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Guayadeque - Gran Canaria
(Village of the Caves)
Located on the eastern edge of the mountains, Guayadaque is a national park and host to some breathtaking views of the mountains here, lush green valleys filled with almond trees, worth visiting for this alone. However, the "barranco" or valley there is more known for it's caves, most of which are in use either by farmers or by the locals who have converted them into houses. One area has been carved into a village, complete with cobbled walkways, a church, bar and street lamps. Remember, all the buildings in the village, including the church, are caves! Follow the road as it climbs up through this valley to find the restaurant "Tagoror", again a spectacular cave with space carved inside for more than a hundred in one sitting with more tables enjoying the spectacular views at the mouth of this cave. Tables and chairs are carved from thick oak trees and the food excellent. Try the set menu (around €10 for 3/4 courses) to sample some superb, traditional Canarian food whilst getting excellent value for money. Getting there - GC1 motorway north turning off the exit before the airport, heading for "Ingenio". Follow this road up through the town of Arguimes and as you arrive in Ingenio, you'll start finding the brown sign posts to "barranco de GUAYADEQUE".
The only organised tour going there at the moment is one of the "blanket trips". They collect around 1000-1030 on a Wednesday, Thursday or Saturday and take you to a 45 minute presentation for luxury bedding and blankets. Afterwards, they take you to a typical Canarian seaside town of Arinaga. There you have 45 minutes free time to look around. They drop you off next to a shoe warehouse by the way as they hope you'll go in and have a look there too.
After all that, they take you to Guayadeque with plenty of free time to look round the village, have a snack in the cave bar there and one of the locals is waiting for the tour and lets you all have a look around her cave house. You get back to resort around 1500-1530.
Cost for the trip? It is free because of the presentation!!! Email me at info@canaryforum.com if interested and I'll pass your details on to them.
