Las Palmas Old Town: Walking Tour
- 1 hour
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 2 languages
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
The Vegueta Historic Quarter, a designated Historic Artistic Site since 1973, is the foundational jewel of Las Palmas. Join our expert guides for a delightful 90-minute walking tour of its highlights. Vegueta is the nucleus where Juan Rejón’s troops established their camp in 1478, lending the city its name. As the first Castilian settlement in the Atlantic, it became the island's political, religious, and administrative center, and the crucial springboard for the conquest of the Canary Islands. Our stroll includes: - The picturesque Calle de los Balcones. - Plazas de San Martín and Pilar Nuevo. - The historic Rua dos Portugueses and the 15th-century San Martín Hospital. - Winding alleys showcasing the earliest noble houses built after the conquest. The tour culminates in the magnificent Plaza de Santa Ana, a monumental ensemble of emblematic buildings, before concluding near the Casa del Gobernador, famously known as the Columbus Museum (admission not included).
Inclusions
What's included
- 60-minute guided walking tour
- Local professional tour guide
What's not
- Admission tickets to Columbus Museum
- Pick-up service, you must go on your own to the activity starting meeting point
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Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Know before you go
- Meeting point
- C/ Calvo Sotelo (Bus stop)
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 20 travellers
- Operated by
- Tour2b
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
How it compares in Gran Canaria
- Its from-price is 94% below the median of the 12 city tours we list in Gran Canaria.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 2 of 12.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Gran Canaria
Gran Canaria is a round volcanic island in the Atlantic, nicknamed a miniature continent for its dunes, ravines, pine forests and mountain peaks.
Gran Canaria rises from the Atlantic to a rim of peaks, and it has been called a continent in miniature because it holds desert dunes, green valleys and cool forests within a short distance. Las Palmas, on the north-east coast, is the island's capital, with the old quarter of Vegueta, its cathedral and the Casa de Colón, where Columbus is said to have stayed. Las Canteras beach runs for three kilometres along the city.
Top-ranked sights in Gran Canaria: Bandama Caldera (Caldera de Bandama), Roque Nublo, Vegueta.
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