El Calvario de Tacoronte

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.