Artenara, situated at an altitude of approximately 1,200 metres, is the highest village on Gran Canaria. It captivates visitors with its spectacular location in the island’s Biosphere Reserve and offers breathtaking views of the surrounding mountains, valleys, and ravines. Artenara is renowned for its cave dwellings carved into volcanic rock. These unique homes, some of which are still inhabited today, provide natural climate control \u2014 cool in summer and warm in winter. A few of these caves can be visited at the small Ethnographic Museum (Museo Etnogr\u00e1fico Casas Cuevas<\/a>). If you’re lucky, you might even find accommodation in one of these charming cave houses.
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