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Wooden balconies and flower carpets in La Orotava

The town above the north coast is known for the Casa de los Balcones, the Liceo de Taoro gardens and the sand and flower artworks laid out on the town hall square for Corpus Christi.

Johannes Bornewasser

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Taoro La Orotava — The flower garden is a lovely place to linger, whilst the manor house is the perfect spot for a coffee.

Los Balcones, La Orotava — The Casa de los Balcones is the landmark of La Orotava.

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Los Balcones La Orotava - exterior — From the outside, the building looks rather unremarkable.

Los Balcones La Orotava Museum — Yet inside, the Casa de los Balcones houses a history museum.

La Orotava, Los Balcones, Tenerife

The ‚Balcones‘ are small architectural marvels. Looking at some of them, one wonders how they were secured so long ago and have managed to survive to this day.

La Ototava Town Hall Square: Setting up the nativity scene — Work has begun on setting up the nativity scene in La Orotava’s Town Hall Square.

Photos of the nativity scene in La Orotava’s Town Hall Square can be found here.

La Orotava Sand Carpet — And on Corpus Christi, the town hall square is transformed into a giant work of art.

Photos of the famous sand sculptures on the town hall square in La Orotava can be found here.

Corpus Christi Procession, La Orotava, Flower Carpet — La Orotava is also famous for its colourful floral carpets at Corpus Christi.

Photos of the flower procession can be found here.

Taoro La Orotava — The flower gardens at the Liceo de Taoro are a lovely place to linger, whilst the manor house is the perfect spot for a coffee.

Taoro High School, La Orotava, Strelizie Park — The park is lovingly maintained – and features strelitzias, amongst other things.

Church of San Agustín, La Orotava — The Church of San Agustín is considered one of the places worth visiting in La Orotava.

Plaza de la Constitución, La Orotava — The Plaza de la Constitución (pictured above) is also a place you should visit.

View of Mount Teide from La Orotava — It is not just the view of Mount Teide that is ever-present in La Orotava: the route up also takes you through this small town in the north of Tenerife.

La Orotava Park, Tenerife — But the city has so much more to offer. It’s always worth going on a self-guided tour!

The whole town can be seen as a ‚giant museum‘. You can find all the information about La Orotava and the town’s history in our comprehensive travel guide here.

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