29 Sights in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain (with Map and Images)
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Sightseeing Tours in Santa Cruz de Tenerife1. Edificio Villasegura
The Villagura building, located in the Hotel neighborhood in the city of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, island of Tenerife is a rectangular building, designed by Manuel de Cámara y Cruz at the beginning of the 20th century, with a facade of symmetrical composition in three Plants, with many other outstanding vertical cloths, which receive a differentiated stylistic treatment. The three outgoing bodies are connected by intermediate cloths with stylized half -point windows with glazed upright, alfiz and separating pilasters, while on the ground floor dominate the scarce holes. The basement is decorated with horizontal slats, simulating ashlars, while side cloths are blind with flat sculptures. On the first level, the pilastrones that frame the cover are replaced by four round pillars. The coronation is with cornice and on the sides two triangular pediments with rosette, incorporated in the facade of the third level sustained by Jonic columns over pins.
2. Triunfo de la Candelaria
The triumph of La Candelaria is one of the main sculptural monuments of the city of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Also known as Obelisco de la Candelaria, he was donated in his day by Bartolomé Montañez, as a complement to the marble cross that he had given a few years earlier in order to complete the ornamentation of the Plaza de la Pila, named because in She was a source that since the early eighteenth century supplied drinking water to the population of Santa Cruz and the ships that anchored in her port, and currently called Plaza de la Candelaria.
3. Museo de la Naturaleza y el Hombre
Museo de la Naturaleza y Arqueología (MUNA), is a museum-based in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife,. It contains many significant archaeological finds and is considered the best repository of objects from the Pre-Castilian Canary Islands. The museum also houses significant paleontological, botanical, entomological, and marine and terrestrial vertebrate collections, and is considered the best Natural Library of the Canary Islands.
4. Francisco Morazán
José Francisco Morazán Quesada was a liberal Central American politician and general who served as president of the Federal Republic of Central America from 1830 to 1839. Before he was president of Central America he was the head of state of Honduras. He rose to prominence at the Battle of La Trinidad on November 11, 1827. Morazán then dominated the political and military scene of Central America until his execution in 1842.
5. Instituto de F.P. Marítimo Pesquero
The Instituto de F.P. Marítimo Pesquero de Santa Cruz de Tenerife is currently the only centre in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife where professional nautical fishing studies can be taken, also teaching the necessary course to obtain the basic training certificate, essential to be able to process the maritime registration book and to be able to carry out any type of professional work on board a vessel.
Wikipedia: Instituto Marítimo Pesquero de Santa Cruz de Tenerife (ES)
6. Alameda del Duque de Santa Elena
The Alameda del Duque de Santa Elena was a promenade in the city of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Nowadays it is practically an integral part of the Plaza de España. The surroundings have recently been restored following the project of the Swiss architects Herzog & De Meuron. The work has included the reconstruction of a replica of the portico of the Alameda, in the image of the original.
7. Buenavista del Norte
Buenavista Del Norte is a municipality's place in Spain. It is located in the province of Provincial de Santa Cruz de Tenerife and the Canary Islands region, in the southwestern part of the country, 1,800 km southwest of the capital Madrid. Buenavista del Norte is 38 meters above sea level and the number of inhabitants is 5,231. It is located on the island of Tenerife.
8. Palacio de Carta
The Palacio de Carta is a palace located in the central Plaza de la Candelaria, just in front of the Chamber of Commerce and the monument to the Triumph of Candelaria, in Santa Cruz de Tenerife. It is one of the most outstanding civil buildings of the Canarian Baroque, although its façade made of stonework can also be seen with elements of neoclassical style.
9. Templo Masónico
The Historic Masonic Temple of Santa Cruz de Tenerife is a Masonic Temple located in the city of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, on Calle San Lucas. The building was constructed for use by the Añaza Lodge between 1899 and 1902. It is considered one of the main Masonic temples in Spain, and the first in the Canary Islands.
10. Teatro Guimerá
Teatro Guimerá is a theatre located in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, the capital city of the island of Tenerife in the Canary Islands (Spain). Built in 1849, it is the oldest theater in the Canary Islands. In 1923 it was named after the writer, poet and playwright Àngel Guimerà, born in Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
11. Parque Cuchillitos de Tristán
The Cuchillitos de Tristán Park in Santa Cruz de Tenerife was inaugurated in February 2007. The park located between the neighbourhoods of Tristán, Miramar, Camino del Hierro and Polígono de Ofra has an area of 32,500 m². It takes its name from the estate that was located on the land where it sits.
12. Parque García Sanabria
Parque García Sanabria is a public urban park in the heart of Santa Cruz de Tenerife in Tenerife. It was inaugurated in 1926. It is a large garden area, combined with fountains and architectural groups. The park is listed as a site of cultural interest in the Government of the Canary Islands.
