Northern Tenerife · La Orotava
Museo de las Alfombras
A small La Orotava museum explaining the famous Corpus Christi carpets made from flowers and coloured sands from Teide National Park.
- Corpus Christi carpet tradition
- Flowers and volcanic sands
- Close to Casa de los Balcones
Museo de las Alfombras stands close to the Casa de los Balcones in La Orotava and is dedicated to one of the town’s best-known traditions: the elaborate carpets created for Corpus Christi.
Displays explain the design and making of the carpets, including the use of flowers and coloured volcanic sands. It is especially useful for visitors who are not on the island during the annual festival but want to understand the tradition.
Good to know
The museum is compact and easy to combine with the Casa de los Balcones and La Orotava historic centre.
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MuseumsCasa de los Balcones
A celebrated historic house-museum in La Orotava known for carved Canarian timber balconies, a traditional courtyard and living craft traditions.
Towns & VillagesLa Orotava
A preserved historic hillside town shaped by Taoro’s Guanche past, post-conquest estates, water mills and centuries of wine wealth in the Orotava Valley.