The Unesco World Heritage Committee, meeting in Baku (Azerbaijan), has supported the cultural landscape of Risco Caído and the sacred mountains of Gran Canaria to be included in the list of World Heritage Unesco has declared World Heritage … Continued
The historic areas of Santa Lucía are well worth a visit. Highlights include a walk to the famous fortress of Fortaleza de Ansite, a volcanic building where there are many caves which were used for dwellings and burials by the … Continued
The ethnographic complex of Las Salinas de Tenefé is located in the Municipality of Santa Lucía, in the so-called Punta de Tenefé (on the coast of Pozo Izquierdo). At present they are the best preserved example of salt pans on … Continued
The observatories on the Canary Islands are part of the “golden triangle” of World-class Astronomy, together with the researh centres in Hawaii and Chile. From 2000, the island of Gran Canaria is also home to an institution that make the … Continued
GUIDE TO ENVIRONMENTAL EQUIPMENT AND FREE-TIME INSTALLATIONS The municipality of Santa Lucia de Tirajana has prepared a detailed and illustrated guide that will inform you about the possibilities offered by the Nature Classrooms, Thematic Museums, School Farms, Interpretation Centers … Continued
The Museo de la Zafra (Harvest Museum) brings together a significant part of the history of Santa Lucía, in the southeast of Gran Canaria. It is a space built to preserve the memory of the area’s agricultural past, labour tradition, … Continued
La Fortaleza is one of the most important Archaeological sites in Gran Canaria. It is formed by three large rocks: Fortaleza Grande, Fortaleza Chica and Titana. La Fortaleza is the placed where the events of the 29th of April 1483 … Continued
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