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What to see and do in Valsequillo de Gran Canaria

What to see and do in Valsequillo de Gran Canaria (Gran Canaria - Centro-Norte, Las Palmas): 6 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 1 Monuments · 1 Nature · 3 Curiosities

How far each place is from the centre of Valsequillo de Gran Canaria

Cuartel de Colmenar 1.2 km
Caldera de los Marteles (Valsequillo) 4.4 km

Towns near Valsequillo de Gran Canaria

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What to see in Telde 8.3 km · 7 places
What to see in Santa Lucía de Tirajana 8.7 km · 16 places
What to see in Ingenio 9.3 km · 12 places
What to see in Teror 9.9 km · 5 places
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What to see and do in Valsequillo de Gran Canaria

Valsequillo de Gran Canaria
Village
Municipality in the eastern interior of Gran Canaria, at 574 meters of altitude, with a farming character, growing strawberries and flowers in a mild highland climate.
Cuartel de Colmenar
Monument
Complex of traditional rural buildings built in 1530, declared a Bien de Interés Cultural (Spain's top heritage-protection category), one of the oldest surviving examples of colonial farm architecture in Valsequillo.
Caldera de los Marteles (Valsequillo)
Nature
The municipality of Valsequillo shares with Telde, Ingenio, Agüimes, Santa Lucía de Tirajana and San Bartolomé de Tirajana the Los Marteles Special Nature Reserve, declared on 16 November 1994 around this volcanic crater in the Gran Canaria highlands.
Rancho de Ánimas de Valsequillo
Curiosity
Musical and religious group with a centuries-old tradition that sings and prays for the souls in purgatory on Christmas Eve and other set dates. Along with the ranchos of Arbejales (Teror) and La Aldea de San Nicolás, it was declared an intangible Bien de Interés Cultural by Decree 10/2025 of 24 February of the Government of the Canary Islands.
Ruta del Almendrero en Flor
Curiosity
Route and celebration running, between January and February, past more than 2,000 almond trees in bloom spread across the municipality, one of the most photographed seasonal farming landscapes in inland Gran Canaria.
La Suelta del Perro Maldito
Curiosity
Popular theatrical performance held on 28 September in Valsequillo, reenacting the local legend of a demon turned into a dog that Saint Michael the Archangel keeps chained, and which is symbolically 'released' for the festival.