San Cristóbal de La Laguna
Also known as La Laguna, La Laguna, Spain
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (iv).
Region
Europe and North America
Spain
Inscribed
1999
Area
10,206 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
San Cristóbal de La Laguna is about 7 km west of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. The nearest other World Heritage site is Teide National Park, about 40 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Santa Cruz de Tenerife · about 336,000 peopleabout 7 km east
- Las Palmas · about 378,000 peopleabout 95 km south-east
- Arrecife · about 53,000 peopleabout 280 km east
- Laayoune · about 188,000 peopleabout 340 km south-east
- Funchal · about 205,000 peopleabout 470 km north
- Smara · about 48,000 peopleabout 500 km east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
SpainNatural39 km away
SpainCultural81 km away
SpainNatural99 km away
PortugalNatural481 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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