Historic Winery and Wine Press in Caldera de Bandama

A hike in the volcanic crater is interesting - just keep in mind that you have to go up again later. We were there in the midday heat, which was "suboptimal" for the climb ...

The old buildings were said to have been built by a Dutch hermit in the 16th century. An old wood press was probably used to make olive oil.

The Bandama Natural Park (Spanish: Monumento Natural de Bandama) is a protected landscape area in the northeast of the island of Gran Canaria, in the Spanish province of Las Palmas. It consists of two clearly defined units: the mountain peak Pico de Bandama and the Caldera de Bandama.Origin of name:
The name Bandama is not of Spanish origin. It is derived from the Flemish trader Daniel Van Damme, who ran a very successful winery in the Caldera in the 16th century. This man's will is the first written documentation of viticulture in this area of the island. The wine presses, which are still partially preserved today, and the associated fermentation tanks (lagares), in which the grapes were mashed, are among the oldest of their kind on Gran Canaria.
Source: de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naturpark_Bandama