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1. Iglesia Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe
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In the Beaches of the Americas zone, Arona is the Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe. It is located in a busy place in the municipality of Arona in Avenida Noelia Afonso Cabrera.

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2. Ermita de Nuestra Señora de las Angustias
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In Icod de los Vinos the Ermita de las Angustias is located, in honor of the virgin of the same name, a carving that is preserved inside was made in Mexico in the first half of the 17th century.

It's funny that the most interesting thing about the Ermita de las Angustias is not the temple itself or the images that can be found inside, the most remarkable thing is the stuffed alligator that is inside a glass urn in the dependencies of the hermitage.

On this saurian there is a legend that tells that a goatherd fed a small lizard and grew so much that the animal wanted to eat its cattle. The goatherd was to kill him because it was untenable for the lizard to eat a piece of cattle every day, during the fight to kill him the goatherd was about to be devoured and entrusted to the Virgen de las Angustias, finally he was able to finish with the lizard and thanks to the Virgin he took it to the altar as an offering. Although this is the legend, there is another version, and that is that the Captain Torres ended with an alligator in Mexico in the year 1771 that was dissected and brought from America.

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3. Iglesia de San Agustín
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The Church of San Agustín is a temple belonging to the population of Icod de los Vinos in Tenerife, it is declared of interest patrimonial and is located in the urban center of the municipality. The church of San Agustín belonged to the first convent that was founded in Icod by the order of Los Agustinos. The temple dates from the year 1585 and you can see the two family stands on either side of the entrance door, something unique and exclusive in the temples of the Canarian archipelago. There are two altarpieces, one of Baroque style and another of Rococo style that can be seen inside the church, although not at the head of the temple.

The Church of San Agustín is not a normal temple, in addition to these two altarpieces located on both sides we must speak of two arches built in bricks, the reason why they were used These materials may be due to the lack of resources of the Augustinian monks or the presence of Portuguese in the area who were quite used to working with this type of building materials.

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4. Basílica Nuestra Señora de Candelaria
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The coastal town of Candelaria is located 20 kilometers from the capital Santa Cruz, one of the most visited and charming towns that can be found in the island. In Candelaria it is possible to visit the Basilica of Our Lady of Candelaria, one of the most beautiful in Tenerife and where the image of the Virgen de Candelaria can be found which was found in 1390, according to the legend, by aboriginal Guanche shepherds.

The Basilica of Our Lady of Candelari is located in the old place where the gourds worshiped the virgin after the conquest. The Basilica is one of the main Marian shrines in Spain, celebrates the festivities every February 2 and August 15.

The first thing that catches the attention of the temple is the tower of 45 meters high, it is an example of neoclassical architecture very widespread on the island. The Basilica of the Candelaria is composed of three naves, two chapels as well as an offering room and the dressing room. Element as four different stained glass windows and a series of mural paintings by different artists that complete the artistic wealth that houses this impressive temple. On the outskirts of the basilica is the Candelaria beach and the statues in honor of the Guanches.

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5. Parroquia San Bartolomé de Geneto
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6. Iglesia de San Matías
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7. Iglesia de Santa Catalina Mártir de Alejandría
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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.

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8. Iglesia de la Concepción
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The Matrix Parish of Our Lady of the Conception is one of the best ecclesiastical representations representative of the baroque of the island of Tenerife. It is located in the municipality of La Orotava, in its historic center, just five minutes walk from the Casa de los Balcones and the Town Hall.


 

Built under the safeguard of Bishop Fray Diego de Muros in 1498, it soon had to be expanded, just 15 years later, in 1514, a renovation that was completed in 1516. After successive extensions and remodeling, the earthquakes that it produced the Güimar volcano at the beginning of the year 1705, made it advisable that the old temple should be demolished due to the bad condition in which it remained after the tremors, and that a new one should be erected.


 

The construction of the current building began on December 11, 1768 with contributions from the common people, the nobility and the Crown. On December 7, 1788, the current mother church of Nuestra Señora de la Concepción was inaugurated.


 

The Baptistery stands out inside, located on the lower floor of the Clock Tower, where there is a beautiful baptismal font from the 18th century. In the Chapel of Calvary is the carving of the Holy Christ of Mercy, of the late sixteenth century, and next to Him, the image of the Virgin of Sorrows and St. John the Evangelist, early nineteenth century.


 

In the Chapel of La Candelaria, on the other hand, there is a 19th century carving of the Virgin of La Candelaria, an invocation that was prayed especially during the earthquakes of the Güimar volcano that affected the previous building.


 

The High Altar is very rooted, in style, which was throughout Europe in the nineteenth century, neoclassical. In it you can see the Tabernacle of marble, made in Genoa by Gaggini.Also of the same artist is the Genoese pulpit, while the iron gate that separates the pre-ministry, also inaugurated in 1832 along with the Tabernacle and the Pulpit, was held in London.

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9. Cueva de Chinguaro
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The Cave-Sanctuary of Chinguaro is a cave or grotto located in the municipality of Güímar in Tenerife (Canary Islands, Spain). According to historians it was the cave-palace of the Mencey Acaimo (Guanche King of Güímar). In this cave the Guanches worshiped the Virgin of Candelaria (patron of the Canary Islands) as the goddess Chaxiraxi (worshiped in the Canaries until the Spanish conquest), until later the image was identified with the Virgin Mary and was transferred by the same Guanches to the Cueva de Achbinico in Candelaria.

The Cueva de Chinguaro was the first sanctuary of the Virgen de Candelaria, and the first Aboriginal sanctuary that contained a Christian image in the Canarian Archipelago, although At that time the Guanches continued in their animist religion, until later to be Christianized. For this reason, various archaeological tools from the Guanche era have appeared in it, making the cave a place of great archaeological importance. This cave has the category of Good of Cultural Interest, and is currently a chapel dedicated to the Virgen de Chinguaro (a derivation of the invocation of the Virgin of Candelaria) derived from when the image of the virgin was in this cave.
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10. Iglesia de San Marcos
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The most important temple of Icod de los Vinos and the district is the Church of San Marcos Evangelista. In its origins the Church of San Marcos was a small hermitage that was a subsidiary of the Parish Mother of the Apostle Santiago de Los Realejos and was raised around 1500 as a result of the appearance of the image of San Marcos Evangelista. According to tradition, the image of San Marcos Evangelista appeared on the beach and ended up giving it a name before the conquistadors arrived on the island of Tenerife. The latest reforms the church has received have given it the appearance it has today. Works of imagery from workshops that come from different parts of the world can be seen on its walls. For example the recumbent Christ is a carving that was brought from Mexico and is made with corn paste, we must also talk about the sculpture of Santa Rosa de Viterbo that arrived in Icod from Seville and finally highlight the San Marcos with a marked style Gothic. The Church of San Marcos is located in the square of the same name although it is officially the Park of Lorenzo Cáceres.