Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #2 in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain

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Tour Facts

Number of sights 12 sights
Distance 3.3 km
Ascend 58 m
Descend 88 m

Experience Santa Cruz de Tenerife in Spain in a whole new way with our free self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Individual Sights in Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Sight 1: 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)

586 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 2: 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 3: 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 neighborhood 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 4: 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 5: 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)

493 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 6: Casino de Tenerife

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The Real Casino de Tenerife is located in the central area of the city of Santa Cruz de Tenerife.

Wikipedia: Casino de Tenerife (ES), Website

141 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 7: Triunfo de la Candelaria

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

The Triumph of Candelaria is one of the main sculptural monuments in the city of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Also known as the Obelisk of Candelaria, it was donated in its day by Bartolomé Montañez, as a complement to the marble cross that he himself had given a few years earlier in order to complete the ornamentation of the Plaza de la Pila, so called because it was home to a fountain that since the beginning of the eighteenth century supplied drinking water to the population of Santa Cruz and to the ships that anchored in it. its port, and currently called Plaza de la Candelaria.

Wikipedia: Triunfo de la Candelaria (ES)

89 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 8: 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 Nationalist victors in the Spanish Civil War.

Wikipedia: Monument to the Fallen (Santa Cruz de Tenerife) (EN)

85 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 9: Centro de Interpretación del Castillo de San Cristóbal

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Centro de Interpretación del Castillo de San Cristóbal Enrique Castrillo Núñez / CC BY-SA 2.5 es

The Castle of San Cristóbal in Santa Cruz de Tenerife was the first fortification of significance on the island of Tenerife and the main defensive building on Santa Cruz Bay. The central Castle Street is named after this fort.

Wikipedia: Castle of San Cristóbal (Santa Cruz de Tenerife) (EN)

197 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 10: 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 environment has been recently 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)

255 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 11: En Memoria de OLIVIA y ANNA

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En Memoria de OLIVIA y ANNA Unknown / Fair use

On April 27, 2021, sisters Anna and Olivia Zimmermann, aged one and six years old respectively, were kidnapped by their father, Tomás Antonio Gimeno Casañas, on the island of Tenerife, Spain. On June 10, the lifeless body of Olivia was found on the seabed of the Canary Islands, 1 km (0.62 mi) deep with the help of sonar. The case had a large impact on Spanish society and media. Anna and Tomás Antonio Gimeno have never been found, but are presumed dead.

Wikipedia: Murders of Anna and Olivia Zimmerman (EN)

650 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 12: La Farola del Mar

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The lighthouse lamp, located in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, was one of the two lighthouses on the South Pier of the Port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. It began work in December 1863 and remained active until 1954, when the development of the port made its operation in the initial location useless.

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

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