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What to see and do in Los Silos

What to see and do in Los Silos (Tenerife - Icod-Daute-Isla Baja, Santa Cruz de Tenerife): 5 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 2 Monuments · 1 Nature · 1 Activities

When to go to Los Silos: festival calendar

September: Nuestra Señora de la Luz (Los Silos) (September 7-8)

How far each place is from the centre of Los Silos

Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de La Luz 50 m

Towns near Los Silos

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What to see and do in Los Silos

Los Silos
Village
Founded in 1509 by the Portuguese settler Gonzalo Yanes, who gave the place its name after the three grain-storage silos he built there. It became a municipality in 1813 and received the title of Villa from Alfonso XIII in 1921 in recognition of 'its industriousness and integrity'.
Ex-Convento de San Sebastián
Monument
A former convent from 1649 that today houses municipal offices and cultural spaces of Los Silos.
Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de La Luz
Monument
The parish church of Los Silos, rebuilt in the 1920s in neo-Gothic style by the architect Mariano Estanga.
El Puertito de Daute y La Ballena
Nature
A cove giving access to the sea in Los Silos, within the Isla Baja district, where the skeleton of a stranded whale, popularly known as 'La Ballena' (The Whale), is preserved.
Nuestra Señora de la Luz (Los Silos)
Activity
The patronal festival of Los Silos, held on 7 and 8 September in honour of Nuestra Señora de la Luz.