Telde

The access road to this historic city is framed with canary flowers and plants. With an extension of 100,2 KM² and 85.000 inhabitants, Telde is the biggest and most populated city in the east of Gran Canaria.
	"San Francisco" is one of the towns of Telde.With its stone roads, the time seems to be standing still.
The Leon y Castillo Museum
A couple of streets further away the old city, it is situated the "Leon y Castillo Museum". These two typical canary buildings exhibit a considerable collection of works of art, with artists such as: E.Meifrem, Gusach, Raimundo Madrazo, A. Caula und José Arencibia Gil.

Fertility symbol	All the arqueological excavation have increased the cultural heritage and the importance of the subsoil, day by day. As an example, the fertility symbol which has an important meaning in this region.
Avenue and main square at night Because of the energy and commercial hability of the inhabitants, there are lots of shop and industrial areas in Telde.
Cattle-show in "Lomo Magullo", another little town of Telde.

Specially apreciated and typical of the coastal regions: "Ojos de Garza", "Melenara" and "La Garita" it is the grill of fresh fish. The most of the fishers of Telde live in "Melenara". Women and men sail with their boats every day, and then, they sell the catch of a hard fishing day on the beach.

	The inhabitants of Telde love sports, "La Carrera de Campeones" is a kind of rally in which pilots of all over the world compete!
The Carnival is also very popular here. Fancy dresses are beautiful and bright and the best ones always get a prize. The high point of this Carnival is the cavalcade in which cars and people go along the streets.