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.
Importantes edificios históricos, como la iglesia de Santo Domingo de Guzmán, el Instituto de Canarias Cabrera Pinto y el Museo de Arte Sacro de Santa Clara, mostraron sus secretos en nueve visitas guiadas nocturnas, de la mano de Localiando.
The City Council contributes 30,000 euros to improve the conservation, exhibition and dissemination of the historical legacy guarded by this organisation.
The World Heritage city will host an exhibition, conferences, a parade and a display of these island representations in the Plaza del Cristo.
Anchieta 2025 is conceived as a cultural action that updates its message and brings it into dialogue with the values of the present: inclusion, respect for diversity, sustainability, intercultural dialogue, rejection of racism and slavery.
A city to photograph
