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Museums & Culture
Museums, art collections, historic houses and cultural centres.
201 places

Historic Sites
Old towns, churches, monuments and heritage landmarks.
178 places

Guanche & Archaeology
Caves, rock engravings and museums of pre-conquest Tenerife.
14 places

Forts & Coastal Defence
Castles, coastal batteries and military heritage.
11 places

Volcanoes & Teide
Teide, craters, lava fields and volcanic landscapes.
40 places

Nature & Forests
Laurel forests, ravines, trails and natural parks.
190 places

Viewpoints
Miradores and panoramas over coast, forest and caldera.
60 places

Beaches
Golden sand, black volcanic bays and natural pools.
37 places
Historic Sites
Churches, monuments, old quarters and heritage landmarks that shaped the island.
178 places
Guanche & ArchaeologyAchbinico Cave (Cave of San Blas)
A sacred cave beside Candelaria closely connected to Guanche tradition and the early veneration of the Virgin of Candelaria.
Guanche & ArchaeologyAgua de Dios Ravine Archaeological Zone
A protected ravine near Tegueste and La Laguna with important Guanche archaeological evidence in caves and shelters.
ViewpointsBajamar Lighthouse
A small waterfront lighthouse beside Bajamar’s natural pools on Tenerife’s north coast, a distinctive landmark above the Atlantic promenade.
Volcanoes & TeideCaldera del Rey Natural Monument
A broad phreatomagmatic volcanic crater in Adeje whose sheltered floor has long been used for agriculture.
Museums & CultureCaptains General House (Casa de los Capitanes)
A major historic house in La Laguna associated with the island’s governing elite and distinguished by its traditional Canarian courtyard architecture.
Guanche & ArchaeologyChinguaro 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.
Water ActivitiesEl Caletón Natural Pools
Garachico’s famous lava-formed bathing pools, created along the coastline after the 1706 volcanic eruption reshaped the old port.
Museums & CultureFormer Jesuit House, La Laguna
An 18th-century Jesuit residence later occupied by La Laguna’s Royal Economic Society, with important archival and educational associations.
Museums & CultureFormer San Agustín Convent, La Laguna
One of La Laguna’s most important former monastic complexes, closely linked to education and the city’s religious history.
Guanche & ArchaeologyGranadilla History Museum
A local history museum in a traditional Canarian house, tracing Granadilla de Abona from Guanche culture to modern municipal life.
Museums & CultureTicketsLa 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.
Volcanoes & TeideLas Narices del Teide Eruption Vents
Historic eruption vents on the flank of Pico Viejo associated with the 1798 eruption, one of Tenerife’s most important documented volcanic events.
Museums & CultureRisco de las Pencas Gofio Mill
A historic hydraulic gofio mill in Barranco de Ruiz, preserving machinery and architecture connected with traditional grain processing.
Museums & CultureRoyal Customs House (Casa de la Real Aduana)
Puerto de la Cruz’s oldest surviving civil building, founded in 1620 and closely tied to the city’s maritime trade and customs history.
Museums & CultureSaint Anne Church, Garachico
Garachico’s principal historic church, closely tied to the town’s pre-eruption prosperity and reconstruction after the 1706 volcanic disaster.
Museums & CultureSaint Mark the Evangelist Church, Icod
Icod de los Vinos’ principal historic church, known for its long parish history and important sacred-art collections.
Museums & CultureSalazar Palace (Casa Salazar)
One of La Laguna’s most impressive historic residences, known for its elaborate stone façade and place in the UNESCO-listed old town.
Museums & CultureSan Cristóbal de La Laguna
Tenerife’s UNESCO-listed former capital: a walkable historic city whose 15th-century street plan became an influential model for later Spanish colonial towns in the Americas.
Museums & CultureSan Marcos Sacred Art Museum
A sacred-art museum in Icod de los Vinos displaying religious paintings, sculpture, vestments and a monumental filigree silver cross.
Forts & Coastal DefenceSanta Bárbara Coastal Battery
An 18th-century coastal battery beside Puerto de la Cruz’s old harbour, built to defend the port against pirate and privateer attacks.
Nature & ForestsTaganana Village
A historic village deep in Anaga, surrounded by steep green mountains, terraced slopes and a dramatic Atlantic coast.
