Practical Information
Tourist Office
The new Tourism Office is located in an historic building in the Historic Center, which hosted the first school of Arucas in 1835, as subsequently being used as police station almost all the last 20th century, still preserving the old cells opened to the visitor´s curiosity. He will find here a meeting- and starting-point to visit the city, getting the best attention and tourist information.
It has a lift for access to the typical canary patio and services for disabled people. It is located on the main pedestrian street in the historic center, a few meters away from the Church of San Juan Bautista, tourist icon of the town. Its spacious and multifunctional hall, with capacity for 150 people, equipped with the latest technological advances, ideal for holding courses, conferences, screenings or exhibitions of paintings or photographs. In its first year of opening has assisted more than 20,000 users, and is currently one of the tourist offices in Gran Canaria with better facilities to manage the demands of users.
Opening hours
Monday to Friday from 9:00 to 16:00 h
Visitor service
The Support Service and Tourist Information are destined to welcome the visitors to the town of Arucas and their main aim is to improve the tourist satisfaction about the destiny and to please them in their demands for information about the tourist offer they can enjoy.
The Tourism Office of Arucas ( depending from the Tourism Councillorship ) is the responsible for providing support services and tourist information.These services are provided in the building situated on the street León y Castillo, nr. 10, located in the Historic Center of Arucas, and are managed by the staff of the Tourism Office.
The main purpose of the Tourism Office of Arucas focuses on facilitating regularly a comprehensive tourist information of the municipality of Arucas and the island of Gran Canaria to the citizens and visitors. This is related to the tourist resources, transportation, accommodation, services, monuments, shows and other activities associated with tourism and leisure.
Since 2011 it features the distinctive quality SICTED (Integral System of Tourist Quality).
Opening hours
Monday to Friday from 9:00 to 16:00 h
Services
On-site Attention Service
Personal Support Service: this is a personalized service to all users who come in person to the Tourism Office of Arucas, offering a complete, decisive, objective and immediate attention and serving as link between the visitor and the municipality.
Non-Presential Attention Service
Distance Support Service: it is a service that even pretend to approach the indispensable information about the tourist offer of the municipality to the citizens of Arucas and current and potential visitors, in a straightforward way, without having to go to the Tourism Office. This service is provided via phone, fax, mail, email and social networking sites, where the Tourist Office is registered.
Specialized Attention Service
Specialized Support Service: it is a service of attention to demands that need a more personalized and exhaustive attention by their characteristics, providing an appropriate solution to each specific circumstance, as well as provide support and intercommunication between visitors and municipal establishments , in the search for accommodation and catering. Moreover from this service it manages the attention to mass media, groups, tour guides and disable people.
Self-consultation service
Auto Consultation Service: it is a service provided by the Tourism Office and allows the users to be self-sufficient to get the information through various brochures about the tourist offer of Arucas or through the free internet access on the computer provided for this purpose.
Guided tours service "A walk through the Historic Center of Arucas"
Guided tours services "A walk through the Historic Center of Arucas"
It is a service of guided visits through the Historic Center of Arucas, mainly aimed at groups of school-centers, neighbourhood, cultural and sport associations.
Tels. Emergencies and Services P.
