Agaete

Agaete is a municipality of Las [Palmas |Las Palmas] province, on the Canary Islands, Spain.

Geography

It is in the north-west of Gran Canaria island, and is enclosed by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Gáldar to the north-east, and Artenara to the south. Agaete's area is with a population of .

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

is on the outskirts of the town, in the south-east near the football ground.