Cristóbal Colón — Attraction in San Bartolomé de Tirajana

The monument to Cristóbal Colón (Christopher Columbus) is located about halfway along the section of the GC-510 appropriately named the Avenue Cristóbal Colón. It is about a kilometre north of the resort of Melenoras. it sits in the centre of a roundabout area surrounded by cactus plants.

It was built in 2002 to commemorate the 500th anniversary of his visit to replenish supplies before his 4th voyage to America. The statue shows him pointing out to the west towards America. It is an imposing statue but seems a bit isolated on a roundabout with nothing else nearby apart from the tents of the Cirque de Soleil. This venue appears to have an uncertain future as the Cirque de Soleil are no longer using it.

There is not really anywhere to park up and get a close look. So, most people will see it as they drive past. If you don't mind a walk in the sun of just over a kilometre you could walk to it, which is what I did. I walked from my hotel at Maspalomas, down the Avenue Cristóbal Colón, and on to Meloneras, in total about 2kilometres. It was a relatively flat walk and provided you have a good sunscreen and plenty of fluid, it was pretty easy.

One slightly odd thing is that you cannot actually walk a full 360-degree path around the monument. The southern side has no pedestrian crossing over the dual carriageway. It looks fabulous on a blue-sky day, or in the evening when the sun is setting...

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Pointing to the Americans. Where the tariffs and...