Cueva Pintada museum and archaeological park

The Cueva Pintada sits in the middle of Gáldar, a few streets back from the town's main square. The cave itself was found in 1862, but the digs that started in 1987 revealed far more: a village of over fifty houses and artificial caves that made up the old settlement of Agáldar, the town's earlier name.

The visit takes you along a walkway over the archaeological remains, with 3D technology used to explain how people lived here before the Spanish arrived. The painted cave is the centrepiece, its geometric wall paintings among the clearest surviving work of the Ancient Canarians.

Alongside the excavation, the museum covers the pre-Hispanic world on Gran Canaria and the events that ended with the island coming under the Crown of Castile in 1483. Guided tours run through the day, with the last one well before closing, so plan your arrival rather than turning up late.

• The museum and archaeological park are at Calle Audiencia 2 in Gáldar.
• Adult entry (over 18s) is 6 euros; under 18s go free.
• Reduced entry of 4 euros applies to groups of 14 or more and to large families, and 3 euros to students under 23, people over 65, pensioners and the unemployed.
• Entry is free on the first Saturday and Sunday of each month and on 18 April, 18 May and 25 July, unless the museum is closed that day.
• From October to May it opens Tuesday to Saturday 10:00 to 18:00 and Sundays and public holidays 11:00 to 18:00, with the last guided tour at 16:30.
• From June to September it opens Tuesday to Saturday 10:30 to 19:30 and Sundays and public holidays 11:00 to 19:00, with the last guided tour at 18:00 on weekdays and Saturdays and 17:30 on Sundays and public holidays.
• You can enter the museum and park up to half an hour before closing.
• It is closed every Monday, as well as 1, 5 and 6 January, 1 May, and 24, 25 and 31 December.
• For questions, the telephone number is (+34) 928 895 489 and the email is cuevapintada@grancanaria.com.