25th Anniversary of San Cristóbal de La Laguna as a World Heritage Site
San Cristóbal de La Laguna was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO on 2 December 1999, for being a unique example of a colonial city without walls, and built from a complex project based on navigation as a science of the time and as a space for the organisation of a new social order. science of the time and as a space for organising a new social order.
The original layout from 1500, which has remained intact over the centuries, of influences between European and Hispano-Portuguese culture, European and Spanish-Portuguese culture and American culture, with which it has maintained a constant link from a human, cultural and socio-economic point of view.
La Laguna reveals its Point Zero, the place where Tenerife’s historic roads begin and the Canary Islands’ connection with Latin America
A bronze plaque measuring half a metre in diameter marks the centre of the compass rose hidden in the city’s layout for five centuries on Calle San Agustín
This new urban icon is digitally elevated in an audiovisual presentation that conveys La Laguna’s universal vocation as an Atlantic link between continents
The performance held at LM Arte Colección consolidates an exhibition that analyses the city from the energy of new female creators and connects with the memory of Pibes ‘8p
This Saturday, the World Heritage city will host a historical parade that brings generations together and celebrates the identity of La Laguna with music, colour and collective memory.
The programme, which is free and open to all citizens, includes contemporary dance, music, audiovisual expression, and guided and night-time tours of iconic buildings.
l casco histórico se convertirá este sábado (13 de septiembre) en un escenario al aire libre, con danza contemporánea, música en directo, tradiciones, memoria audiovisual y visitas guiadas a edificios emblemáticos
La iniciativa, gratuita y accesible, une tradición e innovación para compartir el legado de la única Ciudad de Canarias con el reconocimiento de UNESCO
El evento se celebra de forma simultánea en las 15 Ciudades Patrimonio de la Humanidad de España, una acción compartida que refuerza la proyección cultural de la ciudad tinerfeña
A city to photograph
