PATALAVACA GRAN CANARIA

Patalavaca, literally 'Cow's Foot', is reputed to have the longest hours of sunshine on the island; it also offers a beach of light-colored sand and flat rocks. Not surprisingly, this small resort is dense with steeply rising hotels and apartment blocks. The clientele is mostly Scandinavian. A new coastal walkway now connects Patalavaca with its neighbor, Arguineguin.