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A summit viewpoint on the rim of the Caldera de los Pinos de Gáldar, at around 1,500 metres and ringed by centuries-old Canary pines. It commands the north and west of Gran Canaria, from the volcano down to the coast. It is also one of the island's official astronomical viewpoints.
A viewpoint over the Sorrueda reservoir and its palm grove, one of the most photographed landscapes in southern Gran Canaria.
Summit with a panorama of the Bandama Caldera and Gran Canaria's northeast coast.
Overlook above the Maspalomas Dunes Special Nature Reserve, with views of the sea of sand and the Atlantic.
One of the highest points on Gran Canaria, with panoramic views of Roque Nublo and, beyond, the Teide.
A lookout on Calle Canadá, within the tourist area of Maspalomas, in the municipality of San Bartolomé de Tirajana, on the southern side of Gran Canaria. It stands inside the resort, set back somewhat from the beach front. The municipality runs from the coast up to the summit of the island and combines beach and mountain tourism. Its coastal strip holds the Special Nature Reserve of the Maspalomas dunes.
An urban lookout in the Ciudad Alta district of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, in the Schamann and San Antonio sector, next to the housing estate that gives it its name. It corresponds to the watch point forming the north-eastern vertex of the ridge on which the neighbourhood is built, between the slopes of the Barranquillo de Don Zoilo and those of the Cornisa de San Antonio. The official city guide lists it alongside the Altavista and El Cardón lookouts.
Mirador Paseo La Cornisa is an urban viewpoint on the Paseo de La Cornisa, in the Ciudad Alta district of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. From it opens a wide panorama of the city, of the Atlantic Ocean and, above all, of the Puerto de Las Palmas. The municipal tourism website adds that the viewpoint was renamed in 2010 in honour of the Italian town of Martinsicuro, a place linked to the city by fishing history.
A balcony above Puerto de Mogán on the slope of the Lomo Quiebre, taking in the fishing harbour and marina, the white village and the south western coastline of Gran Canaria in a single view. It is reached on foot from the centre, up the narrow lanes that climb behind the quay, and it is one of the most sought after outlooks here in the last hours of the afternoon.
An urban balcony in the Las Coloradas district, set on a volcanic hill inside the protected landscape of La Isleta, at the northern end of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Its viewpoints give one of the best outlooks over the city and over the island's north coast, with the Atlantic opening up ahead. It is one of the capital's favourite spots for watching the sun go down, and it is reached on foot from the neighbourhood itself.
Perched 687 metres up beside the GC-605 road, Mirador El Mulato looks straight into the head of the Barranco de Mogán. The valley falls away below and opens into a narrow window onto the Atlantic above the town, framed by the ridges of Tauro, Cruz de Mogán and Pinar de Ojeda. After dark it switches roles: this is one of Gran Canaria's astronomical viewpoints, with a clean southern horizon.
A viewpoint on the summit of a 412 metre volcanic cone above Arucas, with four stone balconies facing the four cardinal points. From the top the whole north of Gran Canaria unfolds, from La Isleta to Montaña de Gáldar, with banana plantations below and Teide on the horizon on clear days. You can drive up or walk from the town.
A pass viewpoint on the GC-60 in San Bartolomé de Tirajana, with a double outlook: the Caldera de Tirajana on one side, the Chira basin and the Pinar de Pilancones on the other. It is also a historic crossroads of old paths and one of the busiest trailheads in the southern highlands. Part of the official Red de Miradores of Gran Canaria.
An official viewpoint on Gran Canaria's Mirador Network, beside the GC-65 in Santa Lucía de Tirajana, with sweeping views over the island's inland valleys and ravines.
A naturally multicoloured rock formation beside the GC-200 in Mogan, with green, blue, yellow and pink veins that glow in the afternoon light.
A summit viewpoint at 1,580 m in the geographic centre of Gran Canaria, with views of the Roque Nublo and Roque Bentayga and a starting point for many hiking routes.
Viewpoint in Artenara, Gran Canaria's highest village, dedicated to the writer Miguel de Unamuno, looking towards Roque Nublo and Roque Bentayga.
Viewpoint in Artenara, the highest village in Gran Canaria, overlooking the caldera and Roque Bentayga.
Mountain viewpoint in Tejeda overlooking Roque Nublo and the central caldera of Gran Canaria.
Glass-fronted clifftop viewpoint on the west coast, overlooking the Anden Verde, the ocean and, on clear days, Tenerife.
Free roadside viewpoint over the Veneguera ravine on the GC-200 between Mogán and La Aldea; it is often very windy.
Viewpoint over the Fataga ravine, in southern Gran Canaria.
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