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What to see and do in Ingenio

What to see and do in Ingenio (Gran Canaria - Sureste, Las Palmas): 12 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 4 Monuments · 1 Nature · 2 Activities · 2 Curiosities · 1 Historical milestones · 1 Food and drink

When to go to Ingenio: festival calendar

February: Fiestas de la Candelaria y San Blas (February 2-3)
July: Festival Internacional de Folklore "Muestra Solidaria de los Pueblos" (July)

How far each place is from the centre of Ingenio

Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria 1.2 km

Towns near Ingenio

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What to see and do in Ingenio

Ingenio, la villa de los calados
Village
Municipality in southeastern Gran Canaria that grew out of the old sugar mill (ingenio) that gave it its name, known today for the traditional craft of calado, a counted-thread embroidery practiced mainly by women.
Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria
Monument
Parish church built between 1901 and 1908 over the remains of a 16th-century building, with three naves, a transept and a semi-ovoid dome; it was blessed on 30 January 1908 by bishop José Cueto y Díez de la Maza.
Casa y huerto del Obispo
Monument
Built in the 15th century amid an extensive orchard, its construction is documented in 1497, and it is considered the oldest standing building in Gran Canaria.
Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Buen Suceso, Carrizal
Monument
Hermitage whose construction was formalized by deed on 3 May 1657, raised to parish status in 1907, with its current building blessed in 1920, in the settlement of Carrizal.
Cuevas del Palomar
Monument
Pre-Hispanic dwelling and storage site declared a Bien de Interés Cultural (Spain's top heritage-protection category), part of the municipality's rich archaeological heritage, which also includes the coastal settlement of El Burrero and the cliffs of El Negro, La Sierra and El Canario.
Monumento Natural del Barranco del Draguillo
Nature
Protected area of the Canarian Network in a gorge on Ingenio's coast, with the Draguillo caves among its archaeological sites, near the coastal strip of Gando, which serves as habitat for the loggerhead turtle.
El antiguo ingenio azucarero
Historical milestone
In the early 16th century the Madeiran Antonio Sardinha built a sugarcane mill in the area, which in 1518 passed to Alonso de Matos and which gave the future municipality its name; sugar production disappeared around the mid-1580s.
La palmera más alta de Canarias
Curiosity
The Parque Néstor Álamo in Ingenio is home to a Canary palm tree about 50 meters tall, known as the "palmera de Paquesito," considered the tallest in the whole archipelago.
El calado de Ingenio y su museo
Curiosity
Ingenio is the birthplace of calado, traditional counted-thread embroidery done mostly by women in rural areas, organized in the Asociación de Caladoras de La Villa de Ingenio. The Museo de Piedra y Artesanía Canaria, active since 1964 in a traditional house, brings together more than five thousand stones and displays this and other local crafts such as stonework, basketry and palm-leaf work.
Festival Internacional de Folklore "Muestra Solidaria de los Pueblos"
Activity
Festival held in July with the participation of folklore groups from various countries (among others Mexico, Romania, Colombia, Russia and Uganda), declared a property of touristic interest of the Canary Islands.
Fiestas de la Candelaria y San Blas
Activity
Patronal festivities of Ingenio in honor of Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria and San Blas, celebrated on 2 and 3 February.
Gastronomía tradicional de Ingenio
Food and drink
Local cuisine relies on fried pork, garbanzos compuestos (spiced chickpeas), gofio, artisanal cheeses and a traditional oven-baked bread much appreciated across the island, also served at the cave restaurants of the Guayadeque gorge.