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What to see and do in Santa Lucía de Tirajana

What to see and do in Santa Lucía de Tirajana (Gran Canaria - Sureste, Las Palmas): 16 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 6 Monuments · 3 Nature · 2 Activities · 1 Curiosities · 2 Historical milestones · 1 Food and drink

When to go to Santa Lucía de Tirajana: festival calendar

October: Fiestas de San Rafael, Vecindario (October 24)
December: Fiesta de Santa Lucía y Romería de los Labradores (13 de diciembre, romería el domingo siguiente)

How far each place is from the centre of Santa Lucía de Tirajana

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What to see and do in Santa Lucía de Tirajana

Santa Lucía de Tirajana, sobre la caldera
Village
Municipality set within the Tirajana volcanic caldera, with settlements of traditional Canarian architecture in Santa Lucía, La Sorrueda and La Montañeta; it was established as an independent municipality, separate from Agüimes and Tirajana, in 1815, on the site of the old hermitage of Santa Lucía del Lugarejo.
Las Fortalezas
Monument
Archaeological site declared a Bien de Interés Cultural (Spain's top heritage-protection category) that preserves aboriginal dwelling and burial caves, one of the most significant pre-Hispanic complexes in the municipality.
Grabados rupestres de la Era del Cardón
Monument
Site with aboriginal rock carvings declared a Bien de Interés Cultural (Spain's top heritage-protection category), located in the interior of the municipality.
Molino de aceite de El Valle
Monument
Old oil mill declared a Bien de Interés Cultural (Spain's top heritage-protection category), evidence of the municipality's traditional inland farming economy.
Salinas de Tenefé
Monument
Old coastal salt pans declared a Bien de Interés Cultural (Spain's top heritage-protection category), where traditional salt production in the area is documented.
Iglesia de Santa Lucía
Monument
Early 20th-century parish church that preserves paintings by the artist José Arencibia Gil, in the municipality's historic quarter.
Ermita de San Nicolás de Bari, Sardina del Sur
Monument
Hermitage created in 1814 that has kept a relic of San Nicolás de Bari since 1882, in the coastal settlement of Sardina del Sur.
Monumento Natural del Roque Aguayro
Nature
Protected rock formation on the coast, shared with the neighboring municipality of Agüimes, included in the Canarian Network of Protected Natural Areas.
Barranco de Tirajana
Nature
Large gorge of about 76 km² that gives its name to the volcanic caldera on which the municipality sits, of notable archaeological, botanical and geological interest.
Playa de Pozo Izquierdo
Nature
Beach on the Santa Lucía coast that has become an international windsurfing destination, a regular venue for World Cup circuit events thanks to its steady trade winds.
El pleito territorial con Agüimes
Historical milestone
Between 1822 and 1839 there were successive jurisdictional conflicts between Santa Lucía and Agüimes over the distribution of land, a dispute not resolved until 1849 after a decade-long process.
Azúcar, langosta y hambrunas
Historical milestone
The municipality's economy was historically based on the cane sugar produced at the Ingenio Rojo de Tirajana, along with cereals, vines and tobacco; successive locust plagues in the 17th and 18th centuries caused documented famines in the area.
Sal de Tenefé y el mejunje
Food and drink
The artisanal salt from the Tenefé salt pans and the mejunje, a traditional liqueur made with rum, honey and aromatic herbs, are two documented products of local cuisine, along with goat cheese and fried sardines from the pilgrimage.
Fiesta de Santa Lucía y Romería de los Labradores
Activity
Patronal feast declared of touristic interest in honor of Santa Lucía de Siracusa, held on 13 December with a procession and the crowning of "la Lucía," followed the next Sunday by the Romería de los Labradores, with thousands of pilgrims in traditional dress.
Fiestas de San Rafael, Vecindario
Activity
Festivities of the Vecindario settlement in honor of San Rafael, held on 24 October with a traditional livestock fair.
La leyenda de los gigantes Tira y Jana
Curiosity
A local legend attributes the place name of the Tirajana district to two giants, Tira and Jana, said to have been buried in a place known as the "Sepultura del Gigante." The municipality's original settlement was formerly called "El Lugarejo."