Puerto Mogan

Friday, midday

Check into the Cordial Mogan Playa (doubles from £145, www. cordialresortholidays.com), an expansive four-star resort awash with pools and restaurants.

1:30pm

Enjoy lunch at the Cordial’s Fula restaurant, which overlooks the main pool. Kick off with garlic prawns and Canarian wrinkly potatoes, followed by a grilled fillet of local fish.

3pm

Stroll around Puerto Mogan appreciating that it’s the most charming resort town on Gran Canaria. Walk over the wee canals, admire the yachts in the marina and check out the fishing harbour.

6:30pm

Enjoy a sundowner on the terrace at the Hotel de Puerto Mogan (www.hotelpuertodemogan. com) overlooking the marina with a cocktail or the local beer, the refreshing Tropical.

8pm

It’s easy to see why Michelin rate Los Guayres at the Mogan Playa. Book a coveted seat on their terrace and settle in for their remarkable degustation menu.

Saturday, 10am

Recline at the Marina Pool Bar (+34928 565 010). You can gaze out over the pool towards the fishing boats, working up an appetite over a chilled drink or a coffee.

Midday

Enjoy lunch at the Cofradia (tel: +34928 565 321), where the fruits of the labours of the local fishermen are grilled and fried. Snare a window or terrace seat for views back to town.

2:30pm

Head for a walk on the famous sand dunes of Maspalomas. Stroll along the Atlantic and then circle back.

4:30pm

Either enjoy one of the top notch spa treatments at the Seaside Palm Beach (www.hotel-palm-beach.co.uk), or a dip in the ocean.

7pm

Book dinner at Esencia at the Seaside Palm Beach. Dine al fresco under the palms and savour creative dishes and excellent Canarian wines.

Sunday, 9am

Lose a morning wrapped in the Mogan Playa’s award-winning spa complex. Enjoy a massage or just relax in their outdoor hot tub or floatarium. ■