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Guanche & Archaeology

Discover caves, archaeological landscapes, rock engravings and museums that help explain Tenerife before and around the Castilian conquest.

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Statue of the Virgin of Candelaria inside the Cave of Achbinico in CandelariaGuanche & Archaeology
Eastern Tenerife

Achbinico Cave (Cave of San Blas)

A sacred cave beside Candelaria closely connected to Guanche tradition and the early veneration of the Virgin of Candelaria.

Barranco de Agua de Dios archaeological zone in Tegueste, TenerifeGuanche & Archaeology
Santa Cruz & La Laguna

Agua de Dios Ravine Archaeological Zone

A protected ravine near Tegueste and La Laguna with important Guanche archaeological evidence in caves and shelters.

Chinguaro archaeological and historic site in Güímar, TenerifeGuanche & Archaeology
Eastern Tenerife

Chinguaro Cave Archaeological Site

An important Guanche heritage site in Güímar associated with the indigenous menceyato and the early history of the Virgin of Candelaria tradition.

.Guanche & Archaeology
Southern Tenerife

Granadilla History Museum

A local history museum in a traditional Canarian house, tracing Granadilla de Abona from Guanche culture to modern municipal life.

Landscape and entrance area of Bencomo Cave in Santa Úrsula, TenerifeGuanche & Archaeology
Northern Tenerife

Bencomo Cave

A protected Guanche archaeological cave at Barranco del Pino, traditionally associated with Bencomo, mencey of Taoro, on the boundary between Santa Úrsula and La Orotava.

Cave of the GuanchesGuanche & Archaeology
Northern Tenerife

Cave of the Guanches

A protected Guanche archaeological lava tube above Playa Moreno in Icod de los Vinos, with evidence of seasonal habitation, burial activity and pastoral use.

Exterior of the Museum of Nature and Archaeology (MUNA) in Santa Cruz de TenerifeGuanche & Archaeology
Santa Cruz & La Laguna

Museum of Nature and Archaeology (MUNA)

Tenerife’s major museum for Guanche archaeology and the natural history of the Canary Islands, housed in Santa Cruz’s former Civil Hospital.

The Guatimac Guanche figure at Puerto de la Cruz Archaeological MuseumGuanche & Archaeology
Northern Tenerife

Puerto de la Cruz Archaeological Museum

A compact archaeology museum in Puerto de la Cruz’s La Ranilla district, with Aboriginal Canarian ceramics, human remains, historic maps and exhibitions on island history.

Museo GuancheGuanche & Archaeology
Northern Tenerife

Guanche Museum

Museo Guanche is an ethnographic museum in Icod de los Vinos, Tenerife. It is focused on the Guanches, the native inhabitants of the Canary Islands. It is located in the 'La Magalona' shopping centre.

Guanche & Archaeology
Southern Tenerife

Aripe Rock Engravings

A protected rock-art area near Aripe with engravings that form part of Tenerife’s indigenous archaeological record.

Guanche & Archaeology
Southern Tenerife

Chíñama Mountain Viewpoint

A southern Tenerife viewpoint associated with Chíñama Mountain, a landscape that Tenerife Tourism links with Guanche symbolic expression.

Guanche & Archaeology
Southern Tenerife

Guargacho Archaeological Site

A protected archaeological site in southern Tenerife associated with Guanche ritual and settlement evidence.

Guanche & Archaeology
Eastern Tenerife

Herques Ravine Archaeological Landscape

A deep eastern-Tenerife ravine known for archaeological evidence connected with Guanche occupation and funerary use.

Guanche & Archaeology
Northern Tenerife

La Barranquera Archaeological Zone

A protected coastal archaeological landscape in Valle de Guerra with evidence of Guanche use of caves, cliffs and shoreline resources.

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