Plants liven up every property but keeping Gran Canaria houseplants thriving can be a challenge, especially if you are not always around to water them. If you rent out your property to visitors, or only use it occasionally, most plants won’t survive. Fortunately, there are a few hardy house plants that just keep on growing…
This is the most atypical summer we remember. Last year, with the many fires that ravaged the island, we lived in concern about the risk to people and the loss of natural heritage. This year, with the global pandemic the arrival of tourists has been delayed, many hotels remain closed, the beaches have limited capacity…
Gran Canaria and the Canary Islands offer resident business owners and entrepreneurs generous tax benefits that are unique in Europe. The main benefit is that companies incorporated in the Canary Islands Special Zone (ZEC) only have to pay 4% corporation tax. This compares to average of 25-30% in other areas of the EU. Other advantages include an…
While many of the Gran Canaria’s large furniture shops are in Las Palmas and along the motorway, the south has some excellent options. Muebles Pepe Jesus has shops in San Fernando and Vecindario and a warehouse store in the Poligono Industrial de Arinaga. It sells a range of good value furniture and furnishings and household…
In our Sea Breeze complex here in Puerto Rico, today’s birthday song will be sung very loudly to our regular tenant Berit. She is no less than 80 years old today! For 40 years, Berit Irene (and her husband Bjørnar) owned and ran a yarn and fabric store outside of Tønsberg. “In fact, I would…
Gran Canaria water delivery is a convenient and eco-friendly way of reducing plastic waste. The online ordering system is straightforward and reliable. Most people in Gran Canaria buy their drinking water in big plastic bottles called garafas from the supermarket but there is a more convenient and eco-friendly way. At Cárdenas Real Estate we work…
Sleepy Patalavaca has always flown just under the radar of Gran Canaria’s tourists and its residents and annual visitors are happy to keep it that way. However, for those in the know, it’s one of south Gran Canaria’s top spots. Here are seven good reasons why …
If you’re coming to Gran Canaria in 2017, here’s some fresh suggestions for things to do from the Cárdenas Real Estate Team.
Where do you go in south Gran Canaria if you want a relaxing swim but don’t want to be surrounded by people? Here’s seven safe and easy to access spots where you’ll have the water (almost) to yourself.
The superb climate and laid back Gran Canaria lifestyle affect everybody who lives on the island. Here’s seven good ways that living in Gran Canaria changes you: Bananas never taste the same anywhere else Once you’ve eaten a Canarian banana ripened in the sun all other bananas taste of nothing. There’s no going back to…
