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Maspalomas

San Bartolomé de Tirajana, Gran Canaria - Sur, Las Palmas

2 Villages · 6 Monuments · 4 Nature · 2 Activities · 1 Curiosities · 2 Historical milestones

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Maspalomas

Village · San Bartolomé de Tirajana, Gran Canaria - Sur, Las Palmas

The municipality's coastal tourist center, considered the world's first destination specializing in apartments and bungalows. In 1961 the landowner, Alejandro del Castillo, eighth Count of Vega Grande, called the Concurso Internacional Maspalomas Costa Canaria for its urban development, won by the French firm S.E.T.A.P.

concurso urbanístico en 1961

Photo: Javier B (CC BY 3.0)

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