Mirador de La Atalaya
From the Mirador de La Atalaya, in the centre of Artenara, the hamlets of Las Cuevas, Caidero and Chajunco come into view. A careful look at these districts is enough to work out that this is a cave dwelling village, where most of the residents live in modern caves that are cool in summer and warm in winter. The village also sits in the middle of the pine woods of inland Gran Canaria.
Without moving from the spot, the bulk of the Tamadaba pine forest comes into view and, further back, the outline of Teide on Tenerife. There is also a wide panorama over the town centre of Artenara and over the Montaña de La Cilla, whose summit carries the Corazón de Jesús. Together they sum up the landscape of the interior of the island, between pine forest and midland slopes.
The viewpoint itself holds two sculptures, unveiled in 2007, alluding to the environmental values of the municipality: Forestas, which evokes the pine forest, and Protego, which stands for the landscape of the coast and the midlands. The point is on Avenida Matías Vega, in the town centre of Artenara, in the mountainous interior of Gran Canaria.
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The Mirador del Corazón de Jesús occupies the summit of the montaña de La Cilla, in Artenara, and is crowned by a sculpture dedicated to the Sacred Heart. The piece, by the sculptor José Luis Marrero, was installed in 1996, is made of marble dust and stone and reaches eight and a half metres in height including its pedestal. It is reached by a stepped path that starts to the right of the gate of the mirador de La Cilla.
Mirador del Corazón de Jesús
The Mirador del Corazón de Jesús occupies the summit of the montaña de La Cilla, in Artenara, and is crowned by a sculpture dedicated to the Sacred Heart. The piece, by the sculptor José Luis Marrero, was installed in 1996, is made of marble dust and stone and reaches eight and a half metres in height including its pedestal. It is reached by a stepped path that starts to the right of the gate of the mirador de La Cilla.
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Mirador Montaña de La Breña
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Mirador Llano de Las Ventas
Mirador Llano de Las Ventas is an astronomical viewpoint in the municipality of Breña Baja, on La Palma, standing at around 1,320 metres and looking out over the island's eastern coast. It is fitted with a marker post that points to the Pole Star, a planisphere for locating the main circumpolar constellations, and several interpretive panels. It belongs to the island network of sixteen astronomical viewpoints.
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