Gran Canaria is a unique place with tropical beaches, sand dunes, luxurious resorts, stunning architecture, and many other amazing things combined on one small tropical island. Although, to be honest, it's not that small... The area of the island is 600 sq miles (1,560 sq km), with a population of about 860,000. It is the third-largest island in Spain's Canary Islands and one of the country's most significant and largest tourist destinations, despite its distance from the main part of the country. All these things make Gran Canaria a place well worth seeing and exploring, which is exactly what you're invited to do with the following video.