Casa de Carta History and Anthropology Museum
A restored 18th-century country house in Valle de Guerra and one of the main venues of Tenerife’s Museum of History and Anthropology.
Cha Domitila Pottery and Ethnographic Museum
A traditional pottery centre and ethnographic museum in Arguayo, housed in a restored Canarian home and dedicated to the island’s hand-built ceramic tradition.
Torrehermosa Marquis House (Casa de los Marqueses de Torrehermosa)
A grand 18th-century La Laguna house later converted into the historic Gran Hotel Aguere Continental, one of Tenerife’s early hotels.
Museums & CultureAll Saints' Church, Puerto de la Cruz
A late-19th-century Anglican church in Parque Taoro, built by Puerto de la Cruz’s international community and closely tied to the town’s early tourism era.
Forts & Coastal DefenceAlmeyda Military Museum
Santa Cruz’s military museum at Cuartel de Almeida, with weapons, uniforms, maps and material tracing the defence and military history of Tenerife and the Canary Islands.
Volcanoes & TeideArafo Volcano Historic Eruption Area
A historic volcanic area above Arafo associated with the early-18th-century eruption sequence on Tenerife’s eastern slopes.
Guanche & ArchaeologyBencomo 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.
ViewpointsBuenavista Lighthouse
A striking 40-metre modern lighthouse on Tenerife’s rugged north-west coast, built in the early 1990s and active since 1997.
Museums & CultureCarta Palace
An 18th-century merchant palace on Plaza de la Candelaria, combining Canarian Baroque architecture with neoclassical details and a long civic history.
Museums & CultureCasa Anchieta
A historic house beside Plaza del Adelantado associated with José de Anchieta, the Tenerife-born missionary and co-founder of São Paulo.
Family AttractionsCasa Chacona Museum
The museum of the Pirámides de Güímar Ethnographic Park, housed in a traditional 19th-century Canarian house and focused on the site, world cultures and Thor Heyerdahl’s research.
Museums & CultureCasa Fuerte
The fortified ruins of a 16th-century Adeje estate built to protect a sugar operation from pirate attacks and later used as the seat of the local lordship.
Forts & Coastal DefenceCastillo de San Miguel
A 16th-century coastal fortress built to defend Garachico’s wealthy harbour and surviving as one of the clearest reminders of the town’s trading age.
Museums & CultureCathedral of La Laguna
La Laguna’s cathedral combines a surviving neoclassical façade with a largely early-20th-century neo-Gothic interior in the heart of the UNESCO historic city.
Guanche & ArchaeologyCave 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.
Cemetery of San Rafael y San Roque
Santa Cruz’s historic early-19th-century cemetery, created during a yellow-fever crisis and preserving Catholic, Protestant and funerary heritage.
Museums & CultureChapel of San Pedro de Arriba, Güímar
A tiny 1794 chapel in Güímar’s historic centre, notable for its wall paintings, local San Pedro devotion and compact scale.
Museums & CultureChapel of Venerable Orden Tercera
An 18th-century Franciscan Third Order chapel beside San Francisco church, preserving rococo art and an important chapter of Santa Cruz civic history.
Museums & CultureChurch and Hospital of Our Lady of Sorrows, La Laguna
A rare surviving early hospital-and-church complex in La Laguna, founded in 1515 and now partly adapted as a municipal library.
Museums & CultureChurch of Nuestra Señora de la Peña de Francia, Puerto de la Cruz
Puerto de la Cruz’s historic main parish church, founded in the 17th century and closely tied to the town’s religious, artistic and maritime traditions.
Museums & CultureChurch of San José, Santa Cruz de Tenerife
A central Santa Cruz parish church with a neoclassical façade, twin bell towers and a strong connection to the city’s Semana Santa traditions.
Museums & CultureChurch of Santo Domingo, Güímar
The surviving church of Güímar’s former Dominican convent, preserving rococo altarpieces and religious art after a major 18th-century fire.
Museums & CultureCristino de Vera Foundation
A small art foundation in La Laguna devoted to the work of Canarian painter Cristino de Vera, set inside a restored historic building.
Museums & CultureGarachico
A beautifully preserved former Atlantic trading port reshaped by the 1706 volcanic eruption, with historic streets, old harbour remains and lava-formed sea pools.
