Vegueta, Las Palmas

Street view from Vegueta - the old town.

Las Palmas, Gran Canaria

The main shopping street in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria

View from Calle Triana. It is one of the streets with most shops in the center of Las Palmas.

City Center, Las Palmas

Las Palmas - View from the city center.

Espiritu Santo in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

Espiritu Santo - Las Palmas

Las Palmas City Center

Las Palmas City Center

Parque de San Telmo / San Telmo Park - Las Palmas

Parque de San Telmo, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The San Telmo Park is a really beautiful park in the Las Palmas city center. It is located just across the bus station.

Casa de Colón / Columbus House - Las Palmas, Gran Canaria

Casa de Colon (Columbus House) in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

View of the Columbus House from a square in Vegueta, the old town of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Actually, between 1950 and 1960 several adjacent houses were annexed in order to create the building which currently hosts the Columus Museum.

Insula Canaria - Island of the Dogs

A bronze dog statue in front of the Santa Ana cathedral in Las Palmas

These bronze statues of dogs guard the square in front of the Santa Ana Cathedral in Vegueta (the old town of Las Palmas).

The dogs gave the name of the Canary Islands. The Spanish name of the islands Islas Canarias is most probably derived from the Latin name Insula Canaria, meaning Island of the Dogs. Canis is the Latin word for dog.

Originally, the name Insula Canaria was applied to the island of Gran Canaria. Legend has it that the Mauretanian king Juba II named the island Canaria because there was 'a large population of dogs of very large size'.

Some Colorful Building in the Centre of Las Palmas

Las Palmas City Centre

A beautiful courtyard in the Columbus House in Las Palmas.

Columbus House / Casa de Colon - Las Palmas

Casa de Colón / Columbus House - Las Palmas, Gran Canaria

Casa de Colon / Columbus House in Las Palmas