Convento de San Francisco de Garachico
Key facts
- Type
- Monastery
- Religious order
- Franciscan
- Era
- 16th Century
- Architectural style
- Renaissance
- Founded
- 1524
- Current status
- Museum
- Location
- Garachico, Tenerife
A Franciscan convent in the historic port of Garachico, partially buried by the 1706 volcanic eruption. Its restoration reveals both monastic and volcanic history.
Highlights
- Partially buried by 1706 eruption
- Historic port of Garachico
- Restored Franciscan cloister
- Volcanic and monastic history combined