[1] Teror is situated in the mountains and borders Las Palmas to the west and is part of its urban area.

September 8 is the local festivity celebrating Virgen del Pino (virgin of the pine, patron of the Gran Canaria).

There is a basilica, the quiet Virgin of the Pine Square in front of it, and neatly fronted buildings along the picturesque Calle Real de la Plaza street.

After shepherds witnessed a Marian apparition nearby on 8 September 1481, Teror became the most important pilgrimage destination of Gran Canaria, and, as a result, rather prosperous.

White houses with wooden balconies, where many of the island’s older families congregated, are typical of the town.