Las Palmas Tourist Information

Founded on June 24th, 1478 the original district constructed, Vegueta, still remains very much in tact & thriving as the city's Historic Quarter. Christopher Columbus rested here at the beginning of each of his voyages of discovery to the Americas. His home is now the Columbus Museum, again still standing as originally constructed.

Sugar cane exports became the first important development of the city, the riches from this trade attracting pirates. In 1595, Sir Francis Drake and John Hawkins brought their fleet to attack the city but were repelled. Today, the capital city of Gran Canaria and the governing capital for Fuerteventura and Lanzarote, the city is the largest in the Canaries and the seventh largest city in Spain, with around 360,000 inhabitants. Watch out for the traffic as for every 2 people in the city there is a car!

The best way to see the city is to head for the start of the "Tourist Bus" tour at Parque Santa Catalina, you could also catch it from the city's main bus station. Find a yellow open-topped double decker bus, pay your 6 euros or so fare and let the bus take you around all the major historic and commercial areas of the city. If you decide to get off at any of the stops, remember, another bus will come along around every 45 minutes. You can get off wherever you want and catch the next bus without paying anything extra.

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