How to arrive

Situation / How to get to Agaete:

The seafaring village of Agaete is located on the northwest coast of Gran Canaria, only 30 kilometres away from the capital of the island, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Among the municipalities which extend along the North of Gran Canaria, Agaete is situated more to the west. Its limits are to the North and East with Gáldar, and to the South and West with the municipality of Artenara.
There are two ways of access to this Municipality:

• From Las Palmas de Gran Canaria on GC 2 road
• From the Village of San Nicolas or the South part of the island, bordering the island along its west coast on the road GC 200

Both ways lead you to Agaete either by car or on regular busses.

Size and Topography:

In spite of its reduced surface, 45,49 square kilometres, its topography in general is very steep, and there are three main valleys which stand out: El Risco, Guayedra and Agaete, with a maximum altitude of 1.180 metres in the highest zone of the Pinewood of Tamadaba.