Tejeda old town and its museums

What it is

Tejeda is the village of the caldera: white houses with wooden balconies hanging on the hillside, at about 1,050 metres, with the Roque Bentayga opposite and the Roque Nublo above. It belongs to the association of the most beautiful villages in Spain and is the almond municipality: its sweet-makers have been making bienmesabe, marzipan and almond biscuits for generations. It can be covered on foot in a morning.

The three museums

According to Turismo de Gran Canaria, all three are open Tuesday to Sunday, from 11:00 to 14:15 and from 15:00 to 17:00:

• Abraham Cárdenes Sculpture Museum, dedicated to the Canarian sculptor, born in Tejeda.
• Ethnographic Museum, with the history of the municipality and of life on the ridge.
• Medicinal Plants Centre, about the local plants and their uses in medicine, cosmetics and religion.

Ask for prices at the village tourist office: we have not found them published.

What else to see

The parish church of Nuestra Señora del Socorro, from 1921, with three naves and a notable altarpiece, presides over the square. The main street, Calle Doctor Hernández Guerra, has the viewpoints over the caldera, the Dulcería Nublo and the craft shop.

Getting there and parking

Tejeda is 44 km from Las Palmas, nearly an hour by car along the GC-15 and Cruz de Tejeda. There is public parking at the entrance to the village. By bus, the 303 to San Mateo and the 305 to the Tejeda station, or line 18 from the south.