09/05/2026
Sitting at the foot of an ancient volcano, Gáldar is one of the most historically rich towns of Gran Canaria. Its white rooftops step gently up the volcanic rock (a setting that reminds us that long before the arrival of the conquistadors, this city was already a capital). This is where the kings of the Guanche people once ruled ( Berbers who had crossed from North Africa ) and it is here, buried beneath the earth, that their traces have survived. The "Cueva Pintada" (the Painted Cave) is one of the most remarkable archaeological sites in the Canary Islands: a series of cavities adorned with geometric patterns of striking precision and beauty. Triangles, circles, checkerboards... These shapes in ochre, white and red pigments speak of a rich culture and an aesthetic sensibility that time has failed to erase.
