Tenerife

The historic quarter of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, capital of the island is located in the area of the city closest to the sea next to its important commercial port. Here, among the pedestrian streets lined with shops, restaurants and other establishments there are various buildings, which show the historical origins of the city. One example is the church, Iglesia de la Concepción first built in 1500, though it was rebuilt in 1653.

The church was the centre of the original town of Santa Cruz, which until 1859 was just the port for the nearby town of La Laguna. Nowadays, close to the church is the street called "La Noria."  It has a great nightlife with its traditional houses converted into bars and tascas. The church, the Iglesia de San Francisco, squares such as, the Plaza Príncipe de Asturias and the Plaza de La Candelaria or the municipal market Nuestra Señora de África are just some of the essential stops on your route round this area, where the old and the new intermingle.