Canary Islands panic as British tourists to be hit by Gran Canaria tax

Roque Nublo is one of Gran Canaria's most famous beauty spots (Image: Getty) Every summer Gran Canaria , as one of the most popular Canary Islands , is awash with Brits seeking sun and sea. But soon the holiday mecca may go the way of other tourist hot spots by introdcuing measures designed to curb the number of tourists arriving. Local leaders are mulling the possibility of slapping a tourist tax on anyone wanting to travel to one of Gran Canaria's best-known beauty spots: Roque Nublo.

The stunning sight is nearly 6000ft above sea level, so the volcanic rock can regularly be seen puncturing the clouds. function loadOvpScript(){let el=document.createElement('script');el.

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