Plaza de España
Plaza de España—“Spain Square”—is the largest square in Santa Cruz de Tenerife and the whole Canary Islands, and it sits at the island’s political and civic crossroads. The plaza occupies the former site of the Castillo de San Cristóbal, the city’s main line of defense built to protect the port from piracy. What you see above ground is comparatively modern: the square was constructed in 1929, and for a long time the castle’s fabric was largely gone—until the 2006 rediscovery of the remains. That June find led to an underground gallery where the old structure can be displayed. In 2006, the Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron refurbished the plaza, adding a pond and pavilions, and introducing the artificial lake fountain that anchors the space. …
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