If you're in Gran Canaria on March 17 for St Patrick's night, here's where to go for the best craic.

With low taxes and some fantastic shopping areas, Gran Canaria is a retail paradise. Here are our top tips for shopping like a local and getting the best value on the island. 

The El Tablero Shopping Centre is a funky building with enough fashion stores for a quick retail blitz.

With roaming charges to be phased out completely by June 2017 and cut by 90% in April 2016, your mobile phone is set to become a whole lot more useful when you visit Gran Canaria.