Culture.
It features a relevant historical and artistic heritage that well deserves a visit.
Among the local celebrations, the most notable is the Carnival, with an abundance of colours and costumes, with brass bands and contests.
The Crockery Festivity (Fiesta de los Cacharros), at the end of November, is outstanding, it takes place during the Festivities of San Andrés, when the wine cellars are opened and the town dwellers drag metal recipients through the streets until reaching the cellars. Any thing that can hold liquids is brought, and in the heat of the competition, can be from a sardine can to metal drums, washing machines or the chassis of a car. Young and old participate in this noisy party that is also a tourist offer.
On June 24 th, the festivity of San Juan, popularly cherished, relives ancestral customs related to the aborigine world, such as taking the goat herds for a sea bath, in the area of the old dock.
The festivities of July, related to Jesus of the Great Power and to the Virgin of Carmen, originated from the fishermen and this regions harbour.
| Calendar of Popular Festivities in Puerto de la Cruz |
| February - March |
Carnivals, ritual of killing the snake |
| Holy Friday |
Late night, procession of the Great Power of God |
| May 3rd |
Day of the Cross |
| June 24th |
Festivities of the Sun / Festivities of San Juan. Bath of the goat herds at Charcón Beach and at the dock on the previous eve. |
| Second two weeks in July |
Festivities of San Telmo |
| July 18th |
Festivities of the Great Power and of the Virgin of Carmen |
| Tuesday of the second week in July |
The images of the Virgin and San Telmo set sail |
| November 30th |
Festivities of San Andrés or Cacharro festivity |
Cultural Interest Centres
Municipal Archive
Phone: 922 378 437
San Francisco Auditorium Park
Phone: 922 384 079
Culture Council of the Guildhall
Phone:922 383 663
El Castillo Cultural Space
Paseo Luis Lavaggi, 12
Phone: 922 373 029
Canary Institute of Hispanic Studies
Calle Quintana, 18
Phone: 922 388 607
Municipal Archaeological Museum
Calle El Lomo, 9-A
Phone:922 371 465
Located in a Canary House of the XIX century. It is the popular sailor’s neighbourhood of La Ranilla. It preserves an important and numerous collection of ceramic pieces and tools from the guanche aborigines, as well as flint instruments, colonial weapons, insects, reproductions and photographs of great ethnographic, anthropologic and historic interest.
Puerto de La Cruz Information Office
Plaza de Europa, s/n
Phone: 922 386 000
Cajacanarias Art Room
Calle San Juan, 16
Phone: 922 388 260
Francisco Alfonso Municipal Popular University
Calle Mazaroco, 22
Phone: 922 383 663
For Complete cultural information concerning Tenerife and the Canaries visit www.tenerifeculture.com