Gabinete Literario

Look up in the great hall. Three large canvases by Manuel González Méndez, painted in the early 20th century, cover the ceiling with Apollo, Thalia and Orpheus. The hall stands where the stalls of the old Teatro Cairasco used to be: the society first set up inside the theatre, later bought it, and rebuilt it at the end of the 19th century.

On the first floor, the Salón Rojo hangs portraits of the society's presidents alongside figures from Canarian culture and politics — Benito Pérez Galdós, Viera y Clavijo, Luján Pérez, Fernando León y Castillo. Next door, the Salón Meifrén holds oil paintings by the Catalan painter Eliseo Meifrén Roig, made during his stay in Las Palmas in the early 20th century.

Outside, the façade by Fernando Navarro and Rafael Massanet fronts Plaza de Cairasco, and the building's terrace sits out on the square.

• The Gabinete Literario is a working cultural society with its own library and a programme of cultural events; the building is its home.
• The building has a restaurant with a terrace on Plaza de Cairasco, serving brunch and evening meals.
• The nearest public toilets are about 330 m away in a straight line; one is free, the other charges.
• A tourist office stands about 140 m away, and a drinking fountain about 260 m away.

The Gabinete Literario stands on Plaza de Cairasco in Triana, at the edge of the Alameda de Colón. By bus you step off almost at the door: the Alameda de Colón stop is about 30 m away. Drivers have two car parks to choose from, about 190 m and 210 m away in a straight line, and walk the rest across the square.

Best: Tuesday to Saturday in the early evening. Avoid: Sunday and Monday evenings.

The terrace is open late from Tuesday to Saturday and the square around it is busy at drinks time, while on Sundays and Mondays the building closes in the afternoon.