Two of the best places to enjoy the Canaries nightlife. The port and the beach of Alcaravaneras are the two key points. Built in the 19th century, it marks the start of the more summer area.
From here, we can climb uphill towards the neighbourhood of Altavista, where we can get one of the best views of the surrounding landscape. The Rubio and Dorama Gardens house the Zoo and the Canary Islands Village. Almost on the boundary of Ciudad Jardín –a residential area made up of buildings of the most diverse styles-, we come to the biggest green area in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. First you must go by calle Triana: pedestrianized and one of the best places on the island for shopping. On the way down to the coast towards Puerto de la Luz and la Isleta (the city's other centre), we enter the modern town. On these streets you can also visit the author's House Museum. In the likewise old neighbourhood of Triana, nearer the sea, we can visit the Literary Museum, declared to be Historic-Artistic Heritage and the Pérez Galdós Theatre, decorated with modernist paintings. Another cultural opportunity is provided by the Atlantic Centre of Modern Art (CAAM), which awaits to show us the most avant-garde exhibitions. Its collection is of great archaeological and anthropological value. Housed here are significant remains of the Guanche culture, the Canary Island's settlers in pre-Columbian times. To continue exploring the island's culture there is another compulsory landmark: The Canary Island Museum. Its buildings house a museum devoted to Columbus: maps, models and fragments of his diaries. It is a former palace of the governors of the island which was used by Christopher Columbus as a residence during his stay on Gran Canary. The House of Columbus is a must for those who what to learn more about the discovery of America. Its high altar and the treasures of its Diocesan Museum of Religious Art are outstanding. The church has a mixture of styles which go from the Gothic to the Neoclassic, the result of a long period of construction. Beside it stands one of the city's greatest treasures: the Cathedral. The most historic point is the square of Santa Ana. La Vegueta preserves colonial architecture from the 15th and 16th centuries in its beautiful courtyards and balconies. It was here where the first colonizers settled, giving the streets an atmosphere halfway between colonial and Andalusian. Cultural diversity The historic neighbourhoods, belonging to the old city founded by the pioneer of the Catholic Monarchs Juan Rejón in 1478, are San Antonio, Vegueta and Triana. Meanwhile, the importance of Puerto de la Luz since the 19th century and its trade links with Great Britain mean the city preserves some beautiful modernist buildings. The palm trees, which grow everywhere on the island, add exoticism to an urban layout of cobbled streets. The capital of the eastern province of the Canary Islands is made up of two key points: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Puerto de la Luz.
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