Iglesia de la Concepción

Iglesia de la Concepción is a church in Agaete, Las Palmas. Iglesia de la Concepción is situated nearby to the museum Museo de La Rama, as well as near Plaza de la Constitución.

Photo: Felix Koenig, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Type: Church
Denomination: Catholic
Description: church building in Agaete, Spain
Also known as: “Iglesia Matriz de Nuestra Señora de la Concepción”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include God’s Finger rock formation and Caves of the Crosses.

God’s Finger rock formation

Photo: LBM1948, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 1 km southwest of Iglesia de la Concepción.

Caves of the Crosses

Cave

Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Caves of the Crosses is situated 3 km northeast of Iglesia de la Concepción.

Yacimiento Arqueológico de Botija

Archaeological site

Photo: Victor R. Ruiz, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Yacimiento Arqueológico de Botija is an archaeological site, which is situated 3½ km north of Iglesia de la Concepción.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Puerto de las Nieves and Northern Gran Canaria.

Puerto de las Nieves

Neighborhood

Photo: Bengt Nyman, CC BY 2.0.

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.