Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain

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Tour Facts

Number of sights 20 sights
Distance 6.6 km
Ascend 159 m
Descend 184 m

Explore Santa Cruz de Tenerife in Spain with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Individual Sights in Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Sight 1: Parroquia de María Auxiliadora

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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.

Wikipedia: Parroquia de María Auxiliadora (Duggi) (ES)

694 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 2: San Sebastian

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The church of San Sebastián is a Roman Catholic church located in the neighborhood of the same name in the city of Santa Cruz de Tenerife.

Wikipedia: Iglesia de San Sebastián (Santa Cruz de Tenerife) (ES)

590 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 3: Museo de la Naturaleza y el Hombre

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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.

Wikipedia: Museo de la Naturaleza y Arqueología (EN)

214 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 4: Ermita de San Telmo

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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)

338 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 5: Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Concepción

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The Iglesia-Parroquia Matriz de Nuestra Señora de La Concepción is a Catholic church located in the city of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. It is the only church in the Canary Islands that has five naves.

Wikipedia: Iglesia de la Concepción (Santa Cruz de Tenerife) (EN)

271 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 6: Teatro Guimerá

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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.

Wikipedia: Teatro Guimerá (EN)

266 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 7: Monumento al Chicharro

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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.

Wikipedia: The Chicharro Sculpture (EN)

113 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 8: Parlamento de Canarias

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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.

Wikipedia: Sede del Parlamento de Canarias (ES)

226 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 9: Templo Masónico

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Templo MasónicoJose Mesa from island of Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain / CC BY-SA 2.0

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.

Wikipedia: Masonic Temple of Santa Cruz de Tenerife (EN)

82 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 10: Iglesia del Pilar

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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)

304 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 11: Museo Municipal de Bellas Artes

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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)

103 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 12: Iglesia de San Francisco

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The Iglesia de San Francisco de Asís is a Catholic church located in the city of Santa Cruz de Tenerife.

Wikipedia: Iglesia de San Francisco de Asís (Santa Cruz de Tenerife) (EN)

158 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 13: Palacio de Carta

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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.

Wikipedia: Palacio de Carta (ES)

157 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 14: Triunfo de la Candelaria

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Triunfo de la Candelaria Enrique Castrillo Núñez / CC BY-SA 2.5 es

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.

Wikipedia: Triunfo de la Candelaria (ES)

89 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 15: Monumento a los Caídos

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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)

744 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 16: La Farola del Mar

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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.

Wikipedia: La farola del mar (Santa Cruz de Tenerife) (ES)

868 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 17: Alameda del Duque de Santa Elena

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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.

Wikipedia: Alameda del Duque de Santa Elena (ES)

825 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 18: Francisco Morazán

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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.

Wikipedia: Francisco Morazán (EN)

179 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 19: Monumento al Ángel Caído

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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.

Wikipedia: Monument to Franco (Santa Cruz de Tenerife) (EN)

388 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 20: Iglesia de San José

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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)

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