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What to see and do in La Guancha

What to see and do in La Guancha (Tenerife - Icod-Daute-Isla Baja, Santa Cruz de Tenerife): 4 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 1 Monuments · 1 Nature · 1 Activities

When to go to La Guancha: festival calendar

January: Virgen de la Esperanza (La Guancha) (January 18)

How far each place is from the centre of La Guancha

Iglesia Parroquial del Dulce Nombre de Jesús 50 m
Charco del Viento 3.7 km

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What to see and do in La Guancha

La Guancha
Village
A municipality founded around 1510 and formally established between 1812 and 1813. The diocese raised it to parish status, separate from San Marcos de Icod, on 20 June 1630. Its name comes, according to tradition, from a young Guanche woman who threw herself from a cliff rather than be captured by the Castilian conquerors.
Iglesia Parroquial del Dulce Nombre de Jesús
Monument
The main church of La Guancha, dating from the 16th century, established as a parish in 1579 and raised to an independent parish seat in 1630.
Charco del Viento
Nature
A natural bathing spot on the coast of La Guancha, formed between volcanic rock and the open sea, one of the natural landmarks of the municipality's coastline.
Virgen de la Esperanza (La Guancha)
Activity
The patronal festival of La Guancha, celebrated on 18 January in honour of the Virgen de la Esperanza.