Perez Galdos House Museum

The visit starts beside a weathered limestone Galdós. Victorio Macho carved it in 1930 for the city's first monument to the writer, and it stood facing the ocean on the old quay until 1970. Macho had wanted his Galdós to merge with the landscape and look like a rock. The stone is eroded now, and it stands in the annex at the threshold of the birthplace.

Through the door, the house keeps its original structure and materials around two patios. The furniture comes from the homes Galdós lived in, first in Las Palmas and later in Madrid and Santander. The room where he was born has been reconstructed, and so have the study and bedroom of San Quintín, his house in Santander. Around them sit his own drawings, musical instruments, photographs and a copy of Sorolla's portrait of him.

• The house can only be seen on a guided tour, in groups of up to 15.
• The entrance and a toilet are wheelchair accessible; the museum has no wheelchair-accessible parking.
• The Centre for Galdós Studies next door holds a library, temporary exhibitions and lecture rooms.
• The ground floor carries explanations about Galdós's life before the tour takes you into the house.

The house stands on a street in Triana, the old centre of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. The nearest bus stop, Alameda de Colón, is about 150 m away in a straight line. Drivers have two car parks about 200 m away, one of them Parking Triana. From either, the last stretch is a walk through the old-town streets. Calle Mayor de Triana passes about 200 m away, and a tourist office sits close by if you want a map of the district.

Best: a few minutes before the hour, ready to join a tour from the start.

Avoid: arriving just after the hour, when the group has already gone in.

Visits run only as guided tours that set off on the hour, so your arrival time decides how long you wait; as an indoor visit it also suits a wet day or the heat of early afternoon.