Casa Romántica
What to order: the tasting menu; if you want something simpler, the terrace is open from 12:00 to 18:00
Open Thursday to Monday at midday. On Sunday it serves from 13:00 to 16:00.
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Day itinerary · 28.10° N · 15.70° W
The Agaete Valley: lava, coffee and wine.
The lava necropolis of Maipés at opening time, a visit and tasting at the La Laja coffee estate, a set menu at Casa Romántica and an afternoon between the Huerto de las Flores and the harbour.
Leaving from
Part of Agaete and the North-West of Gran Canaria
Add to my trip
Total time10 h
By car45 min each way
Maipés€3, free for under-10s
Finca La LajaVisit with tasting
Cost€90–150 pp
Best timeAll year
The plan
The day at a glance
Any part can be swapped for another without spoiling the day.
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Leave Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 45 min by car
via the GC-2 to Agaete; cross the village towards the valley
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Maipés Archaeological Park in Agaete
Opens at 10:00 · €3
- 12 min by car4,4 km
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Coffee and wine at Finca La Laja, in the Agaete Valley
Guided tour with tasting; no booking up to 10 people
+34 628 922 588
Activity company With Finca La Laja / Bodega Los BerrazalesBook - 5 min by car2,4 km
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Casa Romántica
Tasting menu; on Sunday 13:00 to 16:00, booking
Carretera de Los Berrazales, km 3, Valle de Agaete · +34 928 800 069
Restaurant €€€€Book - 12 min by car4,1 km
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Huerto de las Flores
Open every day until 17:00
- 5 min by car1,8 km
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Nieves Chapel and the view of the Dedo de Dios
Harbour walk at sunset
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Back home
In Las Palmas around 19:45
Approximate cost
About €60–120 per person
Adds up the activities and meals in the plan at their published prices; travel and accommodation not included.
The route
Maipés Archaeological Park in Agaete
The Agaete Valley is the other face of the north-west: instead of the sea, terraces of coffee, vines, orange and mango trees tucked under the walls of Tamadaba. This Sunday takes you down from the valley to the sea: start at the Maipés necropolis, at the edge of the village, go up to a coffee estate, have a signature menu in the valley and end with sunset at the harbour. You need a car.
The day, hour by hour
9:20 · Set off. From Las Palmas on the GC-2 to Agaete, about 35 minutes to Maipés. Cross the village following the signs to the valley.
10:00 · Maipés Archaeological Park. About 700 aboriginal tombs on a lava flow, with the cliffs of Tamadaba above. €3, free for under-10s. Go first thing: there is no shade on the lava.
11:15 · Finca La Laja. Drive up the valley road to Calle Los Romeros. A guided visit through the coffee plantation, vineyards and fruit trees, with a tasting of three wines, the estate's coffee, cheese and home-made sweets on a terrace above the valley. Open every day; up to ten people no booking is needed. The website does not publish the price: confirm it on 628 922 588.
13:30 · Lunch at Casa Romántica. At kilometre 3 of the Los Berrazales road, five minutes away. A tasting menu of Canarian cooking by chef Aridani Alonso, with a Repsol Sun. On Sundays it opens from 13:00 to 16:00: book days ahead.
16:15 · Huerto de las Flores. Back in the village, a 19th-century tropical garden with more than a hundred species. Open every day until 17:00.
17:30 · Puerto de las Nieves. Five minutes to the harbour. A stroll to the Las Nieves chapel and the jetty, with the Dedo de Dios at the foot of the cliff.
19:00 · Head home. In Las Palmas around 19:45.
Who drives
Between the tasting and lunch there is wine twice. Decide before setting off who is driving: the valley road is narrow and winding, and the way back to Las Palmas is by dual carriageway.
Time45 min
Change the route
Where to eat
Where to eat?
Lunch is half the plan: book before you set off.
El Dedo de Dios restaurant
What to order: the fresh fish of the day, squid and a brothy rice to share
The Guía Repsol puts it at under €35 per person. No published opening hours: call ahead.
Agáldar Restaurant
What to order: whatever is in season and the fish of the day; ask for a table on the terrace if the weather is good
Open on Sunday from 13:00 to 16:30 and from 19:30 to 22:00. Closed Monday and Tuesday.
Map
The stops, in order
With where to park at each one.
What to do
Eat
88 €Stay
Services
Getting there
By car or without one?
When to go
When to go to Agaete and the North-West of Gran Canaria
Any Sunday. Book Casa Romántica days ahead. In August, avoid the 4th and 5th, the days of the Rama festival, when Maipés is closed.
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Tips
Worth knowing first
- 1Book Casa Romántica
It opens only at midday: book days ahead.
- 2Go to Maipés at 10:00
When it is cool and there is no midday sun on the lava.
- 3Buy coffee at the estate
It is a tiny production.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Do you need to book the coffee estate?
Only for groups of more than ten people.
Is Maipés open on Sundays?
Yes, from 10:00 to 17:00 in winter and until 18:00 in summer.
Where can you eat in the Agaete Valley on a Sunday?
At Casa Romántica, from 13:00 to 16:00, with a reservation.
Can you do it without a car?
Poorly: bus 102 goes up the valley from Gáldar with few departures.
More plans like this
Other days of walking and good food
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Prices, opening hours and times are approximate: check them before you go. Each place has its own page on Geocalia.