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Santuario de la Cuevita
Dating back to the early 19th century, this is one of Gran Canarias smallest and most endearing chapels. Everything here – the altar, confessional, pulpit – has been carved straight from the rock; its like a small-scale version of a Lalibela church. It houses the Virgen de la Cuevi
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Museu de Gordiola
Algaidas main attraction lies 2.5km west on the Ma15. The Gordiola glassworks, set in a mock-Gothic palace, has a factory area on the ground floor where you can observe the glassmakers working from 9am to 1.30pm. Upstairs, the museum has a curious collection of glass items from aro
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Parque García Sanabria
On the northern fringe of the city centre, the city park is a delightful collection of Mediterranean and subtropical trees and flowers interspersed with sculptures, wide paths and various water features. It’s the perfect place for a picnic in the shade of an Indian banyan tree and
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Peña de Hierro
These are old copper and sulphur mines 3km north of Nerva (6km east of Minas de Riotinto). Here you see the source of the Río Tinto and a 65m-deep opencast mine, and are taken into a 200m-long underground mine gallery. There are three guaranteed daily visits but schedules vary, so
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Cova de Can Marçà
A turn-off to the east just before Port de Sant Miquel takes you around a headland to these underground caverns (once a smugglers hideaway) which are spectacularly lit by coloured lights. Tours in various languages take around 30 minutes. After resurfacing, pause for a drink on its
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Jardins del Príncep
In the grounds of a former 19th-century spa, this carefully manicured sculpture garden is a thought-provoking and uplifting place to explore. The statues purport to illustrate the motives and destiny of humankind (a rather broad artistic theme). Nevertheless, there are plenty of in
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Iglesia Colegiata de Santa María
The pretty Plaza de España, at the top of the village, is dominated by this ornate Romanesque Mudéjar Renaissance–style church, which boasts a lavish interior and organ. The 16th-century Gothic Puerta del Perdón rounds out the churchs impressive portfolio of European architectural
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Figueral
This slender 200m beach of dark sand is swept clean by foaming waves, and theres some surf here when a strong northeasterly blows. A scattering of hotels and villas are dotted around Figueral, which attracts a well-heeled clientele of French and German families. The ambience feels
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Cosmolarium
Hornos panoramic castle now houses, curiously enough, this modern astronomy interpretation centre and planetarium. Exhibits are devoted to the universe, galaxies, the solar system and the history of astronomy (English and French audio guides are included in the ticket price). The p
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Colegiata Santa María La Mayor
This 12th-century church rises above the town and boasts the magnificent Romanesque-Gothic Pórtico de la Majestad . Treasures inside include the famous 15th-century painting called Virgen de la mosca (Virgin of the Fly); see if you can spot the fly on the virgins robe. Entrance to
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Casa Museo del Timple
Based in the 18th-century Palacio Spínola, this museum is dedicated to the timple , a traditional Canarian stringed instrument similar to a ukulele. There are displays of timples through the ages as well as similar instruments from around the world, but information is in Spanish on
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Binibèquer
Binibèquer looks like a charming fishing village; in fact, it was modelled on one in the early 1970s. Gleaming white and something of a tourist beehive, its sugar-cube houses and tight alleys are appealing, whatever their genesis. A 15-minute walk east of the village centre brings
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Transbordador Aeri
The quickest way from the beach to the mountain is via the Transbordador Aeri, the cable car that runs between Torre de Sant Sebastiá in La Barceloneta and the Miramar stop on Montjuïc (from mid-June to mid-September only). From Estació Parc Montjuïc, the Telefèric de Montjuïc cabl
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Torre d’en Galmés
If you only visit one Talayotic site, let it be this. Stop by the small information centre for a 10-minute video presentation, then wander at will over the site with its three hilltop talayots, rambling circular dwellings, deep underground storage chambers and sophisticated water-c
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Pirámides de Güímar
These much-restored pyramid ruins explore an intriguing question: could the Canarios have had contact with America before Columbus famously sailed the ocean blue? This theory was developed by renowned Norwegian scientist Thor Heyerdahl, who lived on Tenerife until his death in 2002
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Playa de Cofete
This is the main beach in far-flung Cofete, near the southern tip of the island. Its quite beautiful and completely undeveloped, but think twice about swimming here: the waves and currents are more formidable than the generally calmer waters on the other side of the island. If you
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Parque de Abelardo Sánchez
On a hot summer’s afternoon, leafy Parque de Abelardo Sánchez offers some respite. It is home to the Museo Provincial (admission €1.20; 10am-2pm & 4.30-7pm Mon-Sat, 10am-2pm Sun), with well-documented archaeological exhibits, including a famous collection of articulated dolls,
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Illa de Sálvora
This interesting small island, part of the Islas Atlánticas national park, has a mainly rocky coast, a lighthouse, an abandoned village, and an old fish-salting-plant-cum-mansion. Daily four-hour trips (adult/child €20/10) from O Grove from July to mid-September with Cruceros Rías
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Aljibes de Jayrán
North of Plaza de las Flores, the Aljibes de Jayrán were built in the early 11th century to supply the city’s water. This underground historic well system is well preserved, and is the venue for regular exhibitions and for the Peña El Taranto , the city’s top (but sadly private) cl
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Castillo de la Fortaleza
You cant miss the quirky Castillo de la Fortaleza, a grey-turreted private museum at the southern entrance to the town. The one-time home of local archaeologist, writer, artist and collector Vicente Sanchez Araña, has 16 rooms displaying everything from old weapons to mammalian ske
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