Museums & CultureIbero-American Crafts Museum of Tenerife (MAIT)
A major craft museum in La Orotava, set in the former San Benito Abad convent and dedicated to traditional and contemporary Ibero-American and Canarian craftsmanship.
Museums & CultureMonastery Santa Catalina La Laguna
A 1611 Dominican convent on Plaza del Adelantado, known for Mudéjar-influenced architecture, Baroque art and the story of Sor María de Jesús.
Museums & CultureMontañés House (Casa Montañés)
A historic townhouse in La Laguna that illustrates the scale, courtyard layout and timber details of elite Canarian domestic architecture.
Guanche & ArchaeologyMuseum 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.
Forts & Coastal DefencePaso Alto Castle
A historic coastal fortress guarding the northern approach to Santa Cruz, closely associated with the city’s defence during the 1797 British attack.
Guanche & ArchaeologyPuerto 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.
ViewpointsPuerto de la Cruz Lighthouse
A distinctive modern lighthouse on Puerto de la Cruz’s seafront, built in the 1990s as part of Tenerife’s active coastal navigation network.
Punta de Anaga Lighthouse
A remote 19th-century lighthouse above Roque Bermejo in Anaga, first lit in 1864 and still preserving much of its historic character.
Pyramids of Güímar
Six stepped lava-stone structures at an ethnographic park that explores Tenerife heritage, botanical collections and the debated history of the Güímar pyramids.
Museums & CultureRiquel House (Casa Riquel)
An 18th-century La Laguna residence distinguished by red stone details and a heraldic marble coat of arms.
Forts & Coastal DefenceSan Andrés Castle
The surviving defensive tower of San Andrés, built to protect the coastal settlement and eastern approaches to Santa Cruz from attack by sea.
Forts & Coastal DefenceSan Cristóbal Castle Interpretation Centre
An underground interpretation centre beneath Plaza de España in Santa Cruz, preserving castle remains and explaining Tenerife’s historic coastal defences and the 1797 battle against Nelson.
Forts & Coastal DefenceSan Joaquin Castle
An unusual inland fortress between Santa Cruz and La Laguna, designed as a second defensive line if Tenerife’s coastal fortifications were overcome.
Santa Cruz Municipal Museum of Fine Arts
Santa Cruz’s municipal fine-arts museum, with Flemish, Spanish and Canarian works that trace the island’s artistic and trading connections across centuries.
Museums & CultureTenerife History and Anthropology Museum (Casa Lercaro)
A major history museum in La Laguna’s late-16th-century Casa Lercaro, tracing Tenerife’s institutional, social, economic and cultural development from the conquest into the modern era.
Museums & CultureTreasury of La Concepción Sacred Art Museum
A sacred-art museum inside La Orotava’s Church of Our Lady of La Concepción, preserving more than five centuries of parish art, textiles, sculpture and liturgical heritage.
Museums & CultureWeyler Square
A late-19th-century urban square opposite the Captaincy General, built as part of Santa Cruz’s expansion beyond its older centre.
Museums & CultureXiménez Franchy House & Carpet Art Centre
A distinguished mid-17th-century house in La Orotava, now home to the Carpet Art Centre celebrating the town’s celebrated flower- and sand-carpet tradition.
Museums & CultureBasilica of Candelaria
The Basilica of the Royal Marian Shrine of Our Lady of Candelaria (Spanish: Basílica y Real Santuario Mariano de Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria or simply Basílica de la Candelaria) is a Roman Catholic minor basilica, th…
ViewpointsPunta de Teno Lighthouse
The Punta de Teno Lighthouse (Spanish: Faro de Punta de Teno) is an active lighthouse in the municipality of Buenavista del Norte on the Canary Island of Tenerife.
Museums & CultureCalvary Hermitage
cultural property in Icod de los Vinos, Spain
Museums & CultureCasa Amarilla, Puerto de la Cruz
cultural property in Puerto de la Cruz, Spain
Museums & CultureCasa Campino
cultural property in Icod de los Vinos, Spain
Museums & CultureCasa de la Portuguesa
cultural property in Santa Úrsula, Spain
Museums & CultureCasa del Paseo and San Juan Chapel
La casa del Paseo y capilla de San Juan son un Bien de Interés Cultural con la categoría de Sitio Histórico localizado en el término municipal de Güímar, en la isla de Tenerife (Canarias, España).
