Puerto de las Nieves Nature · Agaete, Gran Canaria - Noroeste, Las Palmas Fishing settlement of Agaete with natural pools carved into the lava and the hermitage of Nuestra Señora de las Nieves, declared a Bien de Interés Cultural (Spain's top heritage-protection category). It is the departure point for the ferry linking Gran Canaria with Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Photo: Felix König (CC BY 3.0) What to see and do in Agaete