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Valsequillo is a municipality town on the north of Gran Canaria. It has about 9.000 inhabitants. It is located about 15 km from the coast, 25 km from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 17 km from the airport and 50 km from Maspalomas. Very good infrastructure. Sparsely  tourism.

The beaches nearby are:   All beaches from Telde

St. Michael Archangel stands out as one of the town main festivities. Held on 29 of September. The highlights of the festivity are the tgree days of street theatre, the people festival, the cattle fair, and the traditional release of the cursed dog.
Adding to the towns time-honoured festivities, the celebration of St. John the Baptist features the lighting of the traditional bonfires in 24 of June.
San Roque Valley is filled with flags and lit garlands every 16 of August to celebrate the day of its patron saint.
Almond trees, are one of the great protagonists in the town. To celebrate the blossoming of these rustic trees, the popular almond Tree blossom festivity is held during the first two weeks of February.