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Cultural spaces, Places of interest
1. Teatro Circo de Marte
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The Teatro Circo de Marte, is a theater of Santa Cruz de La Palma, island of La Palma.
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2. Casa Massieu Van Dalle Monteverde y Ponte
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The Casa Massieu Van Dalle Monteverde and Ponte is a house that was built in the 17th century by Nicolás Massieu Van Dalle and his wife Ángela of Monteverde and Ponte. You can see in the lintel a shield of the family worked in marble with the arms of Massieu, Van Dalle, Monteverde and Ponte, dates from the XVII century.

Architecturally The Massieu Van Dalle Monteverde and Ponte House and has an elongated rectangular floor plan, it has a side patio with an exterior stone staircase that leads to an exterior wooden balcony that leans on the right feet.

Currently the construction is property of the Cabildo Insular de La Palma, the building was restored and has the management shared with the Tazacorte City Council. It is a must-visit place and is located in the historic center of the town, in the well-known neighborhood of El Charco. It is also worth mentioning the crenellated portal of carved stonework and typical elements of the Canarian construction.

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3. Casa Salazar
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One of the most important buildings in Santa Cruz de la Palma is the Salazar Main House, it is known as the most important house in the Salazar family, a family originally from the Burgos Valley, and is one of the houses that said family had in La Palma.

The mansion of Salazar was built by Ventura de Frías Salazar, field master, knight of the Order of Calatrava and governed by Palma Council between 1631 and shortly after 1642.

The first thing that strikes the attention of the Casa de Salazar is the façade, built with carvings, with elegant lines and the assumption on the island of La Palma of elements of the baroque as helical shafts in its columns. It also has friezes decorated with rosettes, central balcony with wrought iron sill and top finish in split pediment, there you can see the shield of Salazar, made of marble and formed by thirteen gold stars on field of gules.

At present the Casa de Salaza r is owned by the Cabildo de La Palma, it was restored and today it has become a cultural center in Santa Cruz de la Palma. The facilities of the Casa de Salazar usually host congresses, work meetings and some exhibitions.

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4. Casa de la Cultura de Tazacorte
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5. Teatro Chico
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6. Casa de la Cultura José Luis Lorenzo Barreto
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7. Centro Cultural El Retamar
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8. Casa de la Cultura Puntallana
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9. Casa de la Cultura - Biblioteca Pública
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10. Espacio Cultural Real21
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