{"id":946,"date":"2025-02-08T17:00:01","date_gmt":"2025-02-08T17:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travelguide.oceanworking.es\/?p=946"},"modified":"2025-07-30T15:23:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T15:23:00","slug":"il-cenobio-de-valeron","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travelguide.oceanworking.es\/en\/il-cenobio-de-valeron\/","title":{"rendered":"CENOBIO DE VALER\u00d3N"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-m6wdph8e-a89d628c91944083fcdf0fde9428871d\">\n.avia-section.av-m6wdph8e-a89d628c91944083fcdf0fde9428871d{\nbackground-repeat:no-repeat;\nbackground-image:url(https:\/\/travelguide.oceanworking.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/photo_2023-07-17_18-27-59.jpg);\nbackground-position:50% 50%;\nbackground-attachment:scroll;\n}\n.avia-section.av-m6wdph8e-a89d628c91944083fcdf0fde9428871d .av-section-color-overlay{\nopacity:0.4;\nbackground-color:#000000;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-m6wdph8e-a89d628c91944083fcdf0fde9428871d main_color avia-section-large avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first  avia-bg-style-scroll av-section-color-overlay-active container_wrap fullsize'  data-section-bg-repeat='no-repeat'><div class=\"av-section-color-overlay-wrap\"><div class=\"av-section-color-overlay\"><\/div><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-946'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-8oxdd-69a1746a29951ec77c832292da8d96c9\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-8oxdd-69a1746a29951ec77c832292da8d96c9{\ncolor:#ffffff;\nfont-size:80px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-8oxdd-69a1746a29951ec77c832292da8d96c9 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-8oxdd-69a1746a29951ec77c832292da8d96c9 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:80px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-8oxdd-69a1746a29951ec77c832292da8d96c9 .special-heading-inner-border{\nborder-color:#ffffff;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-8oxdd-69a1746a29951ec77c832292da8d96c9 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (min-width: 990px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-8oxdd-69a1746a29951ec77c832292da8d96c9 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:80px;\n}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 989px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-8oxdd-69a1746a29951ec77c832292da8d96c9 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:50px;\n}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-8oxdd-69a1746a29951ec77c832292da8d96c9 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:50px;\n}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-8oxdd-69a1746a29951ec77c832292da8d96c9 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:30px;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-8oxdd-69a1746a29951ec77c832292da8d96c9 av-special-heading-h1 custom-color-heading blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-1  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  av-inherit-size'><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  ><b style=\"color:#fff;\">CENOBIO DE VALER\u00d3N<\/b><\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id='after_section_1'  class='main_color av_default_container_wrap container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-946'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-m6wcf747-b33df65e195616dd6c94e215366ebc98\">\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n#top .av_textblock_section.av-m6wcf747-b33df65e195616dd6c94e215366ebc98 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:18px;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-m6wcf747-b33df65e195616dd6c94e215366ebc98'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2><strong>CENOBIO DE VALER\u00d3N: THE ANCIENT ABORIGINAL GRANARY<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the slopes of a volcanic mountain in the north of Gran Canaria lies the <strong>Cenobio de Valer\u00f3n<\/strong>, a <strong>archaeological site<\/strong> very particular. It is a <strong>large collective barn<\/strong> dug into the rock more than 800 years ago by the island's ancient inhabitants, the Guanches. The complex has more than 300 interconnected cavities used to store food and other important objects. This place shows how ingenious the inhabitants of Gran Canaria were in the past.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-947\" src=\"https:\/\/travelguide.oceanworking.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/74098819-55699488.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelguide.oceanworking.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/74098819-55699488.jpg 768w, https:\/\/travelguide.oceanworking.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/74098819-55699488-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/travelguide.oceanworking.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/74098819-55699488-529x705.jpg 529w, https:\/\/travelguide.oceanworking.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/74098819-55699488-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/travelguide.oceanworking.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/74098819-55699488-600x800.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/15.0.3\/svg\/1f31f.svg\" alt=\"\ud83c\udf1f\" \/>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Why Visit the Cenobio de Valer\u00f3n<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <strong>journey through the history of the canary aborigines&nbsp;<\/strong>to understand how they lived and organised themselves.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is an impressive structure, with <strong>caves perfectly carved into the rock<\/strong> volcanic.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From the site you can see a beautiful view of the surrounding valley.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The route to visit it is simple, well-marked and safe.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-948\" src=\"https:\/\/travelguide.oceanworking.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/74098819-55699498.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelguide.oceanworking.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/74098819-55699498.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/travelguide.oceanworking.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/74098819-55699498-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travelguide.oceanworking.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/74098819-55699498-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/travelguide.oceanworking.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/74098819-55699498-705x529.jpg 705w, https:\/\/travelguide.oceanworking.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/74098819-55699498-450x338.jpg 450w, https:\/\/travelguide.oceanworking.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/74098819-55699498-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>\ud83d\udccdHow to get there<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>By car:<\/strong> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">it takes about 20 minutes from Las Palmas, following the GC-291 road.<\/span><br \/>\n<strong>By bus:<\/strong> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">there are lines connecting the site to neighbouring cities.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>On foot:<\/strong> from the car park it is a short walk to the entrance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <strong>Cenobio de Valer\u00f3n<\/strong> is an interesting place for those who want to learn about the ancient history of Gran Canaria and see a <strong>unique archaeological site<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udccd An Archaeological Treasure Hidden among the Rocks<br \/>\nSituated on the slopes of a volcanic mountain...<\/p>\n<p>READ 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