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.
The court of the Three Wise Men from the East will remain in the Parque de la Constitución until 4 January.
This initiative of the Department of Cultural Heritage of the City Council of La Laguna, with the participation of the company Burka Teatro, will offer a total of 10 free routes through the historic centre.
The Mayor of La Laguna, Luis Yeray Gutiérrez, received the crowd of children of this Peace Walk in the Plaza del Adelantado, named after its founder and political centre of this city since the beginning of the 16th century.
The Krijer family, a family of goldsmiths from La Laguna, has designed a unique work for this tribute, which combines the wind rose of the urban layout with the prestigious local baroque silverwork.
A city to photograph
