Casa Museo de Colón (Calle Colón 1, Las Palmas): la Casa de Colón (Museo de Cristóbal Colón) es una delicia para el visitante. Su arquitectura de estilo colonial, sus columnas y paneles de madera, sus patios y fachadas de piedra son el fondo perfecto para recrear la personalidad de esta ciudad. Sus instalaciones hacen referencia […]
La isla volcánica de Gran Canaria, es la tercera más grande de las Islas Canarias (frente a la costa noroeste de África), pero actualmente tiene aproximadamente la mitad de su población. Quienes visitan Gran Canaria quedan inmediatamente impresionados por su variado paisaje: playas de arena blanca a lo largo de su costa sur, un interior […]
Bar Cacatua (Calle Cuesta de Abisinia 5, 38870 Vueltas) – located in the harbor district of Vueltas, Cacatua (Cockatoo) has been popular with tourists – particularly Germans – and locals for more than 20 years. It has a large shady patio and live music at night. The bar’s second floor turns into a dance floor […]
Calle Real (San Sebastián) — just up from the port in the island’s capital is lined with boutiques, sports stores, souvenir shops, art galleries and sidewalk cafes. Shop for souvenir foods like palm honey, almogrote (a chess spread) or mojo. The street is flanked by magnificent traditional houses and bars, cafés, perfume shops, accessories, fashion […]
Cicloturista Virgen del Carmen (Vallehermoso) – this is a cycling race involving 300 or more participants. It’s held in the Vallehermoso area every August, and covers 70 km (with cyclists having to climb as high an altitude as 2,000 meters as part of the race). This is one of the more exciting events that takes […]
Ág Ape Bistro (Calle Real 15, 38800 San Sebastián) – this small restaurant serves a variety of French dishes (using locally-sourced products), including those from the Alps (such as fondues la bourguignonne). It’s also known for its rich-tasting desserts.
Agulo – this is a village on the north end of La Gomera that’s surrounded by banana plantations. This village is known as “the green balcony” by the locals, and is made up of two parts: Agulo Casco is located in the lower part of the area, whereas the village center Agulo, founded in the […]
The volcanic island of La Gomera is among the smallest of the Canary Islands (along with El Hierro). Located off the North African coast, it has a small population of just 21,136 inhabitants. La Gomera was colonized by the Spanish crown in the early 1400s. The island already made history then when Christopher Columbus made […]
Cicloturista Virgen del Carmen (Vallehermoso): esta es una carrera ciclista que involucra a 300 o más participantes. Se lleva a cabo en el área de Vallehermoso cada agosto, y cubre 70 km (con ciclistas que tienen que subir una altitud tan alta como 2,000 metros como parte de la carrera). Este es uno de los […]
Calle Real (San Sebastián) – justo arriba del puerto en la capital de la isla está llena de boutiques, tiendas deportivas, tiendas de recuerdos, galerías de arte y cafés en las aceras. Compre alimentos de recuerdo como miel de palma, almogrote (una variedad de ajedrez) o mojo. La calle está flanqueada por magníficas casas y […]