Pueblo Canario
Pueblo Canario is a purpose-built architectural complex designed to present Gran Canaria’s culture to visitors, and it began as an idea in 1937. Its overall plan was created by the local artist Néstor Martín Fernández de la Torre, while the municipal commission tasked his brother, architect Miguel Martín Fernández de la Torre, with the technical project and the boundaries of the ensemble. Construction was assigned to start in 1939 on a site within Parque Doramas in Ciudad Jardín. The complex covers close to 3,500 square metres and is organized around a central, irregular square that frames the experience: open-air folkloric performances run there every Sunday across the year. The square is enclosed by buildings that evoke traditional island character, with craft shops, a small hermitage recalling an earlier one on the same spot, and a canarian-style “bodegón” devoted to local food. …
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