wine night to round things off. Here's what's on while you're here.
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A free summer-long run of open-air evening concerts on Arinaga's seafront promenade, paired with food-and-tapas (pinchos
12Jun
A three-day seaside market in Arinaga with around 56 stalls of local crafts, jewellery, candles and regional food, plus
10Jul
An open-air wine-tasting evening in the picturesque historic square of Agüimes, where around a dozen Gran Canaria wineri
28Aug
A traditional seafaring fiesta honouring Arinaga's fishing heritage: a fleet of around 20 small boats sails along the be
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