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Essential
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A stroll through Vegueta
The dogs of Santa Ana, the sculptural ensemble located at the foot of the staircase that leads to this square, welcome us to the foundational district of the city. the foundational district of the city. Getting lost in its cobbled streets, stopping in its squares and corners, visiting its hermitages and churches -starting with the Cathedral of Santa Ana-, contemplating the stately houses with their traditional Canarian balconies, is to take a trip back in time that takes us to the origins of the city. Vegueta, full of historical references, is also synonymous with leisure and culture.
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The Cathedral
The Cathedral has presided over the Plaza de Santa Ana for five centuries. Built by order of the Catholic Monarchs, the work -still unfinished- was developed in several stages, so that different architectural styles coexist in it. It houses important works of art, some of them in the Diocesan Museum of Sacred Art, located in one of its sides, around the Patio de los Naranjos. From the top of the Cathedral we can contemplate the city and the bay of Las Palmas.
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Columbus House
Christopher Columbus is very present in the neighborhood of Vegueta. In the hermitage of San Antonio Abad, where a plaque reminds us that the admiral prayed there before leaving for the New World, and at the Columbus House. This museum and center for American studies proposes, in a unique building, to sail with the admiral, travel to America and learn about the history of the Canary Islands and its fruitful relationship with the American continent.
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The Canarian Museum
How did the aboriginal population of Gran Canaria live? To answer this question, nothing better than to visit The Canarian Museum. Located in the historic center, it shows the ways of life of this human group of Berber origin that inhabited the island from around the turn of the era until the fifteenth century, when the Castilian conquest and colonization took place. Its best known room is the René Verneau, where you can see in its showcases a large collection of skulls and several mummies.
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The CAAM
Located in a historic building on Calle de Los Balcones, in Vegueta, the Atlantic Center of Modern Art (CAAM) is dedicated to culture and contemporary art. One of its singularities is its tricontinental vocation. of his artistic and thinking practices, which revolve around Africa, America and Europe.
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The main street in Triana
Bustling, full of stores and life. And with an interesting sample of modernist buildings. This is the Main Street of Triana , a pedestrian street that, along with its surrounding streets, is one of the hearts of the city. People go to Triana to shop, to stroll, to have an ice cream, to eat, to enjoy a good after-dinner drink in its terraces… And also to the Pérez Galdós Theater, located at one of its ends, or to the Cuyás Theater, just a stone’s throw away.
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Cairasco Square
The Cairasco Square, at the beginning of the Triana neighborhood, is one of the most beautiful corners of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Around it stands the Gabinete Literario, a beautiful historic building in the modernist style, and the Hotel Madrid, an emblematic establishment that has been hosting visitors from all over the world for over a hundred years and has been a meeting point for gatherings on its terrace. This unique space has often been used as a film set for national and international productions.
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Doramas Park - Pueblo Canario
A lush garden with rich vegetation, centuries-old palm trees, fountains and ponds. The Doramas Parkin Ciudad Jardín, is an oasis of tranquility and beauty amidst the hustle and bustle of the capital of Gran Canaria. It includes the Hotel Santa Catalina and the Pueblo Canario, both designed by the architect Miguel Martín-Fernández de la Torre and his brother, the artist Néstor. The Canarian People is an architectural complex composed of a group of buildings inspired by traditional Canarian architecture. It has a terrace where you can sit down to eat or have a drink and where on Sunday mornings you can enjoy the performance of folkloric groups.
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The Santa Catalina Hotel
In 1890 opened the Santa Catalina Hotel built by the British, with “the best in Europe”. Important personalities and travelers from all over the world have stayed there. Nestled in a unique and singular space, the reconstruction carried out in the mid-twentieth century gave way to a neo-Canarian style building. The hotel, owned by the municipality, has subsequently undergone several extensions and renovations to continue offering luxury services in a space surrounded by gardens and next to the Pueblo Canario.
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Markets
Fresh and local products, seasonal fruits and vegetables, cheeses and local wines. The four markets of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria -the Vegueta Market, the Central Market, the Port Market and the Altavista Market- have a varied offer. -the Vegueta Market, the Central Market, the Port Market and the Altavista Market- have a varied offer, to which other attractions must be added: emblematic buildings -such as the Port Market, with its modernist architecture in wrought iron, or the Vegueta Market, the oldest in the Canary Islands- and restaurants to stop for a coffee or enjoy the gastronomy of the islands and other parts of the world.
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The beach of Las Canteras
Take a swim, walk along the shore or its three kilometers of promenade, go into the sea, discover some of the 150 species that live in this natural aquarium, play sports in or out of the water, play in the sand, sit on a terrace to eat, have a drink, eat an ice cream, watch the sunset…. The possibilities offered by the Las Canteras beachThe beaches, one of the best urban beaches, are endless, day and night and every day of the year. If it also coincides with one of the city’s festivals, fireworks are guaranteed.
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El Confital
Like a well-kept secret, beyond Las Canteras, El Confital hides a natural paradise in the same city. For surf lovers, its right is the best in the world. For those who like to enjoy nature, it has several routes that allow you to discover its geological, ethnographic and historical values. It is located on the peninsula of La Isleta, a Protected Natural Landscape, formed from the last volcanic eruptions that gave rise to the island of Gran Canaria. Both the beach and its bay are considered Special Area of Conservation.
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The Alfredo Kraus Auditorium
At one end of the Canteras beach stands the Alfredo Kraus Auditorium. Alfredo Kraus Auditorium The building, an icon of the city and one of its great sceneries, is the work of the Catalan architect Óscar Tusquets. The building, designed as a “fortress that protects and a lighthouse that orients”, is the work of the Catalan architect Óscar Tusquets. The Gran Canarian artist and architect Juan Bordes is the author of the sculptural intervention, a recreation of the marine fauna of Las Canteras present both inside and on each of its facades. In the surroundings, the neighborhood of Guanarteme, a paradise for surfers, offers multiple gastronomic possibilities.
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The Viera y Clavijo Botanical Garden of the Canary Islands
A few kilometers from the center of the capital of Gran Canaria, the JViera y Clavijo Canary Island Botanical Garden offers visitors a walk through the natural wealth of the five continents and especially of the Canary Islands. In its 27 hectares is represented all the flora of Macaronesia (Canary Islands, Madeira, Azores and Cape Verde), one of the places on the planet with more endemic species. Undoubtedly, an opportunity to see, breathe, hear and feel nature just a few steps from the city.
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The Bandama caldera
The Bandama calderaThe origin of the volcano, located between the municipalities of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Santa Brígida and Telde, is due to an eruptive process that began 5,000 years ago. There are two trails to explore it on foot. And to complete the excursion to this place, the viewpoint of the peak of Bandama, which is reached by a road that winds through the vineyards with which the wine is made. wine of Gran CanariaThe view of the city, the caldera and a large part of the northeastern part of the island is spectacular.
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Strengths
To defend against foreign invasions, from the beginning of the conquest of Gran Canaria, fortresses and walls were built in the city. Today, the La Luz Castle (in La Isleta) and the Mata Castle (in the historic center), converted into museums and cultural spaces, are a valuable testimony to the history of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and its close ties to the sea over the centuries. From the old fortress erected in the sea in San Cristobal the Tower of San Pedro remains as a vestige in this strategic defensive point.
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The viewpoints
From the top of the viewpoints you can appreciate the immensity of the Atlantic Ocean that surrounds an important part of the city, the spectacular port, the beauty of its two bays, the neighborhoods that make up Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, the coast that extends beyond. Climbing to the north tower of the Cathedral of Santa Ana or to the top of the Casas Consistoriales are other options to enjoy privileged views.
