A holiday trip to Maspalomas, Gran Canaria. The desert on the seaside at Canary islands, Spain

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Still en route to the Canary Islands, is the turn of Gran Canaria. We choose the Tabaiba Princess, hotel of what is called the best hotel chain in the Canaries.
And 'something indescribable, the lobby is huge, plants everywhere, panoramic elevators, the hotel is nestled in a tropical garden, the grass is such a green as to seem fake. There are fewer than 6 swimming pools, spacious and even with artificial beach, surrounded by lush vegetation, palm trees of every kind, banana trees, foliage plants, you can stay in the shade in the water. The cooking is sublime, the buffet will satisfy even the most demanding.
The hotel is situated 1.8 km from Maspalomas beach, but the walk does not scare us, so to go up and down morning and afternoon, and returned after dinner to the shopping area near the lighthouse. He walks along the Barranco de Maspalomas, a river from the banks high and dry completely, a favorite passage from the camels, they say here when the water comes overwhelms everything (will it?). There are many plants on either side of the road, so at noon the sun beats strong. In practice, it takes 20 minutes to reach the sea, it is discriminatory for those who stay at Tabaiba with small children very difficult to move from pool to take a walk like that.
Arriving at the beach you can see the Charco de Maspalomas, a kind of small lagoon paradise of migratory birds.
The beach is over 10 km, with factories equipped lifeguard towers, many nudists and sand of a beautiful warm color, with a few dark specks, undoubtedly the largest and most beautiful beach on the island. Who is early morning as we can only take place under the tree of the beach, but walking on the shore is too inviting. The dunes that reach the sea are not huge but still offer the idea of a desert landscape. There is a warning sign to be careful not to lose your way, but seeing the mountains behind and the sea front seems almost a joke.
As for the sea .... Is not even Lanzarote and Fuerteventura, the show is this desert near the sea.