Religious site
Ermita San Roque
The Ermita de San Roque is more than a small Canarian hermitage church in the Villa y Puerto de Garachico—it is tied to the moment when Garachico sought divine help against plague. The chapel is dedicated to San Roque de Montpellier, patron of Garachico, and its origins trace back to the bubonic plague that struck the town between 1601 and 1606. Three wills mention that the hermitage was built in 1603 to implore an end to the epidemic. When the crisis stopped, the ermita fell into disuse, deteriorating until a visit by the bishop in 1636 led to a rebuild funded by the faithful—work that shaped the church you see today. …
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