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| La Orotava | ||
| province | Santa Cruz de Tenerife | |
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| Residents | 42.187 (2020) | |
| height | 360 m | |
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La Orotava is a city in the north of the island Tenerife.
background
La Orotava is above Puerto Cruz in the Orotava Valley. The city has preserved a large part of its historic buildings and placed them under monument protection.
Has from all towns on the island La Orotava the largest expansion, almost the entire Teide National Park is one of them. The city has around 40,000 inhabitants, if you include the surrounding communities, there are just under 140,000.
getting there
By plane
Tenerife North Airport is just under 30 km away, too Tenerife South Airport it is almost 90 km on the motorway.
In the street
The most important part of the city is south of the highway TF-5. The other side is already Puerto de la Cruz, La Laguna is about 26 km away, to the island's capital Santa Cruz it is 35 km.
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Tourist Attractions
The city center of Orotava is a listed building. Their cobbled streets are sometimes narrow and steep, they are mostly also driveways for the residents.
Buildings and Squares
- 1 Iglesia San Augustin, it belongs to a former monastery complex that is used as a conservatory. Its tower made of black lava rock stands out.
- 2 Plaza del la Constitución (Plaza del Kiosco). The square above Calle Calvario is a nice viewing platform, you have a good view up to Puerto de la Cruz.
- 1 Liceo de Taoro
- 3 Plaza del Ayuntamiento. The town hall square is the center of various celebrations during Carnival, Corpus Christi and Christmas time.
- 4 Palacio Municipal , the town hall is a classicist building from 1871 ..
- 5 Hijuela del Botanico, a branch of the Botanical Garden in Puerto de la Cruz, created in the 19th century.
- 6 Jardines Victoriaor Jardínes del Marquesado de la Quinta Roja, laid out in 1881. At the highest point of the terraced park is a building that was designed as a mausoleum.
At the center of tourist interest are the buildings in the Calle San Francisco:
- 7 Casa de los Balcones, Calle San Francisco 2. E-mail: [email protected]. The three-story house with the original name Casa Mendez-Fonseca dates from the 17th century. The balconies on the outer facade are worth seeing, and the inner courtyard, which is dominated by the carvings on the wide balconies, is adorned with the green of subtropical plants. In the back of the courtyard there is a wooden wine press. The house serves as a museum and entry is free. It is actually more of a souvenir shop, the traditional hemstitch embroidery is a very special offer. That is on the opposite side of the street La Casa del Turista (Casa Molina), it also serves as a souvenir shop, here you can also find embroidery, but also ceramics and cigars. Not to forget the exhibitions: life-size figures dressed in traditional traditional costumes, an enchanting garden with a view of the valley. In a room you can see the emergence of the Alfombras understand, these magnificent carpets made of sand dominate the processional way on Corpus Christi. Anyone who would like to find out more about this should refer to the neighboring house Casa de los Balcones referenced: in the Casa de la Alfombra from 1592 is a museum that documents these miracles of colors from sand.Open: open daily from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
- 8 Casa Lercaro
- 9 Nuestra Señora de la Concepción, built 1768-1788. The sculpture of one kneels in front of the church Alfombristaworking a volcanic earth tapestry.
- 10 Iglesia San Juan Bautista
- 11 Museum of Ibero-American Handicrafts
Alfombra
Alfombra is the Spanish word for carpet. In Catholic areas, the feast of Corpus Christi is usually celebrated on the 2nd Thursday after Pentecost, i.e. on Thursday June 3, 2021. A procession then takes place in many communities, and the processional path is often decorated with carpets of flowers. There are also in La Orotava Alfombras The creation of these ephemeral works of art is in the hands of local residents, their families or friends, it takes place on the evening before Corpus Christi or in the early morning.
There is, however, a world-famous peculiarity: in addition to the usual flower carpets on the street, a picture of around 900 m² is made out of sand or powdered volcanic stones on the town hall square. The creation of this picture takes some time, so that weeks before the festival you can see the creation of this work of art from the upper steps of the town hall stairs.
Mirador Humboldt
Visited in 1799 Alexander von Humboldt the island of Tenerife. On his way from La Laguna to the summit of the Teide he came through the Orotava Valley and was amazed by the panorama. Of course you don't have the original one anymore Humboldt view, because the region has changed a lot due to the settlement and the highways, but a stop at 1 Mirador Humboldt Still worth it today. But if you stop here, you should also look in the other direction: on the upper part of the mountain you can see several caves, which are the home of the Guanche King Bencomo are designated.
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Web links
- http://www.villadelaorotava.org/ - Official website of La Orotava
