Ex-convento de Santo Domingo

The old Convent of Santo Domingo is located next to the hermitage of the same name. The building was built in 1657, together with the hermitage and was founded by Pedro de Ponte y Molina, located on the Santo Domingo street, which was the former Camino de los Guanches.

The convent of Santo Domingo was a very busy place and served as a stop and inn for the Dominican friars that ranged from Santa Cruz to the Isla Baja. In the nineteenth century the convent passed into the hands of the Conde del Palmar and a board was created to teach children from disadvantaged families and did not have the financial resources to receive education.

Today the convent has a house of mediators in addition to the adjoining hermitage, the board of education and a warehouse. It should also be noted that the facilities of the former convent of Santo Domingo have a perfectly preserved winery unique in the Canarian archipelago.