Name | Adress | Tlf |
Health Center | C/ Médico Anastasio Escudero Ruiz, 2 | 928 624974 |
Post Office | C/ Servando Blanco Suárez, 4 | 928 600169 |
Red Cross | G.C.-300 Km- 16,700 | 928 622222 |
Global (Bus Station) | C/ Bruno Pérez Medina, 2 | 928 252630 |
Civil Guard | C/ Médico José Ojeda Guerra,1 | 928 624930 |
Court | C/ Plaza de Vargas, s/n | 928 211490 |
Taxis StationBañaderos | C/ Antonio Jiménez M. (Bañaderos) | 928 600177 |
Taxis Station Cardones | C/ Párroco Déniz (Cardones) | 928 600177 |
Taxis Station nº 1 | C/ Bruno Pérez Medina | 928 600177 |
Taxis Station nº 2 | C/ Francisco Gourié | 928 600177 |
Taxi Station Santidad | C/ Fernando Caubín Ponce, s/n | 928 600177 |
Local Police | C/ Bruno Pérez Medina, 7 | 928 624567 |
Civil Protection | Zona de Barreto, 4 | 928 601877 |
Emergency | 112 |
Telephone Numbers of Interest
Name | Adress | Tlf |
Mayor´s Office | Plaza de la Constitución, 1 | 928 628101 |
Municipal Warehouse (Matadero) | Camino del Matadero, s/n | 928 605825 |
Town Hall (swichboard 1) | C/ Suárez Franchy, 11 | 928 628126 |
Town Hall (swichboard 2) | C/ Suárez Franchy, 11 | 928 628123 |
Municipal Library | C/ León y Castillo, 5 | 928 633461 |
Town Halls | Plaza de la Constitución, 1 | 928 628101 |
Senior Center | Avda. El Mirón, 18 | 928 601444 |
Municipal Sports Hall(CDA) | C/ Doctor Fleming, 3 | 928 622012 |
Councillorship of Culture | C/ León y Castillo, 5 | 928 622795 |
Councillorship of Festivities | Plaza de la Constitución, 2 | 928 605854 |
Councillorship of Social Service | C/ Médico Anastasio Escudero Ruiz, 2 | 928 622064 |
Arucas Local Radio Station 107.90FM | C/ Suárez Franchy (frente a oficinas municipales) | 928 633561 |
Municipal Artistic Academy | C/ Marqueses de Arucas, 38 | 928 605072 |
Municipal Market | C/ Fernando Caubín Ponce, 8 | 928 623544 |
Municipal Museum | C/ Barranquillo, 3 | 928 628165 |
Municipal Sports Center | Zona de Barreto, 4 | 928 621754 |
Local Development Office | C/ Médico Anastasio Escudero R., 3 | 928 622888 |
Municipal Office of youth, leisure and free time | Plaza de los Derechos Humanos, 3 | 928 622736 |
Environment Office | C/ El Cerrillo, 9 | 928 623173 |
Historical Heritage Department | C/ Gourié, 3 (Casa de la Cultura) | 928 621664 |
Equality Policies Office | Plaza de los Derechos Humanos, 3 | 928 601948 |
Tax income Office | C/ Médico Anastasio Escudero Ruíz, 3 | 928 623307 |
Tourism Office | C/ León y Castillo, 10 | 928 623136 |
Municipal Sport Center "Tonono" | Zona de Barreto, s/n | 928 621754 |
Municipal Water Service | C/ Suárez Franchy,11 (oficinas municipales) | 928 628124 |
Municipal Society "Siglo XXI" | C/ Médico Anastasio Escudero R., 3 | 928 622432 |
Places of Interest
Name | Address | Tlf |
Cultural Centre | C/ Gourié, 3 | 928 605400 |
Interpretation Centre of Stonework | C/ Alcalde Francisco Ferrera, 1 | 928 621747 |
Arehucas Rum Distillery (Fábrica de Ron) | C/ Era de San Pedro, 2 | 928 624900 |
Mapfre Guanarteme Canary Foundation | C/ León y Castillo, 6 | 928 604867 |
Water Inheritance of Arucas and Firgas | C/ La Heredad, 1 | 928 600103 |
San Juan Bautista Church | Plaza de San Juan | 928 605622 |
The Marchioness´ Garden | Ctra. Arucas - Bañaderos, Km.1 | 928 604486 |
"La Cantera" Museum | C/ Los Callejones, 4 (El Cerrillo) | 928 623510 |
Municipal Museum | C/ Barranquillo, 3 | 928 628165 |
Accommodation
Name | Address | Tlf |
"Anatot" Inn | Ctra. Cruz de Pineda, 5 | 928 605544 |
"Las Regaderas" Rural House | C/ El Caidero 20 (La Montañeta) | 928 464464 |
"Hacienda del Buen Suceso" Rural Hotel | Ctra. Arucas-Bañaderos, km. 1 | 928 622945 |
"Lomo Jurgón Atis Tirma" Inn (Albergue) | C/ Lomo Jurgón s/n | 673 174347 |