Directory of Valleseco

  • Valleseco' s Ecological Market, known as EcoValles is the first ecological market in the island. It has 10 stands which provide differents products such as dairy or packet products, all of them certified

  • Much of the municipality (80%) are classified as protected natural area. On one side, the Rural Park Doramas occupies the northern half of town, encompassing areas such as Barranco de la Virgen, where you can still enjoy an interesting laurel forest stronghold of great botanical Integral and on the other side the Natural Reserve of Barranco Oscuro.

  • Within the village of Valleseco, you will find the Ethnographic Museum, where you can learn more about a typical Canarian product, el gofio, a kind of flour made of toasted corn, widely used all over the islands. The Tourist Information Office of Valleseco is also situated at this point.

     

    Monday to Friday from 08:00 a.m. - 15:00 p. m. ; Free entrance
  • Valleseco township has a significant heritage of traditional rural architecture, linked to farms that are scattered in throughout the territory or in small groups here and there. An excellent example of one of these groups of homes are in Monagas, it's a wonder how their location and their landscape seem to absorbed them.

  • Leaving the most populated part of town, just a few kilometres from the Valleseco downtown, is the site of the Cortijo Calderetas which you can get to by walking a short distance from the off the main road. This beautiful landscape was formed by a large volcanic caldera which gave life to the surrounding chestnut, elm and pine trees.

  • Valleseco' s Ecological Market, known as EcoValles is the first ecological market in the island. It has 10 stands which provide differents products such as dairy or packet products, all of them certified

     

    Fridays and Saturdays 9:00 am - 20:00 pm; Sunday 10:00 am -15:00 pm
  • The valley EL Barranco de la Virgen, with its natural landscape is one of the main valleys, which cross the town Valleseco. Because it is surrounded by high mountains, it is in this area where the sound of silence to can still be heard. You can came to this valley it from the Valleseco town center by the GC-305, which leads you to the first section of Valsendero and then continues across the ravine is the last stretch then it's on to the nearby town of Firgas.

  • After 15 years working in the quarries of Arucas, he established himself as an independent craftsman, taking full advantage of his gift of drawing that he had cultivated since his childhood.

  • If you want to eat the best pastries and cakes, come to this bakery situated in the center of Valleseco.

    Mon-Sat 8.00 a 13.30; Tue-Fri 16:00-18:30
  • The main ethnographic elements that can be found in the town revolves around the use of water (aquaduct, ponds, sinks, mills, wells or galleries) and farms (houses, yards, caves or Alpendre).

  • In the center of Valleseco, you can find this bar and take away, where you can eat homemade dishes.

     

    Tuesday-Sunday 10:30-16:00; Tuesday-Thursday, Sunday 20:00-23:00; Friday,Saturday 20:00-0:00
  • Excellent food, cozy and elegant, with amazing views, and easy parking.

    12:30-22:30 Fridays & Saturdays; 12:30-16:30 Thursdays, Sundays and Mondays. In June, July, August and September, it is closed on Mnday.
  • They use local products to make high quality traditional Canarian food. From 2010, They have formed part of a Gastronomic Improvement Programme promoted by Hecansa (Hoteles Escuela de Canarias- Canarian Training Hotels).

    13:00-22:00 Monday & Thursday; 13:00-23:30 Friday & Saturday; 13:00 - 21:00 - Sunday; Opened on Bank Holidays; Closed on Tuesdays & Wednesdays
  • Juan González García is a young craftsman who always applies his aesthetic sensibility and know how to his carpentry. He comes from a family of several artisans, with whom he worked for many years until he established his own workshop and now specializes in restoring antique furniture.

  • The Cafetería Churrería Grill 3 Girasoles is situated in the center of Valleseco.

    L-V 7:00-14:30, D 8:00-12:00 sábados cerrado
  • The reason to build this church in honor of Saint Dominican from Valencia was because of the great devotion that the inhabitants of Valleseco had for him since he was in the holy Church of Teror which was their church before Valleseco separated. The congregation, in which all neighbors belonged, built the first chapel, with the tax money collected in 1170. It was later replaced by the present church.

    MASS TIMETABLE: Tuesday and Thursday 18:30 pm; Saturday 19:15 pm; Sunday 11:00am, (Saturday 18:00 pm Iglesia de Zumacal)(1st Saturday of each month 16:45 Iglesia de Valsendero) SUMMER TIMETABLE: Tuesday and Thursday 19:00 pm; Saturday 19:30 pm; Sunday 11:00 am THE CHURCH IS OPENED FROM 8:00 TO 11:00 AM; FROM 15:00 PM TO 17:00 PM
  • The roots of our customs and the folklore of our land is represented by folk music groups:

    • Parranda Los Paperos (C/Cura Caballero, s/n, tlf. 928-631963)
    • Grupo de Baile de Zumacal (tlf. 928-630319/928-630555)
    • Grupo Folklórico Abenechara (tlf. 928-618127/928-618260)
    • Agrupación Folklórica “San Vicente Ferrer” (tlf. 928-61 83 00/61 80 22)
  • Osorio Peak is a natural viewpoint from which you can see the north of the island...

  • Opened to the public on 25th January 2013, this new building has been baptized Don Juan Díaz Rodríguez. This neighbour of Valleseco, born in Barranco de la Virgen, was an illustrious person ...

  • Bar Cafetería Mi Cielo – C/León y Castillo, 15, Valleseco (tlf. 928- 61 87 76) Horario: 6:00-17:00 Mon-Fri