Unión Deportiva Las Palmas

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria


Better known as UD Las Palmas, this is Gran Canaria’s premier football team. To see them in action, join the throngs heading for the 31,000-seat Estadio Gran Canaria. The stadium is located around 4.5km from Vegueta, heading southwest via the GC-23 and GC-1 highways (in direction of Teror).


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Nearby Las Palmas de Gran Canaria attractions

1. Pueblo Canario

2.26 MILES

This mock Canarian village was designed by artist Néstor Martín Fernández de la Torre and built by his brother Miguel. It's a little unloved and the…

3. Jardín Botánico Canario Viera y Clavijo

2.45 MILES

About 9km southwest of Las Palmas, this vast botanical garden – Spain’s largest, encompassing 27 hectares – hosts a broad range of Macaronesian flora from…

4. Gabinete Literario

2.46 MILES

Dating from 1844, this ornate historical building is a national monument. It was the island’s first theatre and retains an old-world display of faded…

5. Calle Mayor de Triana

2.48 MILES

This pedestrianised street has long been the main shopping artery in Las Palmas. In between purchases, look skyward to enjoy some real architectural gems,…

6. Iglesia de San Telmo

2.49 MILES

The Iglesia de San Telmo, on the southwestern side of the Parque San Telmo, was one of the first religious buildings in town. Diminutive on the outside,…

7. Casa-Museo de Pérez Galdós

2.5 MILES

In 1843 the Canary Islands’ most famous writer, Benito Pérez Galdós, was born in this house in the heart of old Las Palmas. He spent the first 19 years of…

8. Parque San Telmo

2.51 MILES

This lovely paved park shelters beneath a canopy of shade provided by a lovely group of huge, mature magnolias. The Iglesia de San Telmo is a charming…