First stop today was in the town. La Orotava is known for its buildings. We set off to see the sights before moving on to our second destination of the day.
What we didn't know was that today, February 2nd is a bank holiday on Tenerife. This explained why it would take two days to get our laundry washed not to mention the post office closure. The festival celebrates the discovery in 1594 of a statue of Mary holding a child and candal.
Some of our photos
Left to right:
1. Casa Ponte Fonte; Molinos de Agua
2. Inglesia de Los Concepcion; Casa de Los Balcones
3. Casa Montiverde; Musée de las Alfonbras
More photos from La Orotava: the first was once a watermill providing power to grind grain.
In the afternoon, we went on to Garachio, a village further down the coast and noted for fish restaurants. It has a rock!
We climbed up the village so that we could get good views of the village below. Garachio was very busy on a bank holiday with restaurants doing a good trade. However, when we returned to La Orotava in the evening, there was little choice of restaurant for us.
This was our last night in La Orotava, the next stop is to be Vilaflor near to the El Teide national park
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