Villa de Mazo

In Villa de Mazo the Parish Church of San Blas or Church of San Blas is located. The temple is located in the historical helmet of the municipality and it is arrived at through a steep paved road that communicates the parish with the town. In its origins the parish was a hermitage that was built in 1512, centuries later it is extended with two more ships and that gives shape to the building that is currently known. The church of San Blas has a clear Mudejar style and within its walls is the central mahogany altarpiece, created under the baroque style and which is undoubtedly one of the most valuable elements of the church. You can also see within the parish of San Blas an interesting set of Flemish images dating from the sixteenth century and among which stands out how could it be otherwise the size of the San Blas pattern. In the vicinity of the Parish Church of San Blas is also very interesting, nearby is the parish house that is the home of the parish priest who was recently restored and stands out for the value of his style and antiquity.

The Red House Museum is one of the most emblematic buildings of the Villa de Mazo, dates from the beginning of the 20th century and was painted and decorated by Luis "El Tora". The Red House Museum was commissioned to build in 1911 by Leopoldo Pérez Díaz, a famous businessman who lived in Venezuela. In the 70s the German Jürgen Fischer acquired it and converted the building into a hotel and it is when it begins to know with the current name: Red House. After a while the current museum was acquired by the Mazo City Council and between 1994 and 1996 it carried out restoration works until it was given the current appearance, which turns out to be the one in its moment was the original. Today the Red House Museum is divided into two floors, one of which houses the Corpus Divulgatory Center while the second There is the Embroidery Museum. The Corpus Divulgatory Center has documents, illustrations, photographs and other elements that refer to the Corpus festivity. For its part, the Embroidery Museum is on the top floor and an interesting variety of this artisan modality is shown.

Villa de Mazo keeps one of the most important pre-Hispanic groups on the island of La Palma, it is known as Belmaco Archaeological Park . It is the first archaeological site that was discovered in Canarias and is formed by an interesting station of geometric rock engravings and has 4 panels in which you can see mainly spirals, concentric circles and meandriforms. It was here that the first petroglyphs were found in the Canary Islands in the 18th century. The caves that can be seen in the Archaeological Park of Belmaco have some great conditions to be able to be enabled and even at the time it was occupied permanently by the benahoritas. According to some studies, it has been shown that it served as a room for the captains of the canton of Tigalate, two brothers known for Juguiro and Garhagua. It has also been discovered that the caves served as a burial site. The Archaeological Park of Belmaco keeps many other surprises as it has been related to these caves as a magic-religious place where rituals were performed, such as invoking rain in times of drought. The ten natural caves that can be visited will not leave indifferent to any of the visitors who may also enjoy the services.

The Martin Volcano is within the municipality of the Villa de Mazo, it should be noted that in XVIII the Cumbre Vieja of the volcano exploded and was active for 82 days, according to some writings there were a series of earthquakes and thunder, it is said that four rivers of volcanic material that reached the sea. The Martín Volcano is located in the Natural Park of Cumbre Vieja, what draws attention are the arid volcanic landscapes, you can see some cones distributed as The Desired ones, El Cabrito or Montaña de Los Charcos, in addition to the Martín Volcano, which is the best known. More to the north of the Martin Volcano you can see saltic pitons of the Nambroque and the Niquiomo, the action of the erosion has fact that compact bodies are discovered and humidity can be felt in the pine forest and scrubland and that they have a great value as an ecosystem.

The town of Mazo in La Palma has an interesting place to visit, the Pottery Mill. It is an ethnographic group that highlights the windmill, considered the best preserved of the island being also a model that has been exclusive to La Palma. It receives the name of Sistema Ortega, which was the one that invented the mechanism used in this mill, there are only about 10 different scattered around the island, in Breña Alta, Garafía, Puntagorda and Puntallana. At present, the old mill is part of a Ceramic Workshop where reproductions of pieces of Benahoarite ceramics are worked. It is possible to visit the interior of the mill, take a tour and know what was the operation of this mill. It is possible to see how the clay works the ceramic artisans and see how they make the pieces of the Benahoarite ceramics. It is also possible to visit an interesting garden of native flora that is in the surroundings of the building. Until the El Molino Pottery can be reached via the LP-2 South Road between Mazo and Fuencaliente.

The Sulfur Mountain Natural Monument is located in the municipality of Villa de Mazo, is an old volcano located on the coast of the municipality. The Mountain of Sulfur stands out as a differentiated and differentiated element of the landscape, especially for the colorful colors it has, tones ranging from yellow, to reds, oranges, grays and even blacks. It has an approximate altitude of 275 above sea level and is crowned by a niche. The Sulfur Mountain stands out because it has a great geomorphological interest and it is also very interesting the presence of the historical lavas of the San Juan volcano. There are also ceramic archaeological remains in the area, according to experts these remains correspond to the first settlers who came to La Palma. There is also an interesting variety of flora such as higuerillas, arreboles, verodes, vinagreras, cornicales, incenses among others.

Bordering the Tigalate ravine in the municipality of Mazo there are caves of natural formation that in ancient times served for the aborigines of the island to settle, it is the well-known as Ruins of Tigalate Hondo Archaeological Zone. According to the experts, the natural caves are formed by a longest volcanic tube on the island of La Palma, with about 2000 meters traveled. The undoubted highlight of the site are the rock engravings, made by chopping the rock, the theme shown in these engravings are basically geometric and alphabetic motifs. It is divided into a part where there are two caves that were inhabited by aborigines and the area of the engravings, with concentric circles, spirals and simple curvilinear. These motifs are made by chopping the stone and are in two stone blocks located in the same channel of the ravine and inside the caboco cave. The rock engravings located in the Tigalate Hondo deposit were declared Assets of Cultural Interest in 1985. It is undoubtedly one of the most interesting places that can be find on the island of La Palma.

The religious buildings have always been very prominent on the island of La Palma. In the Villa de Mazo is one of the most important. The Parish of Santo Domingo de Guzmán. It is a relatively recent construction and simple construction, surrounded by landscaped and quiet areas.