Not to be missed: The Archaeological park of the Painted Cave (a few metres from the Plaza of Santiago) where not only the most remarkable display of cave art in the Canaries is preserved, but there are also some thirty constructions showing different building techniques, discovered during the archaeological digs that have uncovered thousands of pieces (pots, pintadera (painted plaques), idols, medieval European coins, historical material, animal remains, seeds).

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Cathedral
Dates from the beginning of the 16th century containing three naves with transept, gothic style in its interior, where the columns stand out with their palm tree shapes. Its construction was interrupted for several centuries and architectural influences are captured in a neoclassic exterior. The diocese museum can be found in the southern wing.

Plaza Santa Ana (no number), Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

Castillo de la Luz
It was originally constructed on the sea shore, however now it lies distanced from the water due to the fact that land has been artificially reclaimed. It is found next to the port in the north of the island. It served as a defence during the 16th century to protect the city from the attacks of Dutch and English pirates, which is where its original name, the Fortress of Light, comes from. It was opened to the public in the sixties and, since then, it has been used as a cultural centre and the city’s naval museum.

Juan Rejón Street, (no number), Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

Monastery of Valerón
The Monastery of Valerón, along with the painted cave of Gáldar is one of the most important vestiges that the native people of Gran Canaria left behind as a legacy of times before the Spanish conquest. This place is also known as the Granary of Valerón, as it is made up of a complex of two or three hundred small caverns excavated into sheer rock faces in the form of cells or compartments where the islanders stored their harvested grains.

Cuesta de Silva – Santa María de Guía

Ansite Fortress
Around 1485 there were only a few fortifications left to protect the island from the Hispanic conquerors; one of these was the Ansite Fortress: a cave in a steep cliff in the area of the Tirajanas ravine. It is said that, worn out by famine and Pedro de Vera’s troops, the islanders finally decided to surrender. That is, all surrendered except Bentijuí, a leader who preferred to take his own life rather than give up the fight.

Santa Lucia de Tirajana, Gran Canaria. 

The Plain of Witches
Before the arrival of the Spanish, the islanders were particularly proud of the fertile ravine of Jinamar, a place where many remains of previous settlements have been discovered; the Plain of Witches is one of those. This spot is located closed to the motorway GC-1 and shows three structures constructed from basalt and worked stone, superimposed one above the other, giving the idea of successive occupations in the area.

Telde – Gran Canaria

Archaeological Park Painted Cave of Gáldar
The Painted Cave Museum and Archaeological Park is a bold offering of a museum around one of the most representative Archaeological digs of the Island of Gran Canaria. Here, presentation, investigation and circulation join together to offer the public a space where the presentation of the pre-Hispanic past secures the emotional and intellectual enjoyment of all visitors.

Audiencia Street no. 2, Gáldar