Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain

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Number of sights 6 sights
Distance 2.7 km
Ascend 105 m
Descend 200 m

Explore Las Palmas de Gran Canaria in Spain with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Activities in Las Palmas de Gran CanariaIndividual Sights in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

Sight 1: Castillo de San Francisco

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The Castle of San Francisco, located in the city of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, is a seventeenth-century defensive fortress located on the mountain of the same name, in the municipality of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Its construction began in 1601 and, although it can be completed in 1625, it was later renovated in different periods. It is a defensive construction with an irregular floor plan to adapt to the orography of the terrain. It occupied an area of 5,750 square metres, which would make it the largest defensive platform on the island, according to the Canary Islands Register of Assets of Cultural Interest. The Castle of Francisco, integrated into the defensive system of the city, was connected to the Castle of Mata by the northern wall, and to the Punta de Diamante platform to the south through another defensive wall.

Wikipedia: Castillo de San Francisco (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria) (ES)

862 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 2: Muralla de Las Palmas

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Muralla de Las Palmas

The Old Wall of Las Palmas or Muro del Real, was the wall that delimited and protected the city of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain. At present, only a fragment of it is preserved next to the Castle of Mata.

Wikipedia: Muralla de Las Palmas (ES)

992 meters / 12 minutes

Sight 3: San Francisco de Asís

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The parish of St. Francis of Assisi and Marian shrine of Our Lady of Solitude is located in the Alameda de Colón in the city of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Canary Islands). In this temple the image of Our Lady of Solitude is venerated, which enjoys great veneration among the inhabitants of the city of Las Palmas, its Archconfraternity has had its canonical headquarters in this temple since 1587. This temple was declared an Asset of Cultural Interest on December 20, 1985.

Wikipedia: Parroquia de San Francisco de Asís (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria) (ES)

386 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 4: Teatro Pérez Galdós

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The Pérez Galdós Theater is the main theatrical enclosure of the Spanish city of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, permanent headquarters of the Palmas Opera Festival of Gran Canaria Alfredo Kraus.

Wikipedia: Teatro Pérez Galdós (ES), Website

337 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 5: Ermita de San Antonio Abad

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The name of Ermita de San Antonio or San Antón is the name of several Christian buildings, catalogued as hermitages, under the patronage of San Antonio.

Wikipedia: Ermita de San Antonio Abad (ES)

153 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 6: Catedral de Santa Ana

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The Cathedral of Santa Ana is a Roman Catholic church located in Las Palmas, Canary Islands. The cathedral is the see of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Canarias. It is situated within the Vegueta neighborhood, next to the Plaza Mayor of Santa Ana.

Wikipedia: Las Palmas Cathedral (EN)

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