We stopped for a picnic lunch in the beautiful village of Santa Lucia during our drive through the mountains of Gran Canaria.

The fountain in the Santa Lucia park

There’s a lovely park in the village with a picturesque fountain as its centrepiece. The park also has a sports court, kids play area and public toilets.

Santa Lucia Park

We sat on a bench in the shade by the fountain to eat our picnic. We weren’t the only ones having a stop for lunch as a group of cyclists were tucking into their sandwiches too.

Looking down on Santa Lucia park

There’s space for several cars in front of the park.

There was a painting on tiles just at the top of the steps up to the church with villagers in traditional costumes.

Tile painting in Santa Lucia

The imposing church was built in the 1890s.

Santa Lucia church

There were some very curious cacti where we parked the car which reminded me of meerkats.

Cacti in Santa Lucia Park

Santa Lucia in Gran Canaria feels like an oasis in the mountains and is well worth a visit.

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