Vegueta Walking Tour

Set off on a 1-hour walking tour of Vegueta, the Old Town of Las Palmas. Discover its history, main squares, and significant monuments accompanied by an expert guide.

Vegueta Walking Tour

At the appointed time, we'll meet at Calle Herrería to begin this guided tour of the Vegueta district.

We'll explore the maze of streets that make up the city’s historic center while admiring Spanish colonial architecture. Your guide will explain everyday life for the inhabitants of Las Palmas in the fifteenth century, when the city was founded.

The tour continues through the old town in the Plaza de San Antonio Abad, where we'll find a hermitage with a plaque commemorating Christopher Columbus's visit to the island.

We will visit Plaza de Santa Ana, home to eight sculptures representing the eight islands of the Canary Islands. The archipelago is known as “tierra de los canes” due to the number of dogs on each island, including four distinct breeds from the Canary Islands.

Next, we'll see the Las Palmas Cathedral in Plaza de Santa Ana, a striking Gothic-style temple and the only cathedral in the Canary Islands until 1819.

After approximately 1 hour and 20 minutes, we'll conclude the tour at the Plaza de Santa Ana.