Directory of Valleseco

  • TOWN HALL                       928 61 80 22

    TOURISM OFFICE             928 61 80 22 ext 221

    LOCAL POLICE   928 61 89 08/616 98 81 84

    CIVIL GUARD (TEROR)   928 63 00 84

    TAXIS                                  928 61 80 80

    HEALTH CENTRE            928 61 99 80

    QUEMIST'S                        928 61 80 29

     

  • 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)
  • This is the ideal place to eat delicious burgers and pizzas, and a large variety of dishes.

     

     

    M-Th 20:00-23:00 ; V 20:00-00:00 horas; S 10:00-00:00; S 10:00-23:00 horas
  • Fifty days after Easter, in the Witsun Monday, San Vicente Ferrer, the patron saint  of Valleseco, was brought to this municipality from the Church of Teror

    16 de Mayo
  • Valleseco is a lovely green region of Gran Canaria, located 7 kms. center-north of Teror and 28 kms. from the capital. It is formed by two main canyons: Barranco de la Virgen and Barranco de Madrelagua, and a not so "Seco" (dry) central valley ("valle"), for which receives its paradoxical name the town.

  • The laurel forest is one of the more diverse ecosystems of our island and which hosts a wealth of interesting endemic faunal. Species that require more moisture refuge in shady areas, hidden under leaves, rocks or logs: earthworms, slugs, snails, spiders, myriapods ... Among insects abundant endemic beetles, earwigs, pseudoescorpiones, grasshoppers , bees and butterflies and moths. Among vertebrates are the birds, reptiles and shrews.

    Photos Galleries of birds found in Valleseco 

  • 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 ...

  • If you want to bye somethig typical from Valleseco, there are delicious local products such as Cider, Cheese, Honey...

  • 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 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
  • El Maipey grave is situated in the dirt track that joins Valsendero and the Cortijo de Crespo through el Andén ravine, near Montaña Pajarita...

  • The first Sunday of October another festival is held in our municipality, the Apple Festival in honour of Our Lady of la Encarnación. Villagers on carts, dressed in traditional costumes, come in pilgrimage to offer their products to the Virgin on the eve of the main day

    2 de Octubre
  • Dña. Mª Dolores Rodríguez Vega: Weaver

    Dña. Isabel Concepción Hernández: Weaver

    Dña. Mª Carmen Ojeda Suárez : Weaver

    D. Antonio Vega Suárez: Carpenter

  • 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. ; Saturdays & Sundays 10:00 a.m. -17:00 p.m. ; Free entrance
  • 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 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