podrozezjanuszami.com • Travel Guide • 7 days Gran Canaria had been on our travel list for a long time — and it turned out to be one of the most surprisingly varied islands we have ever visited. In just one week we hiked to a volcanic monolith at 1,813 metres, walked through Saharan sand dunes, got lost in colonial old towns, ate in a restaurant inside a cave, and watched the sunset from the highest peak on the island. This is not a beach guide. This is Gran Canaria for