Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria is a shy coastal city, with an interesting historical inheritance from the Spanish colonial past dating from the fifteenth century.The city was founded in 1478, the first colonial position of Spain in the expansion to the west to the New World.The impressive sixteenth century Santa Ana Cathedral has a Gothic interior, with unusual palm-shaped columns, and in the southern wing is the Diocesan Museum, with a rich collection of religious and gold and silver art.The interesting archaeological and ethnographic collections of the Canary Islands Museum reveal the pre-Hispanic culture of the island.The exhibits in the museum detail its explorations.The house is a wonderful example of canary architecture, with delicate wooden balconies, wonderful terraces and a monumental door.The Néstor Museum exhibits the art works of Néstor Martín-Fernández from Torre, one of the most famous Spanish symbolic painters.The museum presents its paintings, including portraits and landscapes, as well as drawings, sketches and craftwork.The Néstor Museum is part of Pueblo Canario (Canaries Village) built in an idealized "neo-Canarian" style.Jardín Botánico Viera and Clavijo, seven kilometers from Las Palmas, is a spectacular botanical garden, filled with species of native Canary plants and located in a beautiful valley.