PARQUE ARQUEOLOGICO CUEVA PINTADA
Site declared a deposit of national interest with a cave with walls decorated with polychrome paintings
The Cueva Pintada site in the old town of Gáldar was closed to the public for more than ten years; humidity and light had degraded the paintings, most of which date back to the 13th century. Declared a "site of national interest", it was reopened on July 26, 2006.
Today,the site, discovered in 1873, boasts an elaborate scenography that makes the visit fun, with highly didactic audiovisuals, including a stereoscopic one, recounting the life of the island's first inhabitants and the beginnings of the conquest. In addition to an exhibition room featuring ceramics and artefacts (religious statuettes, tools, seals), the walkways reveal the remains of the primitive village, comprising some 50 dwellings on the site uncovered by archaeologists, with reconstructed dwellings.
The Cueva Pintada (the painted cave, carved out of volcanic tuff) is the highlight of the visit. Closely protected from humidity by glass walls, the cave features walls decorated by the natives with polychrome paintings (red, white, black) featuring geometric motifs: triangles, squares and circles not found in other caves in the archipelago, but only on pre-Hispanic ceramics. A very interesting visit. Not to be missed.
Sympa, mais ce n'est pas un site préhistorique.
Le site "Cueva pintada" de Galdar vaut le détour. Il est situé dans le nord de l'île, à une quarantaine de km de Las Palmas. On peut s'y rendre très facilement en bus à partir de la capitale parce que il est situé en pleine ville. On peut y voir un ancien ancien village guanche, dont il reste les fondations, érigé à flanc de colline à proximité de grottes qui étaient également habitées et dont l'une est magnifiquement peinte de motifs géométriques, ce qui donne le nom à ce spectaculaire site-musée. La petite ville de Galdar est charmante et mérite elle aussi une balade, Sur la place de l'église, se trouve l’office de tourisme. En y entrant, on peut visiter gratuitement le magnifique théâtre avec un superbe plafond en forme de caracole.