Old town · Firgas, Gran Canaria

Paseo de Canarias

Everything you need to know before you go: Getting there, parking, prices, best time.

Last checked: September 2026

Does it cost anything?No, freeA public street with no gate and no ticket, open around the clock.

How do I get there?Via ArucasAbout 30 min from Las Palmas. Buses 204 and 211 go to Firgas.Where do I park?Free, 180 mCar park east of Avenida Leopoldo Matos, 2 min on foot.When is it best?Weekday morningsThat's when the tourist office in the old mill next door is open.

The cascade on the Paseo de Gran Canaria, with tiled benches and the municipalities' coats of arms (2015) — Photo: Gerd Eichmann, License: CC BY 4.0

Two short pedestrian streets on the old main street of Firgas, a small town in the hills of northern Gran Canaria. The upper one, the Paseo de Canarias, is dedicated to the seven islands; below it, on the Paseo de Gran Canaria, a stepped stone cascade runs about 30 m downhill.

Straight talk

What to know before you go.

The water isn't always on. Several visitors in 2026 found the cascade dry or barely running. The town publishes no times, so treat running water as a bonus.
It's a short stop. Both paseos together are about 90 m long. They are worth a detour on a drive through the north, or a morning with the mill and the plaza, but not a trip on their own.
Seven islands, not eight. The Paseo de Canarias dates from the 1990s. La Graciosa, recognised as the eighth inhabited island in 2018, is not on it.

Getting there

Firgas sits at about 500 m above Arucas, some 21 km by road from the San Telmo bus station in Las Palmas. The paseos run through the old centre, between Avenida Leopoldo Matos and Plaza de San Roque.

By car

From Las Palmas

~30 min

From the airport

~45 min

From Maspalomas

~1 h 10 min

From Puerto de Mogán

~1 h 20 min

01From Las Palmas take the GC-3 ring road and then the GC-20 to Arucas.
02Drive through Arucas and take the GC-30 uphill to Firgas.
03In Firgas head for the car park east of Avenida Leopoldo Matos.
04Walk up to the paseos, about 2 minutes.

Nearly every street in the old centre is one-way. Don't drive in to look for a space; go straight to one of the car parks.

Route to the car park

On foot

From Firgas bus station

~220 m

Walking time

~3 min

01Take Global line 204 or 211 to the Firgas bus station (Estación de Firgas).
02Walk about 200 m south to the upper end of the Paseo de Canarias.

Line 204 does not run on Sundays or holidays. On those days, take line 211 from Arucas.

Walking route to the place

Public transport

Line 204 from Las Palmas
Leaves San Telmo (stand 7), follows the coast and climbs via Casablanca to the Firgas bus station. Monday to Saturday only.
Line 211 from Arucas
Runs every day, including Sundays and holidays. From Las Palmas, take any Global bus to Arucas first and change there.

Check before you go

Firgas is building a second cascade in the median of Avenida Leopoldo Matos, just below the paseos. Work was due to start at the end of August 2026 and take five months, and the parking spaces on the median are gone while it lasts. The Casa de la Cultura on the paseo is being renovated at the same time.

Parking & arriving

East of Avenida Leopoldo Matos

€0

Open-air car park about 180 m on foot from the paseos, free according to OpenStreetMap, with 2 disabled spaces. The total number of spaces is not published.

Two car parks further south

€0

One with 21 spaces, the other with 6 spaces and 3 coach bays, both free according to OpenStreetMap. About 250 m on foot.

On site

You walk down past the islands, each shown with its coat of arms and a typical landscape in stone and tile, to the cascade. Along it runs a white wall with tiled benches and the coats of arms of all 21 municipalities of Gran Canaria plus the island's own. At the bottom are the church, Plaza de San Roque and the 16th-century water mill.

Time there: ~15–30 min; ~1–2 h with the mill and the old town
Walk from car park: ~180 m from the car park east of Avenida Leopoldo Matos
Toilets: Free public toilet by Plaza de San Roque, ~90 m
Food & drink: A café on the paseo, more cafés and a bar around Plaza de San Roque
Pushchair: Possible, but the paseos slope and are cobbled, with steps beside the cascade

When is it worth it?

The paseos are a public street with no opening hours. What varies is the water in the cascade and whether the rest of the old centre is open.

The town publishes no schedule for the cascade. As of September 2026.

Weekday mornings

The only time the tourist office in the old water mill is open, so you can combine the paseos with the mill.

Clear days

From the viewpoint on Plaza de San Roque, at the bottom of the paseos, you can see the sea and the north coast.

Forecast

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Facts

Entry: Source: Ayto. Firgas · 09/2026; Free, public pedestrian street
Paseo de Gran Canaria: Source: Turismo GC · 09/2026; Opened on 27 May 1995; cascade ~30 m long in quarry stone
Paseo de Canarias: Source: OSM · 09/2026; Island tiles from 1996, by Cerámica Artística Barcarrota
Length and drop: Source: OSM, EU-DEM · 09/2026; Both paseos together ~90 m, ~13 m drop
Tourist office: Source: Ayto. Firgas · 09/2026; In the old mill, C/ El Molino 12; Mon–Fri 08:00–14:00; +34 928 616 747
Bus 204 from San Telmo: Source: Global · 02/2024; Mon–Fri 8 trips 08:30–21:30; Sat 08:30, 12:30, 17:30, 21:30; none on Sun and holidays
Bus 204 from Firgas: Source: Global · 02/2024; Mon–Fri 8 trips 06:50–19:00; Sat 06:50, 10:00, 16:00, 19:00
Bus 211 from Arucas: Source: Global · 02/2024; Mon–Sat 12 trips 06:30–21:30; Sun and holidays 12 trips 07:30–21:30
Bus 211 from Firgas: Source: Global · 02/2024; Mon–Sat 12 trips 05:50–21:00; Sun and holidays 12 trips 07:00–21:00
Emergency: Source: Gobierno de Canarias · 09/2026; 112