a whale of a place

I would like to know your opinion about this sentence that comes in an advertisement:
" A whale of a place to go"

It is about a candy store where there is a lot of selection of candies. the truth is that it is being hard to translate that sentence.
I think it could mean something like "Un lugar genial para visitar"

Me gustaría saber sus opiniones y sugerencias. Muchísimas gracias.

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Originally Posted by Mitza21

I would like to know your opinion about this sentence that comes in an advertisement:
" A whale of a place to go"

It is about a candy store where there is a lot of selection of candies. the truth is that it is being hard to translate that sentence.
I think it could mean something like "Un lugar genial para visitar"

Me gustaría saber sus opiniones y sugerencias. Muchísimas gracias.

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Quizá "Un lugar sensacional para visitar"
Los dulces provocan agradables sensaciones, sobre todo si se es goloso.:rolleyes:

Hay otras frases similiares en inglés, por ejemplo....

They had a whale of a time.

It was a whale of a show.

We had a whale of a storm.

Significa algo grande, especial o espectacular!