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Gran Canaria Weather: Who Turned The Heat Back On?
Temperatures are set to soar this week in Gran Canaria with the south of the island back on yellow alert and the mercury expected to hit 36ºC.
Gran Canaria Weather: Cooler This Weekend, Then The Heat Comes Back
22.07.2016 Gran Canaria cools down today and will be pleasant tomorrow before the heat returns on Sunday. It's too hot for walking!
Gran Canaria Weather: Strong Wind & Waves, Followed By Heat & Dust
Gran Canaria Weather: Alerts For Heat And Fire Risk
Gran Canaria is on alert for temperatures over 34ºC until Sunday, and on fire alert.
Gran Canaria Weather: Roasting Hot For San Juan Party
19.06.2016: The Gran Canaria weather goes from hot to "bloody hell, it's hot", starting today.
Gran Canaria Weather: A Glorious Week Coming Up
31.05.2016 Summer has started and most of Gran Canaria should be under a blue dome this week.
Gran Canaria Weather: Cloudy Afternoons Until Sunday
27.05.2015 With no Trade Wind blowing from the north, expect cloudy afternoons and even a few drops of evening rain until the end of the weekend.
Gran Canaria Weather: Getting Hot, Hot, Hot
23.06.2016: We're getting to the time of year when weather forecasts in Gran Canaria get boring.
Gran Canaria Weather: Back To Normal After A Topsy-Turvy Week
Gran Canaria weather forecast for the week starting 16.05.2016
Gran Canaria Weather: Four Days Of Yuk, Starting On Sunday
06.05.2106 It looks like London will be hotter than Gran Canaria this weekend. Well, on Sunday at least.
Gran Canaria Weather: Hotter In London Than The Canary Islands?
Silly season has started early this year with the first press reports about Britain being hotter than the Canary Islands.
Gran Canaria Weather: Same Same But Sunny
The weather in Gran Canaria this weekend is exactly what you'd expect for the time of year so we'll keep it brief.
Gran Canaria Weather: Plenty Of Sunshine In The Resorts
25.04.2016: The Trade Winds bring clouds to north Gran Canaria but leave the south and the resort beaches in the sunshine.
Gran Canaria Weather: Warm & Sunny Earth Day
22.04.2016: Happy Earth Day! Some cloud in north Gran Canaria this weekend, but sunny in the south and the resorts.
Gran Canaria Weather: Some Rain To Start The Week
Teide volcano was wearing its cloud hat yesterday, a sure sign that the weather was about to change.
Gran Canaria Forecast: Sunny Mornings With Some Afternoon Cloud
15/04/2016: Gran Canaria should be warm and sunny this weekend although expect clouds to build up as the days go on.
Gran Canaria Weather: Some Cloud And Plenty Of Sun This week
The Trade Winds bring cloud and some showers to north Gran Canaria this week. It may send some cloud to the resorts but there will also be plenty of sunshine.
Gran Canaria Weather: A Sunny Start With Midweek Spring Showers Up North
A sunny start to the week with cloud and showers in the north from Wednesday.
Gran Canaria Weather: Easter Eggs Gooey In South Gran Canaria This Week
Tuesday, March 22: Sunny and warm in south Gran Canaria this week but cloudier in the north.
Gran Canaria Forecast: Sunny Until The End Of The Weekend
MARCH 17, 2016: The Trade Winds come back towards the end of the weekend and a wet front could affect us from Sunday. Quick, get to the beach.
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The Parafarmacia In Gran Canaria Is Not A Chemist!
If there is one thing we hate it is visitors being tricked in Gran Canaria. In the past we've warned about overcharging at Gran Canaria chemists, and rip off electronics shops in resorts.
In this Tip Of The Day we return to the island's chemists or rather, to the island's fake chemists.
A chemist in Gran Canaria is called a Farmacia and always has a green cross sign. Farmacias are the only place tobuy medicine in Spain, even basics like paracetamol.
However, there is another kind of shop in Gran Canaria that looks and sounds like a chemist but doesn't sell medicine. This is the Parafarmacia and it also uses a green cross sign.
A parafarmacia is a herbal medicine shop that is not allowed to sell any normal medicine such as paracetamol, ibuprofen or antibiotics.
Instead, parafarmacias sell herbal alternatives to medicine but don't have to prove that they work and they can charge whatever they want.
We recently heard from a visitor to Gran Canaria who went into a parafarmacia and was charged 40 euros for a herbal alternative to Ibuprofen. It was only when they read the label that they realised what had happened.
To locate a genuine farmacia, see this website and search within your municipio (Puerto Rico is in Mogán, Playa del Inglés is in San Bartolomé de Tirajana). At weekends and on fiesta days many farmacias close but there is always one open, known as the farmacia de guardia, in each municipio.
Search for the nearest one to you with this tool.
Lex Says: To keep costs down, see this article for the way to ask for generic medicine rather than expensive branded alternatives.
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