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What to see and do in Tejeda

What to see and do in Tejeda (Gran Canaria - Oeste, Las Palmas): 11 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 1 Monuments · 3 Nature · 2 Activities · 1 Curiosities · 2 Historical milestones · 1 Food and drink

When to go to Tejeda: festival calendar

February: Fiesta del Almendro en Flor (primer fin de semana de febrero; declarada de interés turístico nacional en 2021)
September: Fiestas de la Virgen del Socorro (domingo siguiente al 8 de septiembre)

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What to see and do in Tejeda

Tejeda, entre almendros y roques
Village
Town set at 1,050 meters of altitude in the center of the island, within the caldera bearing its name. It was the first Canarian municipality admitted to the Association of the Most Beautiful Towns in Spain.
Roque Nublo
Nature
Basalt monolith about 80 meters tall rising to 1,813 meters, the third-highest point in Gran Canaria and a geological symbol of the island. It was an aboriginal place of worship and a likely reference point for astronomical alignments used in the agricultural calendar; declared a natural monument in 1994 within the Parque Rural del Nublo, it has formed part since 2019 of the Cultural Landscape of Risco Caído and the Sacred Mountains of Gran Canaria, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Its base is reached by about a 40-minute walk.
Roque Bentayga
Nature
Basalt monolith 1,414 meters tall within the Tejeda caldera, with the Bentayga almogarén, an aboriginal place of worship, and the complex of the Cuevas del Rey and Roque Camello, with close to a hundred dwelling, burial and granary caves. Declared a Bien de Interés Cultural in the archaeological-zone category in 2018, it is integrated into the Cultural Landscape of Risco Caído and the Sacred Mountains of Gran Canaria, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2019.
Presa de las Niñas
Nature
Mountain reservoir accessible via the GC-605 road, in a pine-forest setting that forms part of the municipality's highland landscapes.
Parador de Cruz de Tejeda
Monument
Historic hotel built in 1937 at 1,560 meters of altitude, at the crossroads that has long connected the island's various corners and that today is the starting point for numerous hiking routes toward the Roque Nublo.
El incendio y la reconstrucción de la iglesia del Socorro
Historical milestone
On 13 August 1920 a fire destroyed the old church of Nuestra Señora del Socorro; the first stone of the current church was laid on 24 February 1921 and it opened for worship on 26 January 1930.
El temporal de 1946
Historical milestone
On 30 November 1946 a storm caused floods that claimed several lives, among them Rosario García Lorenzo and five of her children; a monument erected on 9 March 2014 commemorates those who died.
Mazapán de almendra y bienmesabe
Food and drink
The cultivation of both sweet and bitter almonds gave rise to a confectionery tradition of its own in Tejeda, with almond marzipan and bienmesabe as traditional preparations, along with artisanal ice creams in local flavors and highland honey.
Fiesta del Almendro en Flor
Activity
Feast held on the first weekend of February, coinciding with the almond blossom, declared a Feast of National Tourist Interest in 2021.
Fiestas de la Virgen del Socorro
Activity
Patronal festivities of Tejeda in honor of the Virgen del Socorro, held on the Sunday following 8 September with a traditional pilgrimage.
Abraham Cárdenes, escultor de Tejeda
Curiosity
Sculptor born in Tejeda whose work, devoted to expressing Canarian heritage, is displayed in a museum of his own in the municipality.