Vegueta
The quarter founded in 1478, with Santa Ana cathedral and the house where Columbus is said to have stayed.
Duration
2 hrs – 3 hrs
Best time
In the morning
Open
Every day
Entry price
Free
Vegueta is the founding quarter of Las Palmas, laid out in 1478: the first European town in the Canaries, and its plan served as the model for Spanish foundations in the Americas.
Santa Ana cathedral took four centuries to build, which is why it mixes Gothic, Renaissance and neoclassical. Opposite, the Casa de Colón occupies the old governor's residence: Christopher Columbus is said to have lodged there during his 1492 stopover, while a caravel was repaired — the stopover is certain, the lodging less so.
Getting there
In the south of Las Palmas, by the sea. City buses from Las Canteras, twenty minutes; the quarter is walked.
What to bring
- Swimsuit
Rules on site
Most of the museums close on Sunday afternoon and Monday. On Thursday evening the tapas route fills the district's bars — the best time, and the busiest.
