Iglesia de La Concepción in La Orotava
Iglesia de La Concepción, La Orotava, northern Tenerife Island, Spain.
La Orotava
Spain
La Orotava, town, northern Tenerife island, Santa Cruz de Tenerife provincia (province), in the Canary Islands comunidad autónoma (autonomous community), Spain, just southwest of Santa Cruz de Tenerife city. The town is a health resort with its port, Puerto de la Cruz, on the coast immediately to the northwest. La Orotava is known for its typical Canarian architecture. A notable landmark is the House of the Balconies (1632). La Orotova lies in the Orotava Valley, which has wooded hillsides and banana plantations. It was called the most beautiful place in the world by the German naturalist and explorer Alexander von ...(100 of 215 words)