Museums & CultureCasino de Tenerife
cultural property in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
Forts & Coastal DefenceCastillo de San Cristóbal
The Castle of San Cristóbal (Spanish: Castillo de San Cristóbal) in Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain) was the first fortification of significance on the island of Tenerife and the main defensive building on…
Forts & Coastal DefenceCastillo de San Felipe
cultural property in Puerto de la Cruz, Spain
Forts & Coastal DefenceCastillo de San Juan Bautista
cultural property in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
Museums & CultureChapel of San Pedro de Abajo
La capilla de San Pedro de Abajo se encuentra en el término municipal de Güímar, isla de Tenerife (Canarias, España).
Museums & CultureChapel of the Cross of Juan de Vera
La capilla de la Cruz de Juan de Vera o capilla Cruz de los Herreros se inició a construir en 1720 por iniciativa del cirujano Juan Martínez de Vera y su esposa Francisca Henríquez, en un lugar donde los vecinos ya rendí…
Museums & CultureChapel of the Cross of Rodríguez Moure
La capilla de la Cruz de Rodríguez Moure fue construida por el labrador lagunero Diego Hernández de Villavicencio, que junto con otros vecinos solicitó licencia para construir una capilla en honor de la Santa Cruz para c…
Museums & CultureChapel of the Servants of Mary
church building in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
Museums & CultureChurch of El Amparo
church building in Icod de los Vinos, Spain
Museums & CultureChurch of Our Lady of Light
La iglesia de Nuestra Señora de La Luz se encuentra en el municipio de Los Silos, en la isla de Tenerife (Islas Canarias, España). Es la iglesia parroquial del municipio.
Museums & CultureChurch of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
La iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Carmen es la parroquia de la localidad turística de Los Cristianos en el sur de la isla de Tenerife (España).
Church of Our Lady of the Conception
cultural property in Los Realejos, Spain
Museums & CultureChurch of Our Lady of the Snows
La iglesia de Nuestra Señora de las Nieves de Taganana, en el término municipal de Santa Cruz de Tenerife, isla de Tenerife (Canarias, España) es un templo católico cuyo origen se remonta al siglo XVI.
Museums & CultureChurch of Saint Ann, Candelaria
La parroquia de Santa Ana es la parroquia matriz del municipio de Candelaria (Tenerife, Islas Canarias, España).
Museums & CultureChurch of Saint Bartholomew, Tejina
cultural property in San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Spain
Museums & CultureChurch of Saint Francis of Assisi
Catholic parish church in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
Church of Saint John the Baptist, La Orotava
La iglesia de San Juan Degollado es un templo católico que se encuentra en el municipio de Arafo en el sureste de la isla de Tenerife (Islas Canarias, España).
Museums & CultureChurch of Saint Matthew the Apostle
church building in Punta del Hidalgo, Spain
Museums & CultureChurch of Saint Michael the Archangel
church building in San Miguel de Abona, Spain
Museums & CultureChurch of Saint Peter the Apostle
La iglesia de San Pedro Apóstol es un templo de culto católico (rito Romano) que se encuentra en el barrio de Igueste de San Andrés, situado en el municipio de Santa Cruz de Tenerife en la isla de Tenerife, en las islas…
Museums & CultureChurch of Saint Peter, Vilaflor
La iglesia de San Pedro Apóstol es un templo católico situado en el término municipal de Vilaflor de Chasna, en la isla de Tenerife —Canarias, España—.
Museums & CultureChurch of Saint Sebastian
La iglesia de San Sebastián es una iglesia católica ubicada en el barrio del mismo nombre en la ciudad de Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Islas Canarias, España).
Museums & CultureChurch of Saint Ursula
cultural property in Santa Úrsula, Spain
Museums & CultureChurch of San Andrés
The Iglesia de San Andrés Apóstol (Church of St. Andrew the Apostle) is a Catholic church and parish of the village of San Andrés (Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain).
