The Church of San Gregorio is one of the most interesting ones in Telde. It is a Neoclassical parish that was realized by Diego Nicolás Eduardo in 1848, when it was founded, it is located in the square of the same name in the urban center of Telde.
It has an important artistic representation in its interior, many neoclassical altarpieces by the great Canarian painter and restorer José Arencibia Gil who lived in the first half of the 20th century.
These works guard a sculptural collection of notable relevance, among them the image of San Gregorio Thaumaturgo, which was carved by José Luján Pérez. Also noteworthy is the size of Our Lady of Sorrows, which was made at the end of the 19th century by Silvestre Bello.
The Church of San Gregorio also has a small museum, in the collection of objects that has to be highlighted some of great historical value, for example a reliquary that preserves challenges of St. Anthony Mary Claret, the staff and miter of Bishop Codina is also part of the treasures that are kept behind the walls of this temple.
Close to the town center of Telde on a small peninsula bounded on the north by Aguadulce Beach and south on the beach of Tufia , is located the Pre-Hispanic Town of Tufia, one of the most well-known sites on the island.
The archaeological site consists of a group of caves that open directly on the sea and other constructions such as stone houses divided into two groups that are separated from each other, apart from these constructions we must also add some burial mounds. All this is surrounded by a wall that delimits the town.
Not all the town can be visited, but the one that is open to the public is divided into two groups, a southern part that includes four enclosures with rooms and a circular morphology on the exterior and three elliptical floors. the constructions, while one of them is quadrangular. The second group of constructions in the northern part has dwellings with similar characteristics to those in the southern part, with the difference that one of the enclosures is cruciform.
It is also necessary to add a square-shaped structure with rounded corners that shows the architectural perfection of the site despite being from pre-Hispanic times.
Located in the square with the same name, the basilica of San Juan Bautista is one of the most important religious monuments on the island of Gran Canaria, also known as the name of Sanctuary of the Holy Christ of Telde. The facade of the basilica is characterized by how the Gothic of the sixteenth century of the main portal is combined with the towers of neo-gothic style at the beginning of the 20th century.
The interior of the Basilica of San Juan Bautista also offers baroque altarpieces, of which the main reredos of flamenco Gothic style that looks stunning since around 1516 stand out.
The well-known Silver Cross holds the Christ of the Waters which is also known as Mercy of Telde or High Altar It should be noted that it has Mexican origin and its invoice by Tarascan Indians gives it a great historical and artistic importance. The interior of the Camarin of La Virgen del Rosario houses a large part of the treasures that belong to the basilica.
Since 1973 the temple has the dignity of Minor Basilica after the Pope Paul VI granted him this title, extending a potificado called Qui in beatissimi, signed in the same Vatican in April 1973.
One of the most outstanding points of interest offered by the population of Telde are the neighborhoods of San Juan and San Francisco. These neighborhoods arise around the old church of San Juan Bautista (today basilica), the one of San Francisco is considered the convent district of Telde, which began to be built in the surroundings of the hermitage of Santa María la Antigua, two very important points from where the city began to be built, which was the first Episcopal Headquarters of the Canary Islands back in 1351.
Still today the two neighborhoods retains the original layout of its streets, are characterized by cobbled roads, narrow and with remarkable slopes. The houses are traditional constructions, with low whitewashed walls and with the tile roof so characteristic of this type of Canarian houses.
In addition to these humbler houses the neighborhood also offers another type of more noble constructions, of course the Basilica of San Juan Bautista, but also others like the house of Doña Dolores Sal l, The House of El Pino or the Casa de la Familia Amador. Since 1981 the neighborhood is in the Real Estate Inventory of the General Directorate of Fine Arts of the Ministry of Culture of Spain, with the category of Conjunto Historico strong> and with the protection of Good of Cultural Interest.