Free Tour Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Mysterious

The island of Gran Canaria has suffered human cruelty for centuries, but it has also known how to defend itself. Mythological creatures, historical facts, stories of cruel people and people who have protected the island, its nature and its heritage.

Join us on a night tour of the mysterious Vegueta neighborhood , witness to the founding of the city, but also to dark events.

We will start at Plaza de San Antonio Abad, the place where the city was founded. We will talk about the Risco Caído and the sacred mountains of the island .

Continuing along the winding Pasaje Pedro de Algaba, we will arrive at the Plaza del Pilar Nuevo, where we will tell you what the Canary Islands have in common with the mythical Garden of the Hesperides .

In the Plaza de Santa Ana square, some very special protectors of the island await us, always alert. Don't anger them or they will invoke the Tibicenas with their barking. We will continue towards a very charming place, the Plaza del Cortado. There we will recount one of the cruelest historical episodes: the Acentejo massacre .

Next, in Plaza de San Agustín, pirate stories await us, such as the Van der Roes fire . We will stop in front of the Church of San Francisco de Borja to explain the Fiestas del Pino de Teror .

We will end in the Plaza Espíritu Santo where we will present the legend of Amarca , always desired, always persecuted, harmed by many, but protected since time immemorial by the sea and the mountains.