Casa de Colón
A governor's residence where Columbus is said to have stopped on his first voyage to the Americas, now displaying maritime history and pre-Columbian artifacts.
Casa de Colón was converted from a 15th-century governor's residence and features a finely carved Gothic stone portico and a wooden courtyard. The museum covers Columbus's voyages and the role of the Canary Islands as a stopover on the American routes, and it displays nautical charts, ship models and colonial-era art from the Americas. Admission is about 4 euros, and the museum is closed on Mondays. It is a one-minute walk from the cathedral, and a visit takes about an hour.
Opening hours
Tue–Sun approx. 10:00–18:00 (Sun until 15:00)
Nearby sights
- Cathedral of Santa Ana
- Mercado de Vegueta
- Vegueta
- El Museo Canario
- Las Canteras Beach
- Poema del Mar
- Jardín Botánico Canario Viera y Clavijo
- Caldera de Bandama