Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

Written By Buck Santino

One of my favorite ports was Las Palmas de Gran Canaria of the Spain’s Canary Islands. We all agreed this was a highlight of the trip.

We took a tour of the Plaza de Santiago and the Parroquia de Santiago Apóstol (another church). Later we went to Arucas and got an outside view of Templo Parroquial de San Juan Bautista (yet another church), but didn’t go inside. Our last stop was Jardin de la Marquesa; botanical gardens that specialize in bananas. They offered us samples of an incredible banana liqueur.

When the tour was over, we walked over to the coast and had lunch at a Spanish restaurant with tables by the ocean. That was the best part of the day.

Parroquia de Santiago Apóstol
Templo Parroquial de San Juan Bautista
Man walking on beach in Las Palmas De Gran Canaria, Spain.
Oceanfront in Las Palmas De Gran Canaria, Spain.
Man facing the tide in Las Palmas De Gran Canaria, Spain.
A peacock in a Botanical Garden in Spain.

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Buck Santino

Adam "Buck" Santino is a New Orleans-based writer, photographer, and storyteller. He has two books available on Amazon — a memoir about his time working at Walt Disney World and an anthology of short fiction. His photography ranges from street work and portraits to documentary subjects, with a particular focus on place and memory.

From 2023 to 2025, Buck was the Assistant Archival Photographer for Six Flags New Orleans. Prints of this historic work are available at Santinoart.com.

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