beach de Las Canteras
The Playa de Las Canteras is the main urban beach of the city of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, one of the most important beaches of the Canary Islands. Las Canteras has an Environmental Management System certified according to the UNE-EN ISO 14001 norm and a Universal Accessibility Certificate for bathing services for people with reduced mobility, certified by the same organization.Photo: Bengt Nyman, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Beach
- Description: beach of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
- Also known as: “Las Canteras”, “Playa de las Canteras”, and “Playa de Las Canteras”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Plaza de España and Elder Museum of Science and Technology.
Elder Museum of Science and Technology
Museum
Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Elder Museum of Science and Technology is a museum in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, the capital city of Gran Canaria, in the Canary Islands.
Poema del Mar
Public aquarium
Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Poema del Mar is an aquarium located in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain. It was inaugurated on December 17, 2017. The Gran Canaria Town Council and the Government of the Canary Islands have considered it of strategic interest to the region by reinforcing the promotion of the archipelago as an international travel destination.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include La Isleta and Ciudad Jardín.
Las Coloradas
Suburb
Las Coloradas is a suburb, which is situated 3 km north of beach de Las Canteras.
beach de Las Canteras
- Categories: recreation area, tourist attraction, tourist destination, urban beach, golden sand beach, tourism, and landform
- Location: Las Palmas, Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
28.13955° or 28° 8′ 22″ northLongitude
-15.43981° or 15° 26′ 23″ westElevation
194 metres (636 feet)Open location code
7CW64HQ6+R3OpenStreetMap ID
way 30598416OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beachOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
2520218Wikidata ID
Q3426178
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Satellite Map
Discover beach de Las Canteras from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“beach de Las Canteras” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Las Canteras”
- Cebuano: “Playa de las Canteras”
- Chinese: “拉斯坎特拉斯海滩”
- Czech: “Playa de Las Canteras”
- Dutch: “Las Canteras”
- Dutch: “Playa de las Canteras (strand i Spanien, Kanarieöarna)”
- Dutch: “Playa de Las Canteras”
- French: “Las Canteras”
- French: “Plage de Las Canteras”
- French: “Playa de Las Canteras”
- Galician: “Las Canteras”
- German: “Copacabana Europas”
- German: “Las Canteras (Strand)”
- German: “Playa de Las Canteras”
- German: “Strand de Las Canteras”
- Italian: “Playa de Las Canteras”
- Italian: “spiaggia di las Canteras”
- Italian: “spiaggia di Las Canteras”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Playa de Las Canteras”
- Norwegian: “Playa de Las Canteras”
- Polish: “Las Canteras”
- Polish: “Playa de Las Canteras”
- Portuguese: “Playa de las Canteras”
- Slovenian: “Playa de Las Canteras”
- Spanish: “Las Canteras”
- Spanish: “Playa de las Canteras”
- Spanish: “Playa de Las Canteras”
- Swedish: “Las Canteras”
- Swedish: “Playa de las Canteras”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Puerto and Guanarteme.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include La Barra Surfspot and El Ascensor.
Gran Canaria: Must-Visit Destinations
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