Museums & CultureChurch of San Benito Abad
cultural property in San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Spain
Museums & CultureChurch of San Fernando Rey, Santa Cruz de Tenerife
church building in Canary Islands, Spain
Church of San Juan Bautista, Arico
La iglesia de San Juan Bautista, situada en el término municipal de Arico, isla de Tenerife (Canarias, España), y su entorno constituyen el conjunto arquitectónico más destacado de la Villa de Arico.
Museums & CultureChurch of San Juan Bautista, La Orotava
La parroquia de San Juan Bautista, se ubica en la Calle San Juan en la villa de la Orotava (Tenerife, Canarias, España).
Museums & CultureChurch of San Lázaro, San Cristóbal de La Laguna
cultural property in San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Spain
Museums & CultureChurch of San Marcos
La parroquia matriz de San Marcos Evangelista situada en el término municipal de Icod de los Vinos, isla de Tenerife (Canarias, España) es la construcción religiosa más importante de Icod y su comarca, remontándose sus o…
Museums & CultureChurch of Santa Ana (Garachico)
The Church of Santa Ana (Spanish: Iglesia de Santa Ana) is the main church in Garachico, Tenerife. It is located next to the Plaza de la Libertad.
Museums & CultureChurch of Santa Catalina de Alejandría
La ermita de Santa Catalina Mártir de Alejandría, también llamada ermita de Santa Catalina Mártir, es un templo católico ubicado en el caserío de Taganana, en el macizo de Anaga (Tenerife, Canarias, España).
Museums & CultureChurch of Santa Catalina, Tacoronte
La iglesia parroquial de Santa Catalina Mártir de Alejandría es la iglesia matriz del municipio de Tacoronte (isla de Tenerife, Islas Canarias, España).
Museums & CultureChurch of Santo Domingo de Guzmán
cultural property in San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Spain
Museums & CultureChurch of the Conception
church in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain (European Union)
Museums & CultureChurch of the Cross of the Lord
La Parroquia de la Cruz del Señor es una iglesia católica ubicada en el barrio de Cruz del Señor en el centro de la ciudad de Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Islas Canarias, España).
Museums & CultureEdificio Villasegura
El edificio Villasegura está situado en el barrio de Los Hoteles, en la ciudad de Santa Cruz de Tenerife, isla de Tenerife (Canarias, España).
Museums & CultureExecutors and executed
monument in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
Museums & CultureFranco Monument
instance of public art in Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Museums & CultureHacienda de Los Príncipes
cultural property in Los Realejos, Spain
Hermitage of Nuestra Señora de Gracia
cultural property in San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Spain
Museums & CultureHermitage of Our Lady of the Snows
La ermita de Nuestra Señora de las Nieves es un pequeño templo católico que se encuentra junto al parador de Las Cañadas del Teide, dentro del parque nacional del Teide en la isla canaria de Tenerife (España).
Museums & CultureHermitage of San Cristóbal
church building in Canary Islands, Spain
Museums & CultureHermitage of San Diego del Monte
La ermita y ex-convento de San Diego del Monte es una ermita y antiguo convento franciscano que se encuentra extramuros de la ciudad de San Cristóbal de La Laguna (Tenerife, Islas Canarias, España).
Museums & CultureHermitage of San Miguel
cultural property in San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Spain
Immaculate Conception Church
La parroquia matriz de Nuestra Señora de la Concepción es la mejor muestra del barroco en Canarias (España). Se encuentra en la Villa de La Orotava, en la isla de Tenerife.
Historic SitesInternational Tenerife Memorial March 27, 1977
The International Tenerife Memorial March 27, 1977, erected in memory of the 583 victims of the Tenerife airport disaster, is a monument located on the Mesa Mota on the outskirts of the city of San Cristóbal de La Laguna…
ViewpointsLa Farola del Mar
La farola del mar, emplazada en Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Tenerife, Canarias, España), era uno de los dos faros de los que disponía el muelle Sur del Puerto de Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
Museums & CultureMonument to José de Anchieta
The Monument to José de Anchieta in La Laguna, Tenerife, is a monumental statue of Joseph of Anchieta by Bruno Giorgi.
Museums & CultureMonument to Pope John Paul II (San Cristóbal de La Laguna)
monument in San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Spain
Museums & CultureMonument to the Fallen
memorial in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
Museums & CultureMother Parish of the Apostle Santiago
The Church of St James (Spanish: Parroquia Matriz del Apóstol Santiago) is a Roman Catholic parish church located in the town of Los Realejos, Tenerife, Spain.
