Capital: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Area: 1,560 km²
Population: 829,597
Airports: 1: Las Palmas (LPA - international and internal) 19km from Las Palmas.
Photography, Film & TV Production Services Gran Canaria
Gran Canaria is the third largest islands after Tenerife and Fuerteventura and is served by daily flights from many different European cities, and from all the other islands. There is some equipment for rent in Gran Canaria or it can come over from Tenerife by ferry, a 45 minute crossing from Santa Cruz.
Gran Canaria offers many of the location types to be found on Tenerife but there are a few good reasons to shoot on the island.
Location Highlights
- Sand dunes of Maspalomas... a mini Sahara Desert
- Yellow beaches
- Big city life of Las Palmas
- Harbours
- Mountain scenery and roads