Monuments to visit Canary Islands

Also known as Molino del Conde, this typical Canarian mill dates back to 1517 and operated for 400 years. It was used to make Gofio, a cereal flour of Guanche origin and still widely used in today's cuisine. Open to the public since 1998, it houses a museum comprising 3 rooms: the one where the gofio was grilled, the one where the grain is milled and a last one housing various working instruments (900 pieces in total). It is also here that the tourist office of Firgas is located.

Between Puntallana and Los Sauces, it offers a view of the San Andrés valley. After the cross, we descend into the valley to pass under a tunnel and discover very green landscapes.

Dating from the 17th century, the Casa de los Monteverde was the cradle of the Orotava's identity in the mid-19th century with its flower carpets at the time of Corpus Christi and its late Renaissance-style entrance. In 1864, it was the home of the infante Henri de Bourbon, the first member of the royal family to visit the Canary Islands. Also from the XVII century, the splendid house of the Lercaro family, is its neighbour. You will be able to taste pastries and buy decoration items.

This palace was the residence of the counts of Valle de Salazar who requested its construction of it in 1664. The façade, a baroque work of Juan González of Castro Illada, was built by the in 1681 stonemasons Juan Lizcano and Andrés Rodríguez Bello, it is one of the most beautiful Canarian architecture with simple and wholesome lines. The complex is built around a courtyard whose columns support galleries. Before becoming the seat of the bishopric of La Laguna in the 19th century, this palace housed the casino El Porvenir and it is on the piano of this club that Teobaldo Power composed most of its famous Cantos Canarios. In January 2006, the palace was destroyed by a fire that reduced part of this artistic heritage in a lot of ashes.