Top 10 Gran Canaria
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One of the capitals most delightful buildings is a wonderful museum where the main focus is the discovery of America. In the 15th century, the governors home stood on this site, though the building has changed considerably since then. While not certain, its very likely that this is where Christopher Columbus stayed in 1492 before he set off in search of a shortcut to India and unwittingly stumbled across America instead.
C/Coln 1 928 31 23 73 www.casadecolon.com Open 10am6pm MonSat, 10am3pm Sun Adm: 4.00 Guided tours are available on request 
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- Restaurante Marsala on C/Mendizbal is a popular upmarket spot for lunch.
- Dont forget to visit the Ermita de San Antonio Abad, 50 m (164 ft) from the museum. Columbus is said to have prayed here before his journey across the Atlantic.
Children love the interactive model of late-17th-century Las Palmas. There are also models of the Castillo de la Luz and Rejns settlement of 1478.
Historical Las Palmas
The crypt contains some remarkable reproductions of Mexican and Ecuadorian pottery from 500 BC to the 10th century. Most are idols, while others are decorative pieces.
Be transported back to the 15th century in this replica of La Nia, said to have been Columbuss favourite ship. Of special note is the voyagers cabin, complete with a painting and crucifix from the original vessel.
If you view the museum from the cobbled streets around it, you can spot details of Las Palmass earliest architecture parts of the faade date from the 1500s. However, the current building bears little resemblance to the original structure.
Faade of the Casa de Coln, Las Palmas
Once the transatlantic route was established, Canarians started emigrating in their hundreds. Paintings and information panels tell the story of the exodus and of the trades that thrived then failed.
You can trace the four journeys Columbus made across the Atlantic on maps of his version of the world. A reproduction of his diary lies open at the page detailing his first stop in the Canary Islands, when he came ashore at Las Palmas and La Gomera before crossing the ocean.
See absorbing old maps, atlases and a rare 16th-century bronze astrolabe. Trace the changing perceptions of the world from Ptolemys sophisticated 2nd-century map through to increasingly accurate efforts in the 1500s.
Exhibit from the Early Navigation collection, Casa de Coln, Las Palmas
A whistle-stop tour through 500 years of art starts with early religious paintings. Make sure you visit the room dedicated to Canarian artists, with colourful 20th-century landscapes and a painting by local artist Nstor de la Torre.
Historic art in the Casa de Coln, Las Palmas
Plan your stay using a 3D model showing ravines, craters and mountains an up-to-date view of the islands topography.
The reproduction Mudjar ceilings are very impressive. Upstairs is the only original section that is ornately carved.
Some historians suggest that there was more on Columbuss mind than favourable winds when he chose to pass through the Canaries. The decision to stop at La Gomera, rather than the larger Tenerife, to stock up on supplies, fuel-led suspicion that he was visiting his lover Beatriz de Bobadilla, a member of the Spanish court.
Dominating the Vegueta skyline, the cathedrals twin bell towers are the most recognizable landmark of Las Palmas. Construction started just 14 years after the Spanish conquered Gran Canaria, but additions continued to be made late into the 19th century. The result is a microcosm of Canarian architecture: Gothic, Neo-Classical, Renaissance and local styles are all represented. Though this massive edifice differs wildly from the original, remnants of the 15th-century structure are still visible.
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