This large botanic garden in the Guiniguada ravine is a lovely place for a stroll. It was opened in the 1950s by Swedish botanist Eric...

The whitewashed Church of Santo Domingo stands in a pleasant shady square. The building dates from the 17th Century and it was built to replace...

A road leads up to the peak of the volcanic Caldera de Bandama. From here are great views of the island. The crater, 200 metres...

The Gran Canaria Museum is devoted to the early history of Gran Canaria. It houses displays illustrating the culture of the island before the time...

The Plaza de Santa Ana is an attractive, historic square with benches and bronze statues of dogs symbolizing the legendary dogs of the town`s crest....

Santa Ana Cathedral is a mixture of styles reflecting the fact that it took several hundred years to complete. The facade is neo-classical whilst the...

The Centro Atlantico de Arte Moderno opened in the late 1980s and this contemporary art gallery is housed in an 18th Century mansion alongside similar...

The Casa de Colon was one of the first buildings to be erected when the city of Las Palmas was founded by Juan Rejon in...

The Museum of Benito Perez Galdos occupies the house where the most important writer from the Canary Islands was born. He has been compared to...

The Perez Galdos Theatre is one of the best theatres in the Canary Islands and it was named after the Canarian writer Benito Perez Galdos...

La Atalya was once a village composed entirely of cave dwellings. Nowadays there are plenty of buildings but some of them are merely extensions to...

The Parque San Telmo is a shady square with benches and tall palms. There is a charming Modernist kiosk, dating from the 1920s, with ceramic...

Parque Doromas is the city`s largest park and it was named after the Guanche chieftain Doromas who resisted the Spanish invaders in 1481. He engaged...

At the Museo Nestor you can admire the work of the Gran Canaria Modernist artist Nestor Martin Fernandez de la Torre. His finest work is...

On the south side of Doromas Park is a model Canary Island village with a complex of buildings designed to display the best features of...

The Museo Elder de la Ciencia y la Tecnologia is a modern museum with interactive exhibits. It is a fascinating place for the family to...

Around the Plaza de la Constitucion in Arucas are interesting buildings including the 19th Century Town Hall. Nearby is a covered market and the municipal...

The Church of San Juan Bautista is a large neo-Gothic church that took over sixty years to build. It is often mistaken for a cathedral....

The Arehucas Distillery started out as a factory in the 19th Century to process the island`s sugar cane. Since the mid 20th Century it has...

The Jardin de Marquesa is the garden of the splendid late 19th Century Palace of the Marquis of Arucas. The estate is one of the...