Do you know already the painted caves on Gran Canary?
Cueva Pintada is a
small cave with geometric painings from the Guanche, the originals from Gran Canary, which is uniqe on the island. It is located in the small town Gáldar, which was the seat of Gran Canaria's ancient rulers at the time of conquest in 1478. The Spanish city was built over the aboriginal settlement and the cave lost.The cave has several rooms which were used as cave houses by the Guanche. They dug the rooms with stone age tools out of the soft volcanic tufa. Several walls were built from basalt or tufa without mortar. Bed and seat were also carved out of the the soft rock.
In the caves mumies, tools and pottery were found. But the most famous finds were the drawings, that gave the cave its name. This drawings are bleaching by the light, so the cave was closed several years ago.
The whole site, the cave and the ruins of the surrounding village, were restored during the last years. The paintings were covered by a special glass to protect them. A new museum was created, which shows today the findings and - as a part of the visit - the view into the cave.
Tickets:
* Older than 18 years: 6,00 €.
* Groups with 14 persons or more:4,00 €.
* Students, Older than 65 years: 3,00 €.
* Younger than 18 años: free entrance.
* Free entrance: first saturday and sunday of every month
Opening Hours:
* From September-June: Tuesday to Saturday from 10-18hrs, Sundays/Festives from 11-18hrs
* From July-August: Tuesday to Saturday from 10:30-19:30hrs, Sundays/Festives from 11-19hrs
* Closed: All Mondays, 1, 5 & 6 January; 1st of May, 24, 25 & 31st of December.
More information on www.cuevapintada.com.
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