The old convent of San Francisco, which is in the municipality of Icod de los Vinos, is located in the historic center of the town. The building was declared Asset of Cultural Interest in 2002 and currently houses the dependencies of the municipal library.
The convent was founded in 1641 and although it was baptized as the convent of the Espíritu Santo, it was popularly known as the convent of San Francisco and was the second It was built in Icod.
Inside the temple you can see the Capilla de los Dolores, with a marked Portuguese Rococo style and was built in the 18th century.
It was one of the few convents of the Canary Islands that did not suffer fire, looting or destruction or what is a monument where you can see the value of traditional Canarian architecture.
The Church of San Francisco is also attached, with a single nave, with the San Diego de Alcalá chapel and where worship is given Christ of the Waters.
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.
The Casa de los Capitanes is one of the best-known properties of Santa Úrsula, it also has the name of Casa de la Vera. It is a country estate that was built in 1860 by the captain of the military Diego González Martín.
What makes the Casa de los Capitanes special is the exterior decoration, an esgrafiada decoration with great luxury of detail especially in the environment of the windows and under the eaves. This type of decoration is very rare in the Canary Islands, hence its importance.
As a domestic dwelling, it must be said that the Casa de los Capitanes has an excellent conservation of its original values, with balconies and a carpentry that has an outstanding value.
With regard to the roof of the house, it is built on four sides with Arabic tiles, with an asymmetric distribution of the holes in the façade. On the upper floor there are two windows and a covered balcony while on the ground floor. low you can see two windows and a door.
The Cathedral of San Cristóbal de La Laguna is an imposing religious building that is located in the historical center of the city of La Laguna, one of the most religious constructions important of the Canarian archipelago.
The Cathedral has a marked neogothic style in its main body, with respect to the facade is neoclassical. Currently the temple is also the seat of the Diocese of San Cristóbal de La Laguna which also receives the name of Diocese of Tenerife.
The cathedral is also the seat of the Our Lady of Los Remedios parish, which also makes it Mariano Sanctuary of Los Remedios. In the facilities is the remains of the conqueror Alonso Fernández de Lugo, founder of La Laguna.
Of the Cathedral of La Laguna it is necessary to emphasize the already mentioned facade of neoclassical style, that is clearly inspired by the cathedral of Pamplona. The dome is also a very interesting element that stands out on the landscape of the city.
The chapels of Santa Teresa de Ávila, the one of the Purísima Concepción, the one of Christ tied to the Column, Our Lady of Candelaria, San José, Santa Bárbara, Our Lady del Carmen, Batisterio and the Chapel of Our Lady of the Remedies.
The Parroquia Matriz del Apóstol Santiago which is located in Los Realejos is a very important temple for the history of the population, so much that it is declared Historical Monument Artistic of National Character according to decree, in addition the part in which it is located El Realejo Alto has since 2014 the name of historical group.
The Parish was one of the first temples to be built on the island of Tenerife, the foundation of which dates from July 1496 and received the rank of church two years later.
The Parish has had several stages in which it has been restored and expanded to get the appearance it has today, three naves, chapels flanking the presbytery and sacristies. The tower was added in 1714 and already in the twentieth century an additional body that expanded the dimensions of the facade.
The interior of the temple should be noted the altarpiece in honor of Santa Bárbara dating from the eighteenth century and attributed to Pedro Duque Cornejo, being one of the most outstanding elements of the Canarian baroque. We must also talk about the Misericordia, the artist Antonio Álvarez. You can see carvings such as Our Lady of Sorrows, Saint John the Evangelist, Saint Isidore Labrador, Saint Lucia and Saint Francis.
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.
The most important religious temple of La Victoria de Acentejo is the Church of Our Lady of La Encarnación. The importance of the Church is remarkable, so much so that the Government of the Canary Islands declared the Our Lady of the Incarnation temple as Asset of Cultural Interest in the category of Monument in December 1985.
The church was built in 1537, at the express wish of Alonso Fernández de Lugo after struggling in the conquest of the island he swore to build a temple in the area and so he did.
In 1589 the Church of Our Lady of the Incarnation was destroyed after a fire, so it had to be rebuilt, so it was used to make improvements and expand it.
The coffered ceiling that houses the church is one of the most valuable elements that houses the temple, one of the most important of the Canarian archipelago and of Mudejar style and with a very interesting decoration.
We must also mention the image of Our Lady of Los Angeles and that belongs to the Italian school of the late sixteenth century, also retaining a San Matías it comes from the peninsula and dates from the 17th century, a silver custody by Alonso Sosa and another brought from Mexico and the Processional Cross and a painting by the artist Gaspar de Quevedo.