13. Iglesia de San José
The parish church of San José is located in the city of Santa Cruz de Tenerife on Calle Méndez Núñez next to the Rambla de Santa Cruz, in the city centre. The church is surrounded by residential buildings on its sides and rear. Its neoclassical façade with its two bell towers stands out.
Wikipedia: Iglesia de San José (Santa Cruz de Tenerife) (ES)
14. Ayuntamiento de Santa Cruz de Tenerife
The City Council of Santa Cruz de Tenerife is one of the four public administrations with political responsibility in the city of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, together with the General Administration of the State of Spain, the Government of the Canary Islands and the Cabildo de Tenerife.
15. Barranco Grande Windmill
The Barranco Grande Windmill or Grand Canyon Mill is located in Barranco Grande, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, on the island of Tenerife, Spain. It is similar to the Cuevas Blancas Windmill, and is one of three remaining windmills in the region, the other being in El Rosario, Tenerife.
16. La Farola del Mar
The sea lamppost, located in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, was one of the two headlights available to the southern dock of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. He began working in December 1863 and remained active until 1954, when the port development was useless in the initial location.
17. Capilla de las Siervas de María
The Chapel of the Servants of Mary is a chapel located on Calle Viera y Clavijo, next to the central building of the Santa Cruz de Tenerife Town Hall, in the city of the same name on the island of Tenerife. This chapel houses the Military Church of Our Lady of Health.
Wikipedia: Capilla de las Siervas de María (Santa Cruz de Tenerife) (ES)
18. Parque La Granja
The Parque de La Granja is a park in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. It was built between 1969 and 1976. It is a wide area designated for sports, games, rides to admire the flora and more. It is one of the largest urban parks in the Canary Islands.
19. Monumento al Ángel Caído
Ángel de la Victoria or the Monument to Victory, popularly known as el monumento a Franco, is an instance of public art located in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain. A work by Juan de Ávalos, the monument was conceived to pay homage to Francisco Franco.
20. Ermita de San Telmo
The hermitage of San Telmo is a sixteenth-century hermitage located in the neighbourhood of El Cabo in the Cabo-LLanos area of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. It is one of the oldest temples in the city of Santa Cruz de Tenerife and on the island of Tenerife
Wikipedia: Ermita de San Telmo (Santa Cruz de Tenerife) (ES)
21. Monumento a los Caídos
The Monument to the Fallen is a monument in Plaza de España, near the sea front of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain. It is one of the several erected monuments across the Spanish geography that serve as memorial to the victors in the Spanish Civil War.
Wikipedia: Monument to the Fallen (Santa Cruz de Tenerife) (EN)
22. Faro de Anaga
The Punta de Anaga Lighthouse is an active lighthouse on the Canary island of Tenerife, in the municipality of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Punta de Anaga is the most northerly point on the island, and is where the Anaga mountain range meets the sea.
23. Los Silos
El Casco is one of the population entities that make up the municipality of Los Silos, on the island of Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain), and is also its administrative capital. It has an estimated population, as of 2020, of 1,387 inhabitants.
24. Parroquia de María Auxiliadora
The parish of Mary Help of Christians is a parish church in the Duggi neighbourhood of the city of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. It is located on General Serrano Street and was declared an Asset of Cultural Interest, with the category of monument.
25. Iglesia del Pilar
The parish church of the Virgen del Pilar is located at the confluence of Calle del Pilar and Calle de San Lucas, in the neighbourhood of El Toscal, in Santa Cruz de Tenerife. It is one of the most important churches in the city center.
Wikipedia: Parroquia de la Virgen del Pilar (El Toscal) (ES)
26. Parlamento de Canarias
The Canary Islands Parliament building is a building in the Spanish city of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, in the Canary Islands, headquarters as its name indicates of the Canarian Parliament. It has the status of cultural interest.
27. Iglesia de San Pedro Apóstol
The church of San Pedro Apóstol is a Roman Catholic church located in the neighborhood of Igueste de San Andrés, located in the municipality of Santa Cruz de Tenerife on the island of Tenerife, in the Canary Islands, Spain.
Wikipedia: Iglesia de San Pedro Apóstol (Igueste de San Andrés) (ES)
28. Museo Municipal de Bellas Artes
The Museo Municipal de Bellas Artes de Santa Cruz de Tenerife is a museum of fine arts located in the city of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Its headquarters are located in the rear of the Church of St. Francis of Assisi.
Wikipedia: Museo Municipal de Bellas Artes de Santa Cruz de Tenerife (EN)
29. Monumento al Chicharro
The Chicharro Sculpture or Allegorical sculpture the Chicharro it is a bronze sculpture of a horse mackerel, located in the city of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, which has become one of its most beloved symbols.
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