Ancient Dragon trees and Tradition

Santa Brígida, “the town of flowers”, is nestled in the midlands of Gran Canaria. This small town has always been a place where people just pass through to go back and forth from the countryside to the city and it is crossed by many paths that were used by country folks before the roads were built. These paths show a wide range of natural and cultural heritage among pens and rural settlements.

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A Walk in the Clouds

The Roque Nublo, a symbol of Gran Canaria, is a 65 m high rocky monolith that stands in the centre of the island. It is a magical place in the middle of the countryside and the panoramic views onto the Caldera of Tejeda are spectacular.

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Following the Course of Water

The ravine bed of Barranco Guiniguada used to be considered as a river in the past and provided for the first settlement of the island of Gran Canaria after the Spanish Conquest. Irrigation channels were created and lands were farmed for exportation and internal supply. The riverbed and its surroundings became the vegetable garden of the city of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.

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The Atlantic City

Near Las Palmas de Gran Canaria city, a spectacular very young (geological age) volcanic structure is located which is a formed by group of elements. They are a volcanic cone built by scoria and ashes and the amazing striking crater, which is 200m deep and a diameter of more than 1000m long.

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