Menceyato of Taoro, San Cristóbal de La Laguna

#14 among attractions in San Cristóbal de La Laguna

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Taoro was one of nine Guanche menceyatos in which the island of Tenerife was divided at the time of the arrival of the conquering Spaniards. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 28°31'33"N, 16°17'17"W

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Menceyato of Taoro – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Real Santuario del Cristo de La Laguna, Casa Anchieta, Museum of the History of Tenerife, Los Campitos Reservoir.

2.7 miSW
16th-century church with a famed Christ
Real Santuario del Cristo de La Laguna, San Cristóbal de La Laguna
69 min walk • 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.
3.1 miSW
Museum
Casa Anchieta, San Cristóbal de La Laguna
79 min walk • Casa Anchieta is a building in San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Tenerife, Canary Islands. Originally constructed in the 16th century, the current building dates from the 17th century with 19th-century modifications.
3 miSW
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Museum of the History of Tenerife, San Cristóbal de La Laguna
77 min walk • 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.
3.1 miSE
Dam
Los Campitos Reservoir, Santa Cruz de Tenerife
78 min walk • Los Campitos Reservoir is located in the Anchieta ravine, near Los Campitos, above Santa Cruz de Tenerife, in the Canary Islands. The dam was constructed in the 1970s, after which it was discovered that the basin could not hold water. It was subsequently waterproofed in 1978, but has never held water.
2.7 miSW
Square
Plaza del Cristo de La Laguna, San Cristóbal de La Laguna
70 min walk • Plaza del Cristo de La Laguna is a square in the city of San Cristóbal de La Laguna. It is one of the largest and most important squares of the Canary Islands.
3.1 miSW
Park
Plaza del Adelantado, San Cristóbal de La Laguna
79 min walk • The Plaza del Adelantado is a central square in the city of San Cristóbal de La Laguna in Tenerife.
2.9 miSW
Church
Convento de Santa Clara de Asís, San Cristóbal de La Laguna
75 min walk • The convent or monastery of Santa Clara de Asís y de San Juan Bautista is a Franciscan convent located in the city of San Cristóbal de La Laguna on the island of Tenerife. It was originally founded under the name of San Juan Bautista in the year...
3.1 miSW
Park
Plaza Fray Albino, San Cristóbal de La Laguna
79 min walk • Plaza Fray Albino also known as Plaza de La Catedral, and formerly called Plaza de Santa María or Plaza de los Remedios, is a square in San Cristóbal de La Laguna where the Cathedral of Nuestra Señora de Los Remedios is located.
3.1 miSW
28°29'22"N • 16°19'2"W
Casa Museo los Sabandeños, San Cristóbal de La Laguna
79 min walk • Museum
3 miSW
Square
Bodegón Viana, San Cristóbal de La Laguna
76 min walk • Viana Street, formerly El Pino Street, is a street in the historic center of the Tenerife city of San Cristóbal de La Laguna, declared a World Heritage Site by Unesco in 1999. This street, which leads to the Plaza del Cristo, was one of the first...
3.1 miSW
Church, Sacred and religious sites, Historical place
Convento de Santa Catalina de Siena, San Cristóbal de La Laguna
79 min walk • The Convent or Monastery of Santa Catalina de Siena is located in San Cristóbal de La Laguna, a city on the island of Tenerife in the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands.