Discover 4 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in Gáldar (Spain). Don't miss out on these must-see attractions: Painted Cave, Iglesia de Santiago de los Caballeros, and Casa-Museo Antonio Padrón. Also, be sure to include Teatro Consistorial de Galdar in your itinerary.
Below, you can find the list of the most amazing places you should visit in Gáldar (Canary Islands).
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Painted Cave
Also known as: Museo y Parque Arqueológico Cueva Pintada
Museum in Gáldar, Spain. The Painted cave is an archaeological museum and park in the town of Galdar, located the northwest of Grand Canary in the Canary Islands, Spain. This centre is part of the Spanish Ministry of Culture, Historic Heritage and Museums of the town council of Grand Canary.
Inside are found some of the most representative archaeological vestiges of pre-Hispanic Canaries, with characteristics unique within Spain. The Painted cave is considered as the "Sistine chapel" of the former inhabitants of the island, the Canarii.[1]
Address: Calle Bentejuí, 23, 35460 Gáldar
Iglesia de Santiago de los Caballeros
The Templo Matriz y Arcipreztal de Santiago de Los Caballeros de Gáldar, is located in the Gran Canarian municipality of Gáldar. Settled on the Palace of the Guanartemes, the present temple was built in the 18th century, under the supervision of the architect Diego Nicolás Eduardo, although the parish church dates back to 1486. With the Jubilee privileges, admitted by John XXIII granting the Jubilee Plenary and in which John Paul II granted the absolute Perpetuity in 1992.
Casa-Museo Antonio Padrón
The Antonio Padrón House-Museum is a museum center located in Gáldar, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain. It is a public center, dependent on the Department of Culture, Historical Heritage and Museums of the Cabildo de Gran Canaria. The idea of creating a museum dedicated to Antonio Padrón was, at first, of his family. An agreement between the heirs, sponsored by his aunt Dolores Rodríguez, made it possible for the work that was in the studio when the painter died, to remain there.
On May 6, 1933, Dolores Rodríguez Ruiz presented an application to the Town Hall of Gáldar for the construction of a house. The house would have two floors and would be located in Calle Capitán Quesada. The project, of a functionalist type, was created by Miguel Martín Fernández de la Torre in 1931. The proposal was complex. Richard Van Oppel's studio participated in the design of the decoration and the furnishing of the family home.
In this building, in regionalist style, which was designed by González Padrón and built in 1947, there were more than 150 pieces belonging to the different periods of his creative activity: from academic studies (from his beginnings at the San Fernando School of Fine Arts in Madrid), to the painting he was painting in the last days before his death, Piedad, which remained unfinished.
The museum was inaugurated on May 8, 1971, three years after the artist's death, in this small two-story pavilion. The first exhibition, of a conservationist type, was organized by Lázaro Santana and Felo Monzón. In 1981 the Cabildo de Gran Canaria acquired it and started to manage it.
Address: Calle Capitán Quesada, 3, 35460 Gáldar
Teatro Consistorial de Galdar
Concerts and shows, Performing arts, Theater
Address: Calle Tagoror, 6, Gáldar