The north-east coast of Gran Canaria welcomes adventurers in search of new experiences and lets their imagination run wild

Coastal plants are like the men and women of Gran Canaria’s fishing villages, looking out to sea every day. What’s more, a delicate film of salt coats their leaves, or skin. They could tell thousands of stories, recounting everything they have seen brought in by the tides, but they keep their own counsel. In the same way, the island’s north-east coastline is just as spectacular for what it displays as for what it hides among its folds. Hikers spot lights beaming into the night and this sparks their imagination. What will they discover the next day?

The summit of Gran Canaria is one of those spots which makes the island a Starlight Tourism Destination. There is no light without darkness. The comet that streaks across Gran Canaria’s skies is a lump of rocks and gases covered in ash. The nearby sun melted its heart of ice, explaining the white wake streaming behind it which seems to have hypnotised El Roque Nublo and its stoney companions as they watch this interstellar Icarus, a full five kilometres wide, on its return journey to the depths of the galaxy.