Maspalomas news, gathered daily: what is happening around Gran Canaria’s southern resort belt – dune reserve rules, weather and calima alerts, events from the lighthouse to Playa del Ingles, and the island-wide Gran Canaria stories that shape every visit.
Below: the latest news from Maspalomas and the rest of Gran Canaria, newest first.
Spain imposes border checks on flights from Italy
Spain has reinstated temporary border controls on air and sea connections from Italy, extending checks to more airports including those in the Canary Islands….
Sunday: cooler air, strong trade winds, calima fades
Cooler temperatures, strong winds, and dry conditions dominate the forecast this Sunday. The calima in the upper atmosphere continues to fade. Expect local clouds…
First Canary Islands-Italy flight since border controls
The first flight between the Canary Islands and Italy since new border controls were introduced departed ten minutes early from Gran Canaria. Passengers arrived…
Italian border checks: What it means for Canaries
Italy and Spain have imposed reciprocal border controls, causing disruption at Canary Islands airports. With 60,000 Italian residents and 834,108 Italian tourists in 2025,…
Gran Canaria landfill fire: crews tackle blaze at Juan Grande
A fire broke out at the Juan Grande landfill in Gran Canaria on Friday afternoon, with crews managing to contain the blaze within two…
Solar eclipse in Canaries: Clear skies expected for 12 August
The Canary Islands will experience a partial solar eclipse on Wednesday 12 August, the first visible from the archipelago in at least twenty years….
Useful Maspalomas links
Everything else we keep updated for Maspalomas and Gran Canaria:
- Maspalomas weather – the live forecast for your exact resort, updated daily
- Gran Canaria island guide – when to go, beaches, transport and things to do
- Playa del ingles beach – our on-the-ground beach guide for this stretch of coast
- All Gran Canaria news – the full island-wide news feed
- Canary Islands news – stories from across all eight islands
Maspalomas means the dunes, the 19th-century lighthouse and the sunniest corner of Gran Canaria – over 320 days of sunshine a year on this coast. For Maspalomas news that skips the noise and keeps the facts, bookmark this page and check back often.