An atmospheric ceramic studio selling art and food . Run by a German lady who has been resident for…read more30 years in Gran Canaria . It's easy to while away the hours here , browsing and soaking up the atmosphere . The food is local and consists of homemade pizza and desserts , accompanied by a alcohol service and coffee . The terrace looks onto stunning scenery , so a glass of wine and great music, what is not to like . Well worth a visit.

Go here if you want to try the housemade tiramisu. It is…read moredefinitely one of the best I ever eaten on four continents! The owner is a fantastic lady, multilingual, dressed as if she comes directly from 1960 th and so is the music and the interior of this Remarkable place up in the mountains.

As castles go, this is not one of the grander ones, in fact, it's postively tiny and looks fairly…read moreunimpressive on first sight but do take a look inside the tiny couple of rooms which often hold art exhibitions. Then climbing a few steps, you are rewarded with great views of the town. This town has a few restaurants and a couple of hotels being built and I imagine will become a popular resort as there are some great beaches, secluded and perfect for sunbathing and further down the coastline, fantastic waves for the more adventurous surfers.

This is perhaps the most important museum on Gran Canaria and it houses an important collection…read morerelating to the prehispanic period. However, it is one of the most old-fashioned museums I have ever been to. There are a number of themed rooms and in some of them are models that do help to explain the history of the era but mainly the museum consists of exhibits in cases with little interpretation. Exhibitions are in Spanish only. It was hard to see why it was considered a good use of space to exhibit hundreds of human skulls, all of which seemed to me very similar! The museum charges very little, and it is worth a visit, but much more could be done and indeed has been done at other museums on the island dealing with this same historical period.

'Area de Cultura Patrimonio Historico y Museos Museo Arqueologico' is situated in Calle Ramon y…read moreCajal, Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Roughly translated it is a museum of architechture, and upon visiting it it is clear to see how much time and money has been spent on it. It is not like the museums in the UK - statues bathed in sunlight, outdoor exhibitions, water displays and soft music entice the passer by in for a look. One word of warning however, this is very much a Spanish speaking museum, and whilst it is nice to have a look around if you don't speak the language, you won't of course be able to understand the name plates and information pamphlets, so you are unlikely to actually learn anything! It is probably not somewhere I would take kids either because with no way of understanding the exhibits they would probably get restless. That said, you don't need to be fluent to get the jist, and if you like fine architecture and interesting exhibits then it is certainly worth a look around, as when I went, it was free of charge and a nice way to spend the afternoon (when it is really too hot to spend on the beach). Give it a try.