Caves of the Crosses

Caves of the Crosses is a cave in Gáldar, Las Palmas. Caves of the Crosses is situated nearby to the church Ermita de San Isidro el Viejo, as well as near the fire station Estación de bomberos de Gáldar.

Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Painted Cave, Galdar and God’s Finger rock formation.

Painted Cave, Galdar

Museum

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The Painted cave is an archaeological museum and park in the town of Galdar, located the northwest of Grand Canary in the Canary Islands, Spain. This centre is part of the Spanish Ministry of Culture, Historic Heritage and Museums of the town council of Grand Canary. Painted Cave, Galdar is situated 3½ km northeast of Caves of the Crosses.

God’s Finger rock formation

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El Dedo de Dios is a 30 m high sea stack in the Atlantic Ocean, off the northern part of Gran Canaria, one of the Canary Islands. During Tropical Storm Delta in November 2005, the thin top of this geological formation broke off and fell into the sea. God’s Finger rock formation is situated 4 km southwest of Caves of the Crosses.

Iglesia de la Concepción

Church

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Iglesia de la Concepción is a church, which is situated 3 km southwest of Caves of the Crosses.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Agaete and Puerto de las Nieves.

Agaete

Town

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Agaete is a municipality of Las Palmas province, on the Canary Islands, Spain. Agaete is situated 3 km southwest of Caves of the Crosses.

Puerto de las Nieves

Neighborhood

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Puerto de las Nieves is a fishing village on the north-western coast of Gran Canaria, and the port of the town Agaete at a few kilometres' distance. Ferries leave five times a day for Santa Cruz de Tenerife. The crossing takes 80 minutes with catamarans. Puerto de las Nieves is situated 4 km southwest of Caves of the Crosses.