LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA
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Las Palmas de Gran Canaria is the capital town of Gran Canaria, and the main city of the Canary Islands. An urban holiday destination combining sun and sea, cosmopolitan, open and welcoming, with more than 500 years of history and all year-round cultural program and open-air activities.
One of the most attractive spots of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria is Las Canteras, one of the best urban beaches in the world. An ideal place to rest, sunbathe, go surfing or scuba diving in the sea, an incredible aquarium with more than one hundred different marine species.
As well as a temperate climate, the city has more than 500 years of history, with the historical quarters of Vegueta and Triana. There, wandering around the streets full of colonial architecture, you will feel like you are travelling back in time.
A vast cultural program, in places like Alfredo Kraus Opera House, Pérez Galdós Theatre or Cuyás Theatre, cohabit with the street life full of colour, terraces, urban art and fun for all ages. Christopher Columbus’ House, the Canary Islands Museum, De La Luz and De Mata castles, the Atlantic Centre for Contemporary Arts, Pérez Galdós Museum-House, the balconies in Vegueta, the rationalist and neo-Canarian architecture in Ciudad Jardín, the cosmopolitan atmosphere of PuertoCanteras, are all distinguishing features of a city where you will always be welcome with a smile.
CUISINE
The capital of Gran Canaria offers a highquality culinary experience. The visitor may taste all the cuisines in the world, and a wide variety of dishes, from traditional local cuisine to the most creative, alongside a vast range of Canarian wines.
Restaurants, terraces and bars to cater for all tastes and pockets and a variety of delicacies for all palates. A great destination to enjoy delicious food, highlyrecommended by foodies.
• Historic districts of Vegueta and Triana
• Las Canteras Beach
• Casa de Colón (Columbus House)
• Viera y Clavijo Canary Botanical Garden
• El Confital Natural Area
• Mueso Canario (The Canary Museum)
• Bandama Volcanic Caldera
• The Fortresses: Castillo de la Luz and Castillo de Mata
• The City of Galdós
SHOPPING
The city is the island’s shopping hub. From the traditional markets in Vegueta and the Port, the Central Market in Las Palmas, the Mercado de Altavista or the farmers’ market in San Lorenzo, to the open shopping areas of Mesa y López, Santa Catalina and Triana, among many others, amongst others you may walk the pedestrians only streets full of charming small shops, cultural spaces and eateries. A wide offer of shopping centres and handicrafts shops and markets complete a perfect shopping destination.
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Christopher Columbus’ House & Museum. Gabinete Literario. De La Luz Castle.
the Northeastern most point of the island of Gran Canaria.
Canarian Garden.
Alfredo Kraus Opera House and Convention Centre.
Seabed of Las Canteras Beach (natural barrier reef locally known as La Barra).