Here's the latest gossip and news from the Gran Canaria timeshare world so far in 2017, including the latest Supreme Court rulings, the battle for Anfi del Mar and the growing flood of court cases against Gran canaria timeshare companies. 

Published in Timeshare Law

Here's an quick guide to avoiding all timeshare scammers in Gran Canaria, and all timeshare scams associated with owning a timeshare in the Canary Islands.

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2016 saw major developments in the Gran Canaria timeshare scene, including new owners at Anfi del Mar, scandal at Tauro beach, and a slew of Supreme Court judgements against timeshare companies. 

Published in Timeshare Law

Whatever side of the #Brexit debate you're on, the UK's decision to leave Europe makes British timeshare owner's position uncertain. Here are the four reasons why now is the time to #Brexit your Spanish timeshare and get your money back.

Published in Timeshare Law

The Las Palmas High Court No. 5 has ordered Anfi de Mar timeshare resort to return €189,000 to a timeshare owner with an illegal contract.

Published in News

While the initial test case that took Gran Canaria timeshare all the way to the Supreme Court was against Anfi Resorts, several other timeshare companies have lost cases in 2016.

Published in Timeshare Law

Gran Canaria timeshare owners with illegal contracts are finally getting their money back. Here's the story of how Spanish law caught up with timeshare. And how a Gran Canaria law firm made it happen.

Published in Timeshare Law

Spain's top court has confirmed that floating weeks sold by Anfi del Mar timeshare resort (and all other timeshare operations in Spain) are illegal.

Published in News
Wednesday, 03 February 2016 06:31

5 Gran Canaria Scams & How To Avoid Them

Crime is rare in Gran Canaria and avoiding scams and rip-offs is often a question of common sense. However, scammers do operate in Gran Canaria so here's how to stop them getting their hands on any of your money. 

Published in Guide
Tuesday, 01 December 2015 06:29

New Court Judgements Against Anfi Del Mar

Two new court judgements against Anfi del Mar timeshare resort reinforce the ban on taking deposits within the cooling-off period.

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  • The Parafarmacia In Gran Canaria Is Not A Chemist!
    The Parafarmacia In Gran Canaria Is Not A Chemist!

    If there is one thing we hate it is visitors being tricked in Gran Canaria. In the past we've warned about overcharging at Gran Canaria chemists, and rip off electronics shops in resorts. 

    In this Tip Of The Day we return to the island's chemists or rather, to the island's fake chemists.

    A chemist in Gran Canaria is called a Farmacia and always has a green cross sign. Farmacias are the only place tobuy medicine in Spain, even basics like paracetamol.

    However, there is another kind of shop in Gran Canaria that looks and sounds like a chemist but doesn't sell medicine. This is the Parafarmacia and it also uses a green cross sign.

    A parafarmacia is a herbal medicine shop that is not allowed to sell any normal medicine such as paracetamol, ibuprofen or antibiotics. 

    Instead, parafarmacias sell herbal alternatives to medicine but don't have to prove that they work and they can charge whatever they want.

    We recently heard from a visitor to Gran Canaria who went into a parafarmacia and was charged 40 euros for a herbal alternative to Ibuprofen. It was only when they read the label that they realised what had happened. 

    To locate a genuine farmacia, see this website and search within your municipio (Puerto Rico is in Mogán, Playa del Inglés is in San Bartolomé de Tirajana). At weekends and on fiesta days many farmacias close but there is always one open, known as the farmacia de guardia, in each municipio.

    Search for the nearest one to you with this tool

    Lex Says: To keep costs down, see this article for the way to ask for generic medicine rather than expensive branded alternatives. 

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