Salinas de Agaete

Salinas de Agaete is a ruins in Agaete, Las Palmas. Salinas de Agaete is situated near the archaeological site Yacimiento arqueológico Necrópolis de Maipés de Abajo, as well as near the ruins Casa Fuerte.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: God’s Finger rock formation and Iglesia de la Concepción.

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 south of Salinas de Agaete.

Iglesia de la Concepción

Church

Photo: Felix Koenig, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Iglesia de la Concepción is a church, which is situated 1 km southeast of Salinas de Agaete.

Caves of the Crosses

Cave

Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Caves of the Crosses is situated 3½ km east of Salinas de Agaete.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Puerto de las Nieves and Sardina del Norte.

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.