Conjunto Histórico Barrios de San Juan y San Francisco

One of the most outstanding points of interest offered by the population of Telde are the neighborhoods of San Juan and San Francisco. These neighborhoods arise around the old church of San Juan Bautista (today basilica), the one of San Francisco is considered the convent district of Telde, which began to be built in the surroundings of the hermitage of Santa María la Antigua, two very important points from where the city began to be built, which was the first Episcopal Headquarters of the Canary Islands back in 1351.

Still today the two neighborhoods retains the original layout of its streets, are characterized by cobbled roads, narrow and with remarkable slopes. The houses are traditional constructions, with low whitewashed walls and with the tile roof so characteristic of this type of Canarian houses.

In addition to these humbler houses the neighborhood also offers another type of more noble constructions, of course the Basilica of San Juan Bautista, but also others like the house of Doña Dolores Sal l, The House of El Pino or the Casa de la Familia Amador. Since 1981 the neighborhood is in the Real Estate Inventory of the General Directorate of Fine Arts of the Ministry of Culture of Spain, with the category of Conjunto Historico strong> and with the protection of Good of Cultural Interest.