El Esquisúchil: Árbol Sagrado del Santo Hermano Pedro
Saint Brother Pedro de San José Bethencourt is the first saint from the Canary Islands and Guatemala to be recognised by the Catholic Church. Although he was born in Spain, specifically in Vilaflor de Chasna, his vocation of service to the dispossessed was centred in Guatemala, during the colonial period. The friar left a legacy […]
Casa de Los Soler
Located opposite the parish church of San Pedro Apóstol, it was the residence of the different generations of the Soler de Padilla family from the 16th to the 19th century, and also of their descendants in the ownership of the Mayorazgo de Chasna: the Marquises of La Fuente de Las Palmas. The original house was […]
Iglesia de San Pedro Apóstol
The parish church of San Pedro Apóstol, one of the oldest in the south of the island, has its origins in the modest chapel that Pedro Soler and his wife, Juana de Padilla, ordered to be built in 1530. This chapel was elevated to the status of a parish church on condition that the Soler […]
Mirador de San Roque
On the top of a hill is this hermitage, built at the beginning of the 17th century and which has kept its simple form, with its belfry overlooking the horizon from one of the highest points on the island, in the highest village in the Canary Islands. The viewpoint surrounds the hermitage of San Roque, […]
Monumento a la Obra del Santo Hermano Pedro, Camino de Santidad
Sculpture made by Alejandro Tosco, reflecting the cobbled path that starts from the Saint’s hand, holding the element that most characterises him, the bell, which is at ground level as a sign of humility, attachment to the earth and passion for nature. Next to it the flower of the ‘Esquisúchil’, known as the sacred tree […]
Pino Enano
A visit to the Dwarf Pine is an invitation to walk along a very striking path, as from the top you can see a perfect view of the whole municipality of Vilaflor de Chasna. The locals consider it to be the village’s sentinel. The place invites us to rest, in a place where the height, […]
Santuario del Santo Hermano Pedro
Brother Pedro was canonised in Guatemala in 2002 due to his work as a missionary in this country, where he went when he was only 23 years old and where he carried out a whole range of social and apostolic work in the 17th century. The Bethlehemite Order, of which the saint was the founder, […]
Los Lavaderos de El Chorrillo, El Pino Gordo y El Pino de las dos Pernadas
The public water supply in Vilaflor de Chasna has been provided from time immemorial at the place known as “El Chorrillo”, where the water from several nearby springs was collected. The water was brought to this place for distribution, supply distribution and animal sustenance, as well as to cover basic hygiene and health needs. Located […]
