Caves of Valeron
Valerón's "monastery" is an archaeological site on the Spanish island of Grand Canary, in the municipality of Santa Maria de Guia, on Valerón's cliff. It is the largest pre-Hispanic collective granary built before Roman times and used by the island's inhabitants until the conquest of the island at the end of the 15th century.Photo: Miguel Diaz Ojeda, CC BY-SA 3.0 es.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: cultural property in Santa María de Guía de Gran Canaria, Spain
- Also known as: “Valerón”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tagoror del Gallego and Montaña de Ajódar.
Tagoror del Gallego
Archaeological site
Photo: Tamara k, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tagoror del Gallego is an archaeological site, which is situated 190 metres northwest of Caves of Valeron.
Montaña de Ajódar
Volcano
Photo: Olo72, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Montaña de Ajódar is a volcano, which is situated 4 km west of Caves of Valeron.
Casa-Museo Tomás Morales
Museum
Casa-Museo Tomás Morales is a museum, which is situated 4 km southeast of Caves of Valeron.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Moya and Northern Gran Canaria.
Moya
Town
Photo: Kabaeh49, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Moya is a town and a municipality in the northern part of the island of Gran Canaria in the Province of Las Palmas in the Canary Islands. Its population is 7,841, and the area is 31.87 km2, making it one of the smallest municipalities on the island. Moya is situated 4 km southeast of Caves of Valeron.
Northern Gran Canaria
Photo: Toni Teror, CC BY 3.0.
The northern part of the Gran Canaria is a mostly agricultural part of the island.
Fontanales
Hamlet
Photo: Sailko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fontanales is a hamlet, which is situated 9 km south of Caves of Valeron.
Caves of Valeron
- Categories: show cave, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Santa María de Guía de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
28.13895° or 28° 8′ 20″ northLongitude
-15.6044° or 15° 36′ 16″ westOpen location code
7CW649QW+H6OpenStreetMap ID
way 126733848OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q5760449
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Spanish—“Caves of Valeron” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “كهوف فاليرون”
- French: “Cenobio de Valerón”
- French: “Grenier à grains de Valerón”
- German: “Cenobio de Valerón”
- Slovenian: “Valeronske jame”
- Spanish: “Cenobio de Valeron”
- Spanish: “Cenobio de Valerón”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cenobio de Valerón and Pico del Gallego.
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