7 activities to do in Las Palmas Gran Canaria

One of the advantages of making a getaway to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria It is the great diversity of attractions that this city offers its visitors.

It's not just about seeing monuments, historical areas or shopping streets, but you have a wide range of tourist activities.

Of course on your trip you must visit the most interesting places, but from the experience of my various trips to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, one piece of advice is that you should enjoy the environment you live in, its great cultural activity, as well as its various tourist activities.

7 leisure activities to do in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

Below we are going to propose various cultural and leisure activities what you should enjoy during your getaway to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.

Thematic guided tours in the historic center of Vegueta and Triana

In addition to walking through the main corners and monuments of the historic center of the city, a very interesting way to delve deeper into its history is to sign up for a thematic guided tour.

Eg Dramatized Tour of Legends and Mysteries of Vegueta It will allow you to learn curious stories that have been lived in the neighborhood that was the origin of the current Canarian capital.

It is a dramatized visit 2 hours long during which you will learn curiosities about the founding of the city, the presence of Freemasonry or the Inquisition, as well as ghost legends that have led to Vegueta neighborhood to be the protagonist of programs of the same Iker Jimenez.

Another interesting approach to the history of the city, in this case the historic center of the Neighborhood of Triana, Is the Theatrical route Laughter with Benito Pérez Galdós.

For an hour and a half you will walk through the main streets and corners of this historic neighborhood, and through the figure of the illustrious Canarian novelist and with humor, you will see its main modernist buildings.

Canarian folklore concerts in Pueblo Canario

If you like the canarian folklore, as is my case, on your visit to the city on Sunday mornings you have an appointment at the Canarian town.

After the renovations that have been carried out in recent times, in the patio of this venue you can enjoy this cultural activity during that period that was taking place in the nearby Doramas Park.

Likewise, in the amphitheater of this park throughout the year there are concerts of all types of music, so you must be attentive to its programming.

And of course, another place where you can enjoy concerts and other cultural activities throughout the year is the Alfredo Kraus Auditorium, located at the end of the Las Canteras beach.

Sail on a sailboat through the bay of Las Palmas

The city of Las Palmas de Gran CanariaAs an important seaport, it is traditionally home to important nautical events, such as the ARC International Regatta whose departure takes place from its leisure port every November.

But an interesting nautical activity that you can sign up for is sail a sailboat through the bay of Las Palmas.

aboard a J80 sailing boat 8 meters in length, ideal for regattas, and from the hand of the young champion in sailing competition Yoel Hernandez, you will sail for a couple of hours, and you will learn tricks to handle this type of boat.

Of course, you will lend a hand when making the various turns, and you will discover the secrets to moving forward even with the wind against you.

This activity can be enjoyed by two people in the Varadero Maritime Club, which you find in the Sports Pier from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, and the price is 100 euros.

Visit the Puerto and Vegueta Markets in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

If you are already readers of Travel Guides, you know our opinion that a visit to a big city is not complete if you do not know its main market.

In this regard we are going to offer you two options.

On one hand, the Vegueta Market, typical traditional market in the historic neighborhood of the city, where you will be able to see attractive showcases of food products, among which the very colorful tropical fruit stalls.

Another alternative with a different style is the Port Market, located next to the port and the La Isleta neighborhood.

It is a building built at the beginning of the 20th century by a construction company. Eiffel with the characteristic wrought iron structure.

In its time it was a very popular market for the residents of this popular neighborhood, and in the decades of the 50s and 60s it was frequented by the sailors of the fishing boats of the Russian, Japanese and Korean fleets who went to fish the Saharan Canary Bank and that they docked in the Port of Las Palmas.

At Port MarketIn addition to food products, you could also buy clothing or technology products.

Nowadays it has become a Gastromercado and in a crowded leisure Center de la ciudad.

When you visit, it was curious to see that the stalls are decorated with black and white photos that reflect the atmosphere in the first half of the 20th century, with the presence of the English who already came to the Las Canteras beach.

It is also curious in the Port Market that, in addition to Tapas, offer skewers, something typical on the peninsula, but not in the Canary Islands.

Hiking in nature areas in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

On your visit to the city ​​of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, you may be surprised to know that you can also go hiking in nature areas.

Specifically, in the aforementioned La Isleta peninsula, where you can walk around volcanic landscapes on the route to El Confital beach.

Another place to go hiking is going up to the Bandama boiler, from whose viewpoint you have excellent panoramic views of the city and its surroundings.

In this ancient volcano whose edge you can now walk along a path, and you also have the option of going down to the bottom of the volcanic caldera.

Best viewpoints to visit in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

Another attraction of visiting the city is to see it from one of its terraces and viewpoints.

Without a doubt, you have the broadest vision from the aforementioned Bandama Peak Viewpoint, but you also have viewpoints in closer places in the city.

Highlights the Altavista Viewpoint located on the English Quarter, or also the Viewpoint of the Díaz Casanova urbanization, with a spectacular view of the Las Canteras beach and La Isleta peninsula.

In the same urban area you can go up to the terraces of some hotels, highlighting without a doubt that of the historic Santa Catalina HotelWhose rooftop bar It is open to the public from 17,30:XNUMX p.m.

How and where to visit a winery in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

Another surprise that the visit of the city of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria is that in your municipality you can visit a winery.

Specifically, in the area of tafira you have the San Juan Winery, which is surrounded by vineyards with native grapes and where they produce ecological wine.

This winery, whose activity began in 2017, only produces one young wine from the DO Gran Canaria, with diverse grapes such as the list y negramoll.

During the visit to the Finca Moncanal of Bodega San JuanIn addition to the barrel area, you can see a small museum with a spindle press and various traditional utensils, in addition to tasting their wines on a pleasant outdoor terrace.

The guided tours They are throughout the week, at 10,30:12,30 and XNUMX:XNUMX p.m.

Other alternatives for visiting this inner area of ​​the city are the Los Lirios Winery and La Caldera Winery.