Time to REVITALISE

Start the new year feeling relaxed and refreshed at a sun-soaked retreat

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Whenever you travel to Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands, glorious sunshine is almost guaranteed. A trip in January, when the daytime temperature usually lingers around 21C, can be the best time to visit. Offering a welcome reprieve from the chilly, dark nights of the UK, it's the perfect escape from post-Christmas blues, and what often feels like the longest month of the year.

Rest and play

Gran Canaria has plenty of tourist hubs, but away from the hustle and bustle along the sand-lined coast, you'll find quaint historic towns and lush mountains peppered with palm trees and greenery.

Perhaps the most spectacular feature of all on the island is the length of sand dunes that stretch along the southern coast of Maspalomas.