Arucas, Spain: tourism, information and visitor reviews
Arucas is situated in Spain, in the Canarias region where it is within Las Palmas. It is also a local administrative centre.
Geographical information
Place name: Arucas
Sub-region: Las Palmas
Main Region: Canarias
Country: Spain
Latitude: 28.11983 South (28°7'11"N)
Longitude: -15.52325 West (15°31'23"W)
Altitude: 280 metres above sea-level
Population: 36259 (most recent estimate only)
Distance from Arucas to other selected towns in Spain
Distances are 'as the crow flies' not driving distances!
- distance from Madrid: 1743 km
- distance from Barcelona: 2180 km
- distance from Valencia: 1880 km
- distance from Sevilla: 1361 km
- distance from Zaragoza: 2006 km
- distance from Malaga: 1412 km
- distance from Murcia: 1729 km
- distance from Palma: 2100 km
- distance from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria: 11 km
- distance from Bilbao: 2027 km
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More places in the same region
We have located 4 other place(s) listed nearby (within 10 kilometres of Arucas):
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Tourism and sports
...with places to visit and transport
Attractions
Parque de Santa Catalina (Park) (9 km)Parque Doramas (Park) (9 km)
Parque de San Telmo (Park) (11 km)
Museum Canario (Museum) (11 km)
Casa de Colon (Museum) (11 km)
Centro Atlantico de Arte Moderno (Museum) (11 km)
Coastal
Coastal highlights close to Arucas.
El Morro (Headland) (5 km)Playa de Guanarteme (Beach) (7 km)
Isla de Gran Canaria (Island) (9 km)
Playa de las Alcaravaneras (Beach) (9 km)
Playa de las Canteras (Beach) (9 km)
Caleta Clara (Cove) (9 km)
El Bufadero (Headland) (9 km)
La Puntilla (Headland) (9 km)
Playa de los Nidillos (Beach) (9 km)
Playa del Cebadal (Beach) (13 km)
Punta El Nido (Headland) (13 km)
Canary Islands (Islands) (14 km)
Puerto de la Caleta (Cove) (16 km)
Puerto Sardina (Cove) (17 km)
Playa del Malpaso (Beach) (18 km)
Puerto de Las Nieves (Cove) (18 km)
Monuments
Selected monuments in or near Arucas (not a comprehensive list,
we are always adding additional monuments).
Iglesia Nuestra Senora del Pino (Church) (9 km)
Castillo de San Francisco (Castle) (9 km)
Castillo de la Luz (Castle) (10 km)
Iglesia Corazon de Maria (Church) (11 km)
Cathedral (Church) (11 km)
Iglesia Nuestra Senora de la Luz (Church) (11 km)
Natural highlights
Natural highlights such as lakes, forests and mountains close to Arucas.
Cuevas del Guincho (Cave) (3 km)Punta de los Rios (Point) (3 km)
Punta Sombrero (Point) (4 km)
Punta del Camello (Point) (4 km)
Punta del Roque (Point) (6 km)
Lomo del Cardo (Ridge) (8 km)
Punta Gallego (Point) (9 km)
Punta del Confital (Point) (9 km)
Bahia del Confital (Bay) (10 km)
Punta del Perro (Point) (10 km)
Monte Confital (Hill) (10 km)
Montana Colorada (Hill) (10 km)
Lomo del Pino (Ridge) (11 km)
Montana de Guia (Ridge) (11 km)
Vigia (Hill) (11 km)
Punta Casa Blanca (Point) (12 km)
Montana de Galdar (Mountain) (12 km)
Punta de la Vieja (Point) (12 km)
Ensenada de la Hondura (Bay) (12 km)
Punta Guanarteme (Point) (13 km)
Punta Marfea (Point) (13 km)
Punta de Anduja (Point) (14 km)
Moriscos (Mountain) (14 km)
Almagro (Mountain) (15 km)
Punta de Ortiz (Point) (17 km)
Punta Jinamar (Point) (17 km)
Punta de las Penas (Point) (17 km)
La Cumbre (Ridge) (18 km)
Tamadaba (Mountain) (18 km)
Pico de las Nieves (Mountain) (18 km)
Punta Roque Negro (Point) (19 km)
Punta Sardina (Point) (19 km)
El Montanon (Mountain) (20 km)
Risco Faneque (Cliff) (20 km)
Montana del Gallego (Hill) (21 km)
Punta de Melenara (Point) (21 km)
Alta Vista (Mountain) (22 km)
Punta de Silva (Point) (22 km)
Punta del Ambar (Point) (25 km)
Morro de la Negra (Hill) (25 km)
Montana de las Monjas (Mountain) (27 km)
Sports
Golf courses and race tracks in the vicinity of Arucas.
Real Club de Golf Las Palmas (Bandama) (Golf course) (12 km)El Cortijo Club de Campo (Golf course) (16 km)
El Cortijo Golf Center (Golf course) (17 km)
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