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
La Laguna will be present at this event, which takes place in the city of Jaén and is organised by the International Federation of CICOP Centres and the CICOP Spain Association.
Between 24 October and 8 November, a varied cultural, gastronomic and leisure programme will be rolled out at different locations throughout the city.
The Department of Cultural Heritage launches an educational and cultural initiative that connects heritage, youth and collective memory on the 25th anniversary of the city’s designation as a World Heritage Site.
A city to photograph
