Pueblo Canario is an architectural complex in the Ciudad Jardín district of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, set within Doramas Park. The modernist artist Néstor Martín-Fernández de la Torre drew the first designs in 1937, and his brother, the architect Miguel Martín-Fernández de la Torre, began building it in 1939. Covering around 3,500 m², it is a group of houses modelled on traditional Canarian architecture enclosing an irregular square, with craft shops, a chapel, a restaurant serving Canarian food and the Néstor Museum.
Pueblo Canario
1930s ensemble of Canarian-style houses round a plaza, with a chapel, craft shops and Sunday folk performances
- Entrance
- Free to walk in; the Sunday folk performance is also free.
- Accessibility
- Wheelchair-accessible entrance; the square is accessible for people with reduced mobility.
- Parking
- Two car parks about 180 m and 200 m away in a straight line.
- Difficulty
- None: an urban square about 140 m from the nearest bus stop, with a wheelchair-accessible entrance.
- Transport
- Bus stops Pueblo Canario (about 140 m away) and León y Castillo (C.N. Metropole) (about 180 m away).
- Advance booking
- Not needed. For the Sunday folk performance, arrive about half an hour early for a good spot.
- Hours
- Tuesday to Saturday 10:00–20:00; Sunday 10:30–14:30; closed Monday. Folk performance on Sundays, 11:00–12:00.
- Address
- C. Francisco González Díaz, 6, 35005 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Spain
What makes it special
On Sunday mornings the central square becomes an open-air stage for Canarian folk music and dance, and the show runs every Sunday of the year. The setting was built with an audience in mind. In the late 1930s the painter Néstor Martín-Fernández de la Torre and his brother Miguel, an architect, designed Pueblo Canario to draw visitors into the island's culture, and gave it the whitewashed walls and wooden balconies of a traditional Canarian village.
The whole complex covers about 3,500 m², roughly half a football pitch, and the houses close the irregular square in on every side. Craft shops line it, along with the Santa Catalina chapel (Ermita de Santa Catalina), which recalls an older hermitage on the same spot, and a bodegón serving Canarian food. Children have room to run. A few metres away, the Hotel Santa Catalina and its gardens carry the same architecture.
Good to know
- The Néstor Museum (Museo Néstor) inside the complex closed for restoration in 2017; check that it has reopened before you plan a visit around it.
- For the Sunday folk performance, arrive half an hour early for a good spot; a seat can usually still be found.
- Free public toilets stand about 170 m away; the ones closer to the square are for customers.
- There is no drinking water nearby, so bring your own.
Getting there
Pueblo Canario sits inside Doramas Park in the Ciudad Jardín district, and the city bus brings you close. The nearest stop, named Pueblo Canario, is about 140 m away in a straight line; León y Castillo (C.N. Metropole) is about 180 m away.
Drivers have two car parks about 180 m and 200 m from the complex. Whichever way you come, the last stretch is on foot, and the Hotel Santa Catalina gardens a few metres away make an easy second stop.
Best time to visit
Best: Sunday morning, when the folk performance fills the central square. Arrive half an hour early for a good spot.
Avoid: Mondays, when the complex is closed.
The show runs every Sunday of the year, so the day of the week matters more than the season, and Sunday opening ends in the early afternoon.
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Frequently asked questions
When is the folk performance at Pueblo Canario?
Every Sunday of the year, in the morning, on the central square. Arrive half an hour early for a good spot.Can you visit the Néstor Museum?
The museum stands inside the complex, but it closed for restoration in 2017. Check whether it has reopened before you go.Is Pueblo Canario wheelchair accessible?
Yes. The entrance is wheelchair accessible, and the square is accessible for people with reduced mobility.Where can you eat at Pueblo Canario?
The Bodegón del Pueblo Canario on the square serves Canarian food.