12 Sights in San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Spain (with Map and Images)

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Welcome to your journey through the most beautiful sights in San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Spain! Whether you want to discover the city's historical treasures or experience its modern highlights, you'll find everything your heart desires here. Be inspired by our selection and plan your unforgettable adventure in San Cristóbal de La Laguna. Dive into the diversity of this fascinating city and discover everything it has to offer.

Sightseeing Tours in San Cristóbal de La Laguna

1. Catedral de Nuestra Señora de los Remedios

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The Cathedral of San Cristóbal de La Laguna or Catedral de Nuestra Señora de los Remedios is a Roman Catholic church in Tenerife, Spain. Begun in 1904 and completed in 1915, it is dedicated to the Virgin of Los Remedios. The cathedral is the mother church of the diocese, which includes the islands of Tenerife, La Palma, La Gomera and El Hierro in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. It is therefore where the episcopal seat of the bishop of this diocese, currently occupied by Bishop Bernardo Álvarez Afonso. This is one of the most important churches of the Canary Islands.

Wikipedia: La Laguna Cathedral (EN)

2. Teatro Leal

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The Leal Theater is a building located on Obispo Rey Redondo Street in the city of San Cristóbal de La Laguna. It was built by order of Antonio Leal in 1915, with plans by the architect Antonio Pintor Ocete.

Wikipedia: Teatro Leal (ES)

3. Santuario del Cristo de La Laguna

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Santuario del Cristo de La Laguna

Real Santuario del Santísimo Cristo de La Laguna is a Roman Catholic church located in the city of San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Tenerife. The sanctuary is famous for housing the image of the Cristo de La Laguna, a devotional image of the Canary Islands.

Wikipedia: Real Santuario del Cristo de La Laguna (EN)

4. Parroquia Matriz de Nuestra Señora de La Concepción

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Parroquia Matriz de Nuestra Señora de La Concepción

The Iglesia-Parroquia Matriz de Nuestra Señora de La Concepción is a Roman Catholic church located in the city of San Cristóbal de La Laguna. This church is almost a twin of the Church of the Conception of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. It was the first parish was established in Tenerife.

Wikipedia: Iglesia de la Concepción (San Cristóbal de La Laguna) (EN)

5. Parroquia de Nuestra Señora de Gracia

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The parish church of Nuestra Señora de Gracia, formerly "Ermita de Nuestra Señora de Gracia", is a temple located in the neighborhood of Santa María de Gracia, in the municipality of San Cristóbal de La Laguna, island of Tenerife. The parish and its titular invocation comes from the time of the conquest of the island of Tenerife by the Castilians, since it was the conquistador Alonso Fernández de Lugo who ordered the erection of a hermitage to the Virgin by the "grace" granted to the conquest of having finished.

Wikipedia: Ermita de Nuestra Señora de Gracia (San Cristóbal de La Laguna) (ES)

6. Iglesia de San Benito Abad

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The church of San Benito Abad, located in the municipality of San Cristóbal de La Laguna, island of Tenerife, is located on Marqués de Celada street. The construction works date back to the mid-sixteenth century and are characterised by their large dimensions and rectangular floor plan. The Pilgrimage of San Benito Abad departs from this church every year. San Benito is the historical patron saint of peasants and farmers on the island of Tenerife.

Wikipedia: Iglesia de San Benito Abad (San Cristóbal de La Laguna) (ES)

7. Ermita de San Diego

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Ermita de San Diego Jose Mesa, Malaparda / CC BY 2.5

The hermitage and ex-convent of San Diego del Monte is a hermitage and former Franciscan convent that is located outside the city walls of the city of San Cristóbal de La Laguna. The hermitage is famous for celebrating the popular Fuga de San Diego in it.

Wikipedia: Ermita de San Diego del Monte (San Cristóbal de La Laguna) (ES)

8. Ermita de San Miguel

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The hermitage of San Miguel Arcángel in San Cristóbal de La Laguna, island of Tenerife, is located in the Plaza del Adelantado. Saint Michael the Archangel is the patron saint of the island of Tenerife and of the City Council of San Cristóbal de La Laguna, his image is reflected in the coats of arms of both.

Wikipedia: Ermita de San Miguel Arcángel (San Cristóbal de La Laguna) (ES)

9. Museo de la Ciencia y el Cosmos

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The Museum of Science and the Cosmos is an astronomy, technology, and science museum located in the city of San Cristóbal de La Laguna on Tenerife island, in the Spanish Canary Islands of Macaronesia. It belongs to the Cabildo de Tenerife and the Tenerife Organization of Museums and Centers. The museum opened in 1993 under the initiative of the Cabildo and the Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias (IAC). It is considered the primary astronomy and science museum of the Canary Islands and the Macaronesian archipelago.

Wikipedia: Museum of Science and the Cosmos (EN)

10. Iglesia de San Lázaro

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The parish church of San Lázaro is located in the municipality of San Cristóbal de La Laguna. The Church of St. Lazarus takes its name from Lazarus of Bethany, a New Testament character who is raised from the dead by Jesus.

Wikipedia: Iglesia de San Lázaro (San Cristóbal de La Laguna) (ES)

11. Casa de Fuset

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Casa Fuset, also called Casa de Franco or Casa del Pánico, is an abandoned and partly dilapidated building, located in the mountainous area of El Moquinal in the municipality of San Cristóbal de La Laguna. The building is known mainly because, according to popular belief, the dictator Francisco Franco lived there and was used as a refuge by the murderous criminal Dámaso Rodríguez Martín.

Wikipedia: Casa Fuset (IT)

12. Museo de Historia de Tenerife

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The Museum of History and Anthropology of Tenerife is part of the Autonomous Organism of Museums and the Cabildo de Tenerife. It opened in December 1993 in the property known as "Casa Lercaro" in San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Canary Islands, Spain.

Wikipedia: Museum of the History of Tenerife (EN)

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