10 Ancient Ruins in Canary Islands That You Shouldn't Miss

September 21, 2021 Lashaunda Abraham

The sun-drenched Canary Islands lie close to North Africa and have an exotic flavor of their own. Hundreds of volcanoes, rolling sand dunes, rich forests and rugged cliffs dapple these seven Atlantic gems. Catch a ferry to Lanzarote. Ride a camel through volcanic Timanfaya National Park. Take on Tenerife, home of Mount Teide, Spain's tallest peak. Romp Grand Canary's beaches or hike La Gomera's Garajonay National Park. More adventures await on tiny El Hierro, verdant La Palma and peaceful Fuerteventura.
Restaurants in Canary Islands

1. Monumento Natural de Caldera de Gairia

Fuerteventura Spain
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5.0 based on 4 reviews

Monumento Natural de Caldera de Gairia

2. Casa Fuerte

Calle los Molinos 1 Casa Fuerte, 38670, Adeje, Tenerife Spain +34 623 04 70 41 [email protected] http://www.cafutenerife.com
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5.0 based on 26 reviews

Casa Fuerte

¡Estamos abiertos! We are open! Si desean visitar y conocer mas sobre la Casa Fuerte de Adeje, visiten nuestra tienda, El Mundo de Casa Fuerte, ubicado en frente del Castillo.

Reviewed By Gwendoudouille

I love this place so much, already visited twice. I especially love the garden filled with fruit trees and seeing the old machines that were used for works with the tomatoes. It's a must see in Adeje, a little trip in history. The guide and the shop keeper are lovely; actually I went a little crazy in the souvenir shop.

3. Yacimiento arqueologico Cuatro Puertas - VISITAS GUIADAS

Calle Guanche s/n Cuatro Puertas, 35215, Telde, Gran Canaria Spain +34 727 76 14 13 [email protected] http://museocanariodemeteoritos.blogspot.com.es/p/arqueoastronomia-cuatro-puertas.html
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4.5 based on 104 reviews

Yacimiento arqueologico Cuatro Puertas - VISITAS GUIADAS

Reviewed By AlbertSalichs - Manresa, Spain

The megalithic place of Cuatro Puertas (literally four doors, in English due to the most important part is a cave with four entrances) is located in the west part of the island of Gran Canaria. It is one of the most important megalithic places in the island as La Cueva Pintada (the paint cave, in English) and El Cenobio de Valerón. Here you can see the cave with four entrances and if you walk 10 minutes more you can see a cliff, where there are a lot of curious caves and from here you can see very beautiful views of surroundings. Very recommendable for stonelovers!

4. Canada de los Gatos

Calle la Puntilla s/n, 35138, Mogan, Gran Canaria Spain +34 638 81 06 21 http://www.grancanaria.com/turismo/en/culture/archaeological-sites/canada-de-los-gatos/
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4.5 based on 93 reviews

Canada de los Gatos

Reviewed By hongnhung28

I was reading Sapiens during my trip so visiting this museum makes it all relevant. Student ticket was only 2 euros so I got a good deal here. The site is so close to the beach and the bus station so if you take a trip to Puerto de Mogan, this is another activity you can consider. It is not a massive area so we managed to read and check out everything in 2 hours. The presentation was really interesting and took us on a time-travel trip of the island's history.

5. Molino de Cazorla

35108, San Bartolome de Tirajana, Gran Canaria Spain
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4.5 based on 2 reviews

Molino de Cazorla

6. La Cueva Pintada Grancanaria

Calle Audiencia 2, 35460, Galdar, Gran Canaria Spain http://www.cuevapintada.com
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4.5 based on 19 reviews

La Cueva Pintada Grancanaria

Reviewed By kattullus - Stockholm, Sweden

Very well made and dramatic video presentations showing life of the pre-conquistador population on the Canaries. Makes it easier to then envision their life when seeing the remains of their buildings. You can also go inside reconstructed dwellings. Good guides!

7. Valeron Monastery

Cuesta de Silva, s/n Santa Maria de Guia, 35450, Gran Canaria Spain +34 618 60 78 96 [email protected] http://www.cenobiodevaleron.com/
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4.0 based on 152 reviews

Valeron Monastery

8. Risco Caido

35350 Artenara, Gran Canaria Spain http://riscocaido.grancanaria.com/
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4.0 based on 7 reviews

Risco Caido

9. Hornos De Cal

Carr. El Puertito, 26, 38479 Los Silos, Tenerife Spain
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4.0 based on 1 reviews

Hornos De Cal

10. Parque Arqueologico de Belmaco

Lugar Lomo Oscuro 32, 38738 Villa de Mazo, La Palma Spain http://www.hallocanarischeeilanden.com/musea-en-interessante-bezoeken/la-palma/archeologisch-park-cuevas-de-belmaco
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4.0 based on 43 reviews

Parque Arqueologico de Belmaco

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