Dedo de Dios

Gran Canaria


From the jetty you can see the stump of the Dedo de Dios (God’s Finger), a basalt monolithic rock, former icon of Puerto de las Nieves and a low-key tourist attraction until it took a tumble in a 2005 hurricane. Take a look at the photos outside the namesake restaurant to see what the rock looked like in its full, skyward-pointing glory.


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