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Natural places, Places of interest
1. Parque Rural de Anaga
Other natural spaces
National Parks

Located in the northern part of Tenerife is one of the most incredible and spectacular natural sites on the island. Undoubtedly The Parque Rural de Anaga is a space where visitors will arrive and they will not know if they are really on the island. Specifically the Parque Rural de Anaga has dimensions that exceed 14,400 hectares and is part of three municipal areas, Santa Cruz, La Laguna and Teguese and has its highest point at 1024 meters above sea level with the Cruz de Taborno peak.

Agana not only offers impressive impressive mountain ranges with spectacular valleys, but the dense forest of the park is the biggest attraction, a forest that looks luxuriant, covered with trees with a thick layer of moss on its trunks. , thanks the amount of humidity and the rains that discharge at this point of the island.

Agana is covered with laurisilva, one of the most important in the world, this type of forest is only preserved in Canary Islands, Madeira and some islands of the Azores thermophilic forest, the fayal-heath, cardona-tabaibal.

It has an important network of paths through which you can walk and discover the sovereign beauty that comes from the heart of this forest.

Places of interest
2. Plaza El Chicharro
Squares
Streets and avenues
Place where the sculpture of El Chicharro is located. The Plaza del Chicharro, is a small square located in the city of Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain), is located near the Plaza del Principe in the heart of the capital.

The original name of the Plaza del Chicharro was Alférez Provisional, until it changed its name after a neighborhood initiative, after the placement in the center of the emblematic allegorical sculpture Chicharro, which gives the current name the square. This symbolic bronze sculpture was originally placed in 1979, but in the year 2000 it was the object of a robbery and was practically destroyed, so in 2003 the current one was placed which is an exact replica of the original. The sculpture has become the allegorical symbol of the city.
Cultural spaces, Places of interest
3. Teatro Guimerá
Theatres

The Teatro Guimerá is a building located in the central street of Ángel Guimerá in Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Tenerife). Dedicated, among other functions, to the theatrical performances, it is, today, the oldest theater in the Canary Islands, opening in 1851. Until the inauguration of the Tenerife Auditorium, in 2003, it was the headquarters of the Tenerife Symphony Orchestra.

Museums, Places of interest
4. Circulo de Amistad XII de Enero
Historical buildings
Places of interest
5. Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Concepción
Places of Worship
Squares
Historical buildings

In the capital of the Island of Tenerife, Santa Cruz is the Iglesia Matriz de la Concepción, the main temple of the city and so they call it the Cathedral of Santa Cruz although it does not meet the characteristics of a cathedral or a basilica.

The Church of the Conception was built on the first hermitage that the conquerors who came to the island built. It began to be built in 1500 and was founded by father Juan Guerra, in the area where the first Christian mass was celebrated on the island shortly after the city was created.

In the church of the Concepción, the baroque Canarian and Tuscan style predominates and is made up of 5 naves that is the result of the different extensions. The most outstanding elements are the high tower and Canarian balconies located on the façade, in addition to the temple that houses the Santa Cruz Fundacional that brought Alonso Fernández de Lugo when he arrived on the island.

The ceilings of the church are covered by Mudejar coffered ceilings, the main altar is baroque-churrigueresque, and the organ of the Bevington and Sons, imported from London. The interior of the church is worth visiting, for its style and the images it houses.

Places of interest
6. Castillo de San Juan

In Santa Cruz de Tenerife you can find the Castle of San Juan Bautista, also known as the Castillo Negro because of the dark tone of its walls and be located in the Caleta de los Negros. The Castillo de San Juan Bautista was built in the first half of the seventeenth century and is one of the few fortifications that can be found in such good condition throughout the island.

The Castillo de San Juan Bautista was the fortress that defended the southern part of the city for some centuries. It is located just after the Tenerife Auditorium and close to the Maritime Park and has a circular tower with an open esplanade and parapets with embrasures with a location for five pieces of artillery. The Castillo facilities are formed by two vaulted rooms below the esplanade that have an approximate surface of 47 meters with thick masonry walls of 1.5 meters thick. The materials used for its construction are volcanic ashlar masonry and was built by Luis Fernández de Córdoba y Arce and rebuilt by Domingo Bernardi Gómez.

The importance of the fortress has made it declared Asset of Cultural Interest and Historical Heritage of Spain.

Cultural spaces, Places of interest
7. Centro de Arte La Recova
Art centers
In Santa Cruz de Tenerife we find the Art Center of La Recova, a place located in the historic center of the capital practically next to the well-known Teatro Guimerá. The art center is in what used to be the old market of the city and was designed by the Manuel Oraá architect, being built in 1851 although it has been open since 1992.

It should be noted that the La Recova Art Center is a very versatile building, it has a fantastic covered patio as well as having large spaces where every year more than a dozen artistic exhibitions are held . The same building also houses the Contemporary Engraving Center, a place for teaching and creating woodcuts, gravure, screen and lithography, as well as the Centro de Fotografía Isla de Tenerife.
Places of interest
8. Monumento al "Chicharro"
Art centers
Sculptures and monuments
Places of interest
9. Templo Masónico
Squares
The Historic Masonic Temple of Santa Cruz de Tenerife is a building located in the city of Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain), on San Lucas Street. It was built according to the project of the Tenerife architect Manuel de Cámara y Cruz in 1900 for the use of the Añaza Lodge. The construction of the building lasted for more than twenty years, although it was inaugurated at the beginning of the 20th century when it was finished inside, in particular the Sala de Tenidas and the Reflection Chamber excavated in the subsoil.
It is considered the most beautiful example of Masonic temple in Spain, and was the largest Masonic center in Spain until the occupation by the military Franco regime.
Places of interest, Schools
10. Escuela de Artes Aplicadas y Oficios Artísticos (Escuela Superior de Bellas Artes)
University centers
Historical buildings