Caves of Valeron
| Caves of Valeron | |
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| native name: Cenobio de Valerón ("Monastery of Valeron") | |
General view of the caves | |
| Location | Santa María de Guía municipality, Grand Canary, Canary Islands (Spain) |
| Coordinates | 28°8′20.27″N 15°36′15.95″W / 28.1389639°N 15.6044306°W |
| Elevation | 275 m (902 ft) |
| Website | (in Spanish) Cenobio de Valeron |
| Caves of Valeron | |
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| Native name Cenobio de Valerón ("Monastery of Valeron") (Spanish) | |
| Type | cave |
| Nearest city | Gáldar |
| Coordinates | 28°8′20.27″N 15°36′15.95″W / 28.1389639°N 15.6044306°W |
| Original use | Collective granary |
| Official name | Cenobio de Valerón ("Convent of Valeron") |
Valerón's "monastery" (in Spanish cenobio de Valerón) is an archaeological site on the Spanish island of Grand Canary, in the municipality of Santa Maria de Guia, on Valerón's cliff. It is the largest pre-Hispanic collective granary built before Roman times and used by the island's inhabitants until the conquest of the island at the end of the 15th century.
Close to Gáldar Painted cave, it is one of the emblematic sites of Grand Canary and is listed as a Spanish Property of cultural interest.