Las Palmas Private Walking Tour

Las Palmas provides for romantic tropical sceneries reminiscent of colonial spanish times. The picturesque old town Vegueta is the best place to discover this side of a city that has grown to become a modern metropolis. See the Catedral de Santa Ana, one of the most important religious monuments in the archipelago and at the heart of the Vegueta quarter. It was also the first church in the island, built after the conquest of 1478 on the orders of Los Reyes Católicos, Queen Isabella I of Castile and King Ferdinand II, taking 4 centuries to complete.

Therefore it was built in three different styles, gothic, renaissance and neoclassical. Learn about the Casa de Colón, or Columbus House, and discover why its name is deceiving, since Columbus never lived here. This was the governor’s house which was visited by the famous discoverer on his way to America, in 1492. Pass the 19th century Mercado de Vegueta, Gran Canaria's oldest market. Wonder at the Teatro Pérez Galdós, dedicated to Benito Peréz Galdós. Galdós was the second most important writer in Spanish history, second only to Cervantes. Join our walking tour along the old town of Las Palmas to discover more about the Canarian aborigine people, about Christopher Columbus, pirates and conquests, all in a pleasant and relaxed vibe.

You will learn about:

*Myths and legends of early history;

*Guanches people;

*14th century discovery;

*15th century conquest;

*Contact with the New World;

*Struggle for independence of the 19th century;

*Statute of Autonomous Region.

You will see:

*Plaza Santa Ana;

*Catedral de Santa Ana;

*Casa de Colón;

*Mercado de Vegueta;

*Teatro Pérez Galdós;

*Calle Triana;

*Plaza de Cairasco;

*Plaza de las Ranas.