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What to see and do in Gáldar

What to see and do in Gáldar (Gran Canaria - Noroeste, Las Palmas): 7 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 3 Monuments · 1 Nature · 1 Curiosities · 1 Food and drink

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What to see and do in Gáldar

Gáldar
Village
Former capital of the aboriginal kingdom of Agáldar, seat of the guanartemes who ruled northern Gran Canaria until the Castilian conquest of 1481-1483. Pedro de Vera built a tower and a church here in 1482, around which the present-day city grew.
Museo y Parque Arqueológico Cueva Pintada
Monument
Pre-Hispanic settlement with an artificial cave decorated with geometric paintings, discovered in 1873. Declared a National Monumento histórico-artístico by decree 1434/1972 of 25 May, it was excavated in depth from 1987 and reopened as a museum and archaeological park on 26 July 2006 after more than twenty years of work, bringing to light a settlement of more than fifty dwellings and artificial caves.
Iglesia de Santiago de los Caballeros
Monument
18th-century Neoclassical church, built over the original hermitage raised after the conquest, with a striking façade and artistic heritage tied to the city's former standing as the aboriginal capital.
Casa-Museo Antonio Padrón
Monument
Former family home of the painter Antonio Padrón (1920-1968), turned into a museum that brings together around 130 of the artist's works, a leading figure in 20th-century Canarian painting on aboriginal and popular themes.
Queso de flor de Gáldar
Food and drink
The Altos de Gáldar are one of the producing areas of Canarian flower cheese (queso de flor), made with sheep's milk and curdled with thistle flower, an artisanal product with recognition beyond the island.
Playa de Sardina del Norte
Nature
Beach of the old fishing village of Sardina, on the northwest coast of Gáldar, awarded a blue flag since 2018 and surrounded by cliffs and protected sea caves.
Fiestas de Santiago de los Caballeros
Curiosity
Patronal festivities of Gáldar in honor of Santiago Apóstol, held on 25 July with a procession in which the image of the saint, on horseback, recalls the apostle's warrior invocation during the conquest.