A prominent place and of which the inhabitants of Tacoronte feel proud is El Calvario. This monument is part of the Alhóndiga and the fountain, work of Marible Sánchez Bonilla. El Calvario is located on the street of the same name and the beginning of Calle la Herrería, located on a triangular island surrounded by pine trees that may be vestiges of the limit of the old forest of descended from the high part of Tacoronte.
The niche of Calvary is glazed and inside you can see a set of images such as San Juan, La Magdalena and the Painful. The author of these works is not known for sure, but it is believed that some local artist made them in the 17th century because the documentary sources that speak of this place date from 1674. On the other hand, the Christ is a more modern image that was Donated
El Calvario serves as a meeting and return point in the different processions that take place in Tacoronte throughout the year although the key dates are the Holy Week and the Romería de San Isidro.
The Archaeological Zone of Agua de Dios extends along the bed of the Barranco de Agua de Dios in the municipality of Tegueste. It constitutes a geomorphological axis around which the hydrographic basin of the fertile valley of Tegueste is articulated.
The ravine was formed by the confluence of Barranco de los Núñez and Pedro Álvarez. The Agua de Dios ravine has excavated the contact zone between older Miocene materials and the Pleistocene emissions that cover the entire valley floor.
The Barranco de Agua de Dios supposed a permanent settlement unit of great value and importance on the island. The caves that are found along the archaeological zone were the result of differential erosion in the shallow levels that divided the massive piles stacked on the slopes of the riverbed itself.
Thirty natural caves have been counted, some were used so that the inhabitants could take refuge, served as houses, while others served as a burial chamber. Of the most important are the Cuevas de los Cabezazos or the one of Higuera Cota. Other caves that have been found have been the Cueva del Horno, the Lagarete or Los Guanches.
The Ex-Convent of San Agustín and Sanctuary of the Santísimo Christ of the Dolores and Agony of Tacoronte, located in the municipal term of Tacoronte, island of Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain), is formed by a series of constructions that constitute an apple perfectly defined and the buildings that are located around the front plaza, by which the old convent and temple have the main entrance. It currently houses the House of Culture.
This block that houses the convent complex and other buildings of interest, faces public spaces on its four facades; bordering the river with the general road that connects Tacoronte with Valle de Guerra, on the west with Plaza del Cristo, on the north with Calle del Cristo and on the south with a new pedestrian street.
In Tacoronte we can find the Exconvento de San Agustín and Sanctuary of the Santísimo Christ of the Sorrows and Agony of Tacoronte. The convent was built between 1661 and 1662 by Tomás de Castro and Ayala whose order was extinguished at the beginning of the 19th century. From then on the building began to be used as a public building and was used as town hall, jail and even public school, at present they are the dependencies of the House of Culture of the municipality.
The Ex-Convent of San Agustín is one of the most important constructions of Tacoronte, the facade is dominated by the fine stonework which gives it much more to the building to give it that monumental air.
Among the outstanding elements of the façade are two gargoyles resembling the shapes of dragons, being completely elaborated in stonework and the coat of arms of the Pereyra de Castro, family of Portuguese origin and in its time patrons of the church. You can see a statue of the founder of the Tomás Pereyra de Castro y Ayala temple that brought the image of the Christ that appears in the altarpiece.
Formed by three ships with high arches in stonework of the country, of the goldsmithing that has the greater chapel it is possible to emphasize the frontal of the altar and the tabernacle works of the canary Juan Domínguez.
The most important religious temple in Tacoronte is the Church of Santa Catalina de Alejandría, the municipality's parent church. The Parish is located at El Calvario, where the well-known Calvario de Tacoronte is located.
The Parish of Santa Catalina Mártir de Alejandría was built at the beginning of the 16th century, until it reached the shape of the current temple and received several enlargements until the end of the century. XVIII. It is one of the churches on the island that has the greatest artistic and architectural importance.
Inside the church you can find a lot of artistic elements, Cross of the Century that presides over the parish, the altarpieces that you can see is Saint Catalina, the of the Virgin of Carmen, the one of San Antonio or the Corazón de Jesús, Altarpiece of Crucified or El Calvary and San Francisco or the Immaculate.
Other important elements are the Chapel of the Virgin of the Rosary, Chapel of the Immaculate or San Lorenzo, the chapel of the Ánimas, the one of the Virgen de El Patrocinio or the one of San José etc.
Other elements are the Choir and the Organ, the Pulpit, the Sacristy, canvases of the life of Santa Catalina among others.
In an area close to Los Rodeos, where the Tenerife North Airport is located, there is an abandoned bunker that was built under the threat of a possible attack during World War II by allies. It is known as the Bunker of El Pulpul and was an underground military complex that served as a powder keg and also housed fuel and military equipment.
The islands were under US threat during the war and for that reason the island was equipped with several bunkers to be able to repel possible allied attacks although fortunately they were not taken to use.
The Buker of El Púlpito has dimensions of about 1400 square meters, with well-fortified and camouflaged military galleries. At present it is abandoned and very few people know the existence of this place that is part of the history of the island.