Museums & CulturePalacio de Nava
cultural property in San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Spain
Museums & CultureParroquia de María Auxiliadora
cultural property in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
Museums & CultureParroquia de Nuestra Señora de la Peñita
La parroquia de Nuestra Señora de la Peñita se encuentra en la ciudad de Puerto de la Cruz en el norte de la isla de Tenerife (Islas Canarias, España).
Punta Abona Lighthouse
The Punta Abona Lighthouse (Spanish: Faro de Punta Abona) is an active lighthouse on the south-eastern coast of Tenerife in the Canary islands.
ViewpointsPunta del Hidalgo Lighthouse
The Punta del Hidalgo Lighthouse (Spanish: Faro de Punta del Hidalgo) is an active lighthouse in Punta del Hidalgo within the municipality of San Cristóbal de La Laguna on the northeast coast of Tenerife in the Canary Is…
ViewpointsPunta Rasca Lighthouse
The Punta Rasca Lighthouse (Spanish: Faro de Punta Rasca) is an active lighthouse in the municipality of Arona on the Canary Island of Tenerife.
Museums & CultureSacred Heart Church
church building in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
San Antonio de Padua church
cultural property in Granadilla de Abona, Spain
Museums & CultureSan Fernando Historic House and Gardens
building in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
Museums & CultureSan Jorge (Santa Cruz de Tenerife)
La iglesia de San Jorge se encuentra ubicada en el barrio de Los Hoteles, junto a la plaza de 25 de Julio y haciendo esquina con la calle Viera Clavijo, en Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Canarias, España).
Museums & CultureSan Pedro Apóstol Church, El Sauzal
La iglesia de San Pedro Apóstol está situada en el término municipal de El Sauzal, isla de Tenerife, (Canarias, España). Es bien de interés cultural, con categoría de monumento, desde 2005.
Museums & CultureSanctuary of the Holy Christ of Tacoronte
church building in Canary Islands, Spain
Museums & CultureSanctuary of the Santo Hermano Pedro
church building in Vilaflor, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
Museums & CultureSanta Clara Convent
cultural property in San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Spain
Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
cultural property in Los Realejos, Spain
Museums & CultureSocorro Hermitage
En el caserío de El Socorro existen dos ermitas. La mayor, situada en la Plaza del Socorro, construida a finales del siglo XVI y una pequeña capilla al final de la Cuesta del Socorro de principios del siglo XX.
Adeje Sacred Art Museum
A contemporary museum space beside Plaza de España in Adeje displaying historic religious objects in a building of exposed concrete and local basalt.
Aripe Rock Engravings
A protected rock-art area near Aripe with engravings that form part of Tenerife’s indigenous archaeological record.
Bigot House (Casa Bigot)
A 17th-century merchant house in La Laguna built for Claudio Bigot, a trader from Rouen, with a distinctive carved wooden balcony.
Carpet Museum of La Orotava
A small La Orotava museum explaining the famous Corpus Christi carpets made from flowers and coloured sands from Teide National Park.
Casa del Capitán History Museum
A restored historic house in San Miguel de Abona interpreting local history through a traditional Canarian residence with courtyard, wine cellar, press and granaries.
Casabuena House (Casa Casabuena)
A La Laguna civic residence associated with the historic Court of the Indies, combining Baroque and Neoclassical architectural elements.
Cayetano Gómez Felipe House Museum
An 18th-century Canarian house in La Laguna displaying the antiques and everyday objects collected by Cayetano Gómez Felipe, with strong links to island domestic life and craftsmanship.
Chíñama Mountain Viewpoint
A southern Tenerife viewpoint associated with Chíñama Mountain, a landscape that Tenerife Tourism links with Guanche symbolic expression.
Corregidor House (Casa del Corregidor)
A compact but important civic building beside Plaza del Adelantado, preserving one of La Laguna’s most distinctive early stone façades.
Fasnia Volcano Historic Eruption Area
A historic eruption area on Tenerife’s eastern highlands associated with the 1704–1705 volcanic sequence.
Former Dominican School, La Laguna
A historic educational building in La Laguna linked to the city’s long tradition of religious teaching and institutional life.
