Gran Telescopio Canarias
A 10.4 metre reflecting telescope on the Roque de los Muchachos on La Palma, at about 2,400 metres. It is one of the largest optical telescopes in the world, and the mountain air is exceptionally clear.
- Where
- Garafía, Canary Islands, Spain
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 28.7566, -17.8920
Get the Gran Telescopio Canarias stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Gran Telescopio Canarias. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Canary Islands volume with your photos and a note.
Near Gran Telescopio Canarias
Caldera de Taburiente National Park 0.8 km
A national park on the island of La Palma, designated in 1954. It holds the Caldera de Taburiente, a huge crater-like basin that dominates the northern part of the island. Telescopes on its rim take advantage of the island's clear skies.
Cumbre Vieja 22 km
A volcanic ridge running down the south of La Palma. A new volcano erupted on its western side in September 2021, covering farmland and homes in lava over about three months. It is a popular route for walkers.
Garajonay National Park 95 km
A national park in the centre of La Gomera covered in laurel forest, a type of cloud forest that once spread across southern Europe. Mist drifts through the mossy trees, and trails climb to the island's high point, Alto de Garajonay.
La Gomera 97 km
A small round volcanic island in the Canaries, cut by deep ravines. Its inner laurel forest is a national park, and islanders talk to each other across the valleys with a whistled language called Silbo Gomero.
El Hierro 112 km
The smallest and most westerly of the main Canary Islands. Once seen as the edge of the known world, it is a quiet, volcanic place with lava swimming pools and a long diving coast.
Mount Teide 133 km
An active volcano on Tenerife, and at 3,715 metres the highest peak in Spain. It rises from a wide caldera, and a cable car takes visitors to just below the summit crater.
Loro Parque 135 km
A zoo and parrot park on the northern coast of Tenerife, covering about 13.5 hectares. It began as a collection of parrots, and now includes dolphins, orcas, penguins and an aquarium with a glass tunnel.
Teide National Park 136 km
A high volcanic landscape on Tenerife centred on Mount Teide, with lava fields, strange rock formations and a huge caldera. The air is clear and thin at over 2,000 metres, and a cable car carries visitors close to the summit.
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Questions
Where is Gran Telescopio Canarias?
Gran Telescopio Canarias is in Garafía, Canary Islands, Spain. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Caldera de Taburiente National Park (0.8 km), Cumbre Vieja (22 km), Garajonay National Park (95 km).
How do I get the Gran Telescopio Canarias stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Gran Telescopio Canarias and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Canary Islands volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Gran Telescopio Canarias before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Canary Islands volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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