Tafira Alta

Tafira Alta is a suburb in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria and has about 2,880 residents. Tafira Alta is situated nearby to the hamlet Los Lentiscos, as well as near the suburb Monte Lentiscal.

Places of Interest

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

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…

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.

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 south of Tafira Alta.

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.