Tejeda

Municipality

Ayuntamiento de Tejeda
Plaza de Nuestra Señora del Socorro 3,  35360 Tejeda
Tel. 928 66 60 01 / 928 66 60 49
Fax. 928 66 62 52

Open: Monday - Friday 08.00 - 14.30
Saturday 09.00 - 12.00

Other localities in the Municipality

El Carrizal; Peña Rajada; El Majuelo; El Chorrillo; La Solana; Timagada; Juan Gómez; El Roque; Casas del Lomo; Lomo de los Santos; El Toscón; La Crucita; La Degollada; El Juncal; El Espinillo;
La Higuerilla; La Culata; Cuevas Caídas; El Rincón.

Municipality Information

Area: 103,30 km²
Population: 2.341
Height of the City: 1.050 MSL.
Highest point: 1.803 MSL.
Distance to Las Palmas: 43,7 km.
Average temperature: 19 °C

Tourist Information

Oficina de Información Turística
Museo de Esculturas Abraham Cárdenes
Leocadio Cabrera 2,  35360 Tejeda
Tel. 928 66 61 89

Monday - Friday 11.00 - 15.00
Saturday 11.30 - 14.30
Sunday 11.30 - 16.00

Sightseeing

See different routes:  Salcai/Utinsa Global.

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Biblioteca Pública Municipal de Tejeda
Plaza Nuestra Señora del Socorro s/n,  35360 Tejeda

Open: Monday - Friday  09.30 - 13.30 and 16.00 - 20.00

Digital Library

The church's eclectic artistic language, its door made of pine tree wood and the stonework of the walls are outstanding. The oldest piece is the wooden statue of Cristo de la Sangre (Christ of Blood), that probably came to Tejeda in the middle of the 17th century for the Congregación de la Sangre (Congregation of Blood). It survived the fire that destroyed the church in 1920 and was found years later under the floor in one of the lateral naves.

(The Abraham Cárdenes Sculptures Museum) The Museum presents not only works of this lokal artist, after whom the museum was named. It also hosts the Tourist Information Desk and a travelling exhibitions room.

Here the visitor can gather information about farming, cattle breeding, the architecture and other relevant facts of the basin.

Roque Bentayga

Huge basalt monolith is situated 1412 MSL.

This is another strange rock formation not so far from Roque Nublo. It's situated close to Tejeda and you can go walking up to it. This place also had a religious significance for the guanches that used to live here before the Spanish conquest. Sacrifice ceremonies often took place at the mountain foot, which is to be fetched by a small path.

From many of the nearby areas you have a great view to both Roque Bentayga and Roque Nublo, and sometimes also Teide on the neighbour island Tenerife.

By the descent from the parking lot you find a house with exhibitions and descriptions of the Area.

Inn built of the Spanish State designed by Nestor de la Torres.

Monumento Natural del Roque Nublo

Roque Nublo is situated 1813 MSL.
The highest Basalt Monolith in the world, and the best known landmark on Gran Canaria. This is a very strange rock formation up in the mountains. It had a religious significance for the guanches that used to live here before the Spanish conquest.

You will get to it after a 15 minutes walk by a winding path, from a very small parking lot.

The rock can also be seen from many other places in the mountains.

Exhibition of items traditionally used, such as farming tools and illustration of typical situations of the farming and cattle raising activities.

Area covering about 2000 square meters with 34 places and the only one from above mentioned you can get to by means of public transportation.

Plaza Nuestra Señora del Socorro
35360 Tejeda

Parque Municipal
Ezequiel Sánchez s/n
35360 Tejeda

Is the biggest protected natural area on the Island. The area is  26.307 ha. about the same size as La Gomera, and it is spread out between 8 Municipalities, Tejeda, La Aldea de San Nicolás, Mogán, San Bartolomé de Tirajana, Artenara, San Mateo, Valleseco and Moya

Tejeda is a small Mountain village located beside the popular "Cruz de Tejeda" (Cross of Tejeda), which is a huge stone cross on a mountainside at 1580 metres.

The cross marks the centre of the Gran Canaria island. It's a popular sightseeing attraction surrounded by restaurants, bars and souvenirs shops.

There are some spectacular views from here. Head up to the Parador Nacional (holiday inn) or some of the other close by viewpoints and you'll be able to see all the way out across the island's many mountains and valleys. As the sun drops and the light changes, you can catch some beautiful  photos.

From the top there's in clear weather a fantastic view over all the Island. You are able to see to Tenerife, where Teide, being the highest Mountain in Spain, towers above Tenerife with its 3.718 metre above sea.

Be warned though; at weekends it can get pretty packed and sometimes quite noisy. This is a favourite weekend location for locals and their kids.

This is an excellent place to go trekking and walking. For the serious trekkers and climbers, there are plenty of higher peaks to explore. But, for the more relaxed or lesser experienced there's also lots of relatively short, easy and relaxed walks that you can try. Walking amongst this dazzling scenery is an experience you won't forget. It's like no other place on earth.

Tejeda village rests at about 1000 meters above sea level. It's surrounded by orchards and vegetable cultivations. The scenery here is truly stunning. In the surrounding crater, you'll find numerous archaeological remains such as rock engravings, paintings graves and some fascinating caves that date back centuries.

Tejeda has been saved by tourism. Without it, the village would have been deserted years ago. In fact, over 50% of the villagers have already left. It's impossible to live of the agricultural cultivations of this barren land.

Having said that, Tejeda is a very nice place to visit for a day trip. It's perfect for the kids. It's also a nice stopping place for lunch, with some very good restaurants. If you come here you have to try the "Bienmesabe". This is one of the local almond sweets that basically means "it tastes good to be". It does too! It's delicious.

One of the best times to visit is during the fiesta of the Almond Tree in Bloom, which takes in February every year. The winter landscape colours are quite spectacular, as is the atmosphere of the festival. Everyone joins in; it's a very special occasion.

The people living in the eighteen different villages of Tejeda are still holding on to traditional customs. Their effort to recover and preserve their heritage has turned the villages into obligatory stops on the visitor's tour. When it is time for the local festivals, between May and the end of summer the villages show themselves in their most beautiful state.

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