Iglesia Santa María de Guía

The Church of Santa Maria de Guía is one of the most important places in the population of Gran Canaria. The temple began to be built at the beginning of the XVII century where the hermitage was in principle in honor of the Virgen de Guía. Despite construction began in the seventeenth century was not until the nineteenth when the work was completed. The value of this building meant that in 1982, together with the historic center of the city, it was declared a national historical and artistic monument.

The main façade of the Church of Santa Maria de Guía began to be built in 1780, the style of the church is Neoclassical, the austerity of the temple is what will attract the attention of visitors, was made by José Luján Pérez, the temple floor is rectangular, with two towers, its facade offers three parts in one plane , a central that corresponds to the covers and other lateral ones that remain in the towers. In the interior of the church you can see several styles such as colonial, Gothic and Renaissance and that conjugate in perfect harmony.

The main altarpiece, the Our Lady of Las Mercedes, Chapel of Calvary, Baptistery and Chapel of the Sepulcher, Chapel of the Epistle, Chapel of St. Joseph, Altar of San Sebastian, Altar should be highlighted of Santa Lucia among other elements.