Religious, Spiritual sights in Gran Canaria
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Iglesia de San Antonio Abad
Just behind the Casa/Museo de Colón, heading towards the waterfront, the small Iglesia de San Antonio Abad of modest Romanesque-Canarian design is where, according to tradition, Columbus prayed for divine help before sailing for the Americas.
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Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Concepción
Just in from the beach is the Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Concepción. Built in 1874, it is strikingly Mediterranean in style. Inside are two parts of a 16th-century Flemish triptych by Joos van Cleve. The centre panel is preserved in the nearby chapel, Ermita de las Nieves.
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Parque San Telmo
The Iglesia de San Telmo, on the southwestern side, was one of the first religious buildings in town. Beside it is a tourist information kiosk and, in the northwestern corner, a beautiful modernist kiosk, which these days functions as an ice-cream stall and open-air terraza (terrace).
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Iglesia de San Juan
This extraordinary, neo-Gothic church stands watch sullenly over the bright, white houses of Arucas in a striking display of disproportion. The church has a Sagrada Familia (Gaudi) look with its elaborate pointed spires, and was, fittingly, designed by a Catalan architect.
Construction started in 1906 on the site of a former ermita, and was completed some 70 years later. Within, a fine 16th-century Italian Crucifixion hangs above the altar; the wooden Cristo Yacente (Reclining Christ) is similarly impressive, together with three magnificent rose windows.
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Iglesia de San Juan
The extraordinary, neo-Gothic Iglesia de San Juan stands sullen watch over the bright white houses of Arucas in a striking display of disproportion. The church has a Sagrada Familia (Gaudi) look with its elaborate pointed spires and was, fittingly, designed by a Catalan architect. Construction started in 1906 on the site of a former ermita (chapel) and was completed 70 years later.
Within, a fine 16th-century Italian Crucifixion hangs above the altar; the wooden Cristo Yacente (Reclining Christ) is similarly impressive, together with three magnificent rose windows.
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