Agaete
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 Puerto de las Nieves (Port of the Snows) | |
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Agaete is a
Las Palmas province, on the Canary Islands, Spain
.
Geography
It is in the north-west of
Artenara to the south. Agaete's area is 45.50 km2 (17.57 sq mi)[1] with a population of 5,796 (2003).[3]
Tourism
The port of Agaete, Puerto de las Nieves, used to be the preferred place to get a view of El Dedo de Dios, a natural monument on the coastline, before the latter was destroyed during tropical storm Delta in November 2005. The port is a common end point for day tours from more touristic areas of the island.
Archaeology
El Maipes necropolis
is on the outskirts of the town, in the south-east near the football ground.
Gallery
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Church of Conception -
Monument Huerto de las Flores
(the Flowers Garden) -
Colours in Agaete -
Windmill in Agaete -
Statue of Los tres poetas in Puerto de las Nieves -
Ferry connections from Agaete to western Canary Islands -
Puerto de las Nieves -
Puerto de las Nieves seen from the Tamadaba mountain -
Barranco de Agaete -
Agaete valley
(Valle de Agaete)
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See also
References
- ^ a b Instituto Canario de Estadística, area
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ Instituto Canario de Estadística Archived April 23, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, population
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Agaete.
- Ayuntamiento de Agaete
- Photos of Agaete, including Puerto de Las Nieves and the valley, "El Valle"
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