Inspiration for experiences on Gran Canaria
Taste your way to your local favorite rum or get an artistic ’kick’ in the museum galleries. Have a look into the caves where there is still activity or visit Europe's only coffee plantation in mountains on Gran Canaria. Yes - Gran Canaria's mountainous hinterland, away from the turistzone and beach, offers adventures for several day trips. Here at Canariainfo.com you can find plenty of inspiration and we would like to be your guide
Teror The blessed Virgin's capital
On the northern part of the island, home to a peaceful Catholic madonna "La Virgen del Pino" in the church "Basilica de Nuestra Señora del Pino ". Her museum has a large collection of gifts from her admirers, ranging from swords and military orders to toy cars, letters, jewelry, watches and a UN beret.
A beautiful city with fine, antique mansions in the traditional Canarian style with wooden balconies covered by bricks and house corners, doors or windows framed by raw basalt stone from Teror, one of Gran Canaria's most beautiful cities.
Many local events are associated with Teror and is certainly worth a visit.
Transport: Bus 216 from Las Palmas
ArucasThe city with one of the largest rum factory "Fabrica de Ron Arehucas"
In the town of Arucas is the "Fabrica de Ron Arehucas", one of Europe's largest romfactorys, producing a total of 16 different drinks like rom liqueurs flavored wit banana, coffee, chocolate or lemon.
Taste your way to your favorite rom. Yes, all the goodies are free to be tasted before the exhilaration goes shopping area in the factory store.
At the other end of town, you can admire the huge, neo-gothic church, "Iglesia de San Juan Bautista" that looks like a fascinating temple from a fantasy tale and has clear similarities with Gaudí-like church, La Sagrada Familia in Barcelona.
Transport: Bus 205 from Las Palmas
GáldarGran Canarias little mecca for painting
The Canary Islands' most famous cave paintings of red, white and black triangles painted by the island's original inhabitants, together with the remains of a large village built of lava stones admired in Gáldars newly opened archaeological museum, "Parque Arqueológico Cueva Pintada". Gáldar is also worth a visit for its eminent art museum dedicated to the expressionist Antonio Padrón, in color choices and a technique that is reminiscent of Picasso, depicting the Canarian culture and daily life. In addition to one of the island's basic themes is the absence of rain, he describes also scenes of superstition, cockfights, fish hanging to dry on cords, and much more that is the national soul near.
Caldera de BandamaFrom "Grand Canyon" similar backdrop view, to a dizzying look down into the black abyss
The viewpoint "Pico de Bandama" offers panoramic view of Gran Canaria's east coast, and a look down at 200 meters deep and 1,000 diameter wide, perfectly round volcano crater Caldera de Bandama. Lava stone crunches under your feet, and a forest of cactus sprouting up of the black ground on the way down into the crater, the steep, red slopes creates a Grand Canyon-like backdrop, where every moment expecting to see John Wayne appear on the horse behind a rocky outcrop. In under an hour you can go to the bottom of the crater via the path that starts from the village about 1.5 km below the viewpoint.
Transport:Private car to the viewpoint or on a trip with canariainfo
San PedroIn San Pedro Valley, Europe's only coffee plantation
In this area is also the city Agaete which offers an abundance of experiences. Canaria Info offers regularly guided tour of the coffee plantation and here you get the whole experience, tastings and more. See tour information