Franco de Castilla House
An 18th-century La Laguna mansion with ornate Baroque stonework, rebuilt after a major 20th-century fire and restored in the 2000s.
Green Cross Chapel, La Laguna
A small historic chapel centred on a traditional cross, part of La Laguna’s lesser-known streetside religious heritage.
Guargacho Archaeological Site
A protected archaeological site in southern Tenerife associated with Guanche ritual and settlement evidence.
Herques Ravine Archaeological Landscape
A deep eastern-Tenerife ravine known for archaeological evidence connected with Guanche occupation and funerary use.
Herreros Cross Chapel
A small traditional cross chapel in La Laguna linked to neighbourhood and artisan devotional culture.
Juan Évora Ethnographic Museum
A small ethnographic stop in Teide National Park preserving the memory of traditional life and work in Tenerife’s high mountain landscape.
La Barranquera Archaeological Zone
A protected coastal archaeological landscape in Valle de Guerra with evidence of Guanche use of caves, cliffs and shoreline resources.
La Orotava Grain House (Casa de la Alhóndiga)
A historic civic building in La Orotava associated with grain storage and the town’s old municipal economy.
Los Dolores Hospital and Church
A historic charitable and religious complex in La Laguna associated with care, devotion and the social history of the city.
Los Frailes Volcanic Cone (Montaña de Los Frailes)
A small historic volcanic cone in the Orotava Valley, topped by a chapel and surrounded by cultivated slopes.
Mesa House (Casa Mesa)
An 18th-century noble house in La Laguna, later remodelled and associated with the Mesa family and the city’s long tradition of education.
Mustelier House (Casa Mustelier)
A private 18th-century La Laguna residence built for the French-origin Mustelier family and representative of traditional Canarian urban architecture.
Ossuna House (Casa Ossuna)
A historic residence in La Laguna that adds another layer to the city’s UNESCO-listed network of noble houses, courtyards and civic buildings.
Our Lady of Remedies Church, Buenavista
Buenavista del Norte’s principal historic church, forming a key part of the town’s traditional civic and religious centre.
Peraza y Ayala House
An 18th-century three-storey residence in La Laguna with a distinctive enclosed upper balcony and strong traditional street presence.
Pinolere Ethnographic Museum and Park
An ethnographic park in the hills above La Orotava preserving traditional rural buildings, crafts and the everyday life of Tenerife’s mid-altitude farming communities.
Plateros Cross Chapel
A small historic cross chapel in La Laguna that reflects neighbourhood devotion and the city’s tradition of roadside and guild-linked crosses.
Rodríguez de Azero Mansion
A refined historic residence in La Laguna that reflects the city’s transition into a more modern urban centre during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Saint Augustine Church, La Orotava
A historic church in central La Orotava, part of the town’s dense collection of religious and civic architecture.
Saint Peter of Daute Church
A historic church in the Garachico area linked to the old settlement of San Pedro de Daute and the early development of northwestern Tenerife.
San Francisco Convent, Garachico
A former Franciscan convent in central Garachico that forms part of the town’s historic civic and religious core.
San Roque Chapel, Garachico
A small historic chapel in Garachico tied to the town’s religious traditions and the wider story of its old port community.
San Telmo Chapel, Puerto de la Cruz
A small historic chapel on the Puerto de la Cruz waterfront, closely connected to the town’s maritime identity.
San Telmo Chapel, Santa Cruz
A historic chapel in Santa Cruz connected to the city’s long maritime and port traditions.
Santa Clara Sacred Art Museum
A sacred-art museum inside La Laguna’s historic Santa Clara convent, preserving religious objects and the material culture of convent life.
Santo Domingo Convent, La Laguna
A historic convent complex in La Laguna that contributes to the city’s exceptional concentration of religious architecture.
Servant of God House Museum
A small house museum in El Sauzal dedicated to Sor María de Jesús, the 17th-century Tenerife nun popularly known as La Siervita de Dios.
Taco Gunpowder Magazine
A historic military powder-storage structure in the Taco area, part of Tenerife’s lesser-known defensive and logistical heritage.
Van der Heede House
A substantial 18th-century La Laguna residence linked to a wealthy family of Dutch origin and organised around a large traditional courtyard.
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