San Cristóbal de La Laguna
San Cristóbal de La Laguna, informally known as La Laguna, is a city in Tenerife. It is the oldest city on the island and has a well-preserved city centre, and in 1999 was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.Places of Interest
Highlights include Cathedral of La Laguna and Real Santuario del Cristo de La Laguna.
Cathedral of La Laguna
Church
Photo: Fernando, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Cathedral of San Cristóbal de La Laguna or Catedral de Nuestra Señora de los Remedios is a Catholic church in Tenerife, Spain. Constructed between 1904 and 1915 to replace an earlier building begun in 1515 and designated a cathedral in 1818, it is dedicated to the Virgin of Los Remedios.
Real Santuario del Cristo de La Laguna
Church
Photo: Berthold Werner, Public domain.
Real Santuario del Santísimo Cristo de La Laguna is a Roman Catholic church located in the city of San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Tenerife. The sanctuary is famous for housing the image of the Cristo de La Laguna, a devotional image of the Canary Islands.
Iglesia de la Concepción
Church
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tegueste and Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
Tegueste
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Santa Cruz de Tenerife is the capital and largest city of Tenerife. It's also the capital city of the Canary Islands, together with Las Palmas.
San Cristóbal de La Laguna
- Type: Locality with 153,000 residents
- Also known as: “38023” and “San Cristobal de La Laguna”
- Location: Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
28.5091° or 28° 30′ 33″ northLongitude
-16.2996° or 16° 17′ 59″ westPopulation
153,000Elevation
588 metres (1,929 feet)Open location code
7CW5GP52+J5GeoNames ID
2515819
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