Park and hermitage of San Telmo

Located next to Triana Street and the Bus Station, San Telmo Park shelters among its trees architectural and historical treasures such as the Hermitage of San Telmo and the Modernist Kiosk.

The site now occupied by the park has played a key role in the history of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria: this was once the location of the northern defensive wall of the city, and in the early 19th century it was also the site of the city’s first dock.

The sea once reached this point when the Hermitage of San Telmo, dedicated to the patron saint of sailors, was founded in the 16th century. After the Dutch attack on the island in 1599, the hermitage was rebuilt in the 17th century. Among its rich decoration, the coffered ceiling and the Rococo-style main altarpiece, created in 1776, stand out, as does the image of the Immaculate Conception, a work by the sculptor, painter and altarpiece artist Pedro Duque Cornejo.

Designed in 1876, San Telmo Park features several kiosks. The most architecturally significant is the Modernist Kiosk, a small pavilion designed by architect Rafael Massanet in 1923, which now operates as a café with an outdoor terrace. The Music Kiosk hosts some concerts by the Municipal Band, while the former Press Kiosk now serves as a Tourist Information Point.

Services:
Playground.