Tafira

Tafira is a locality in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria. Tafira is situated nearby to the neighborhood San Francisco de Paula, as well as near the locality Dragonal.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bandama Caldera and Jardín Botánico Canario Viera y Clavijo.

Bandama Caldera

Volcano

Photo: W. Edlmeier, CC BY 1.0.

The Bandama Natural Monument is part of the Tafira Protected Landscape on the island of Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands, Spain. It is considered a point of geological interest, because of the Caldera de Bandama.

Jardín Botánico Canario Viera y Clavijo

Garden

Photo: Sailko, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Jardín Botánico Canario Viera y Clavijo is the full name of the botanical garden on Gran Canaria, one of the Canary Islands. "Jardín Botánico Canario" means "Botanical Garden of the Canaries", while the additional words "Viera y Clavijo" honor the pioneering…

Centro Locero de La Atalaya

Museum

Photo: Sara.rero, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Centro Locero de La Atalaya is a museum, which is situated 2½ km southwest of Tafira.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Eastern Gran Canaria and Siete Palmas.

Eastern Gran Canaria

The eastern part of Gran Canaria is the economically most important part of the island. Traces of the "old Canaries" can be found here, where the oldest settlements of the Spaniards were.