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Realejo Bajo heritage town, Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Santa Cruz de Tenerife · Canarias

Realejo Bajo

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Province
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Declared
2005
Status
Conjunto Histórico
Population
6,512
Elevation
390 m

Realejo Bajo is a heritage town in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canarias, Spain. It was designated a Conjunto Histórico (Spain's national heritage designation for historic ensembles) in 2005. Population 6,512 (2024), elevation 390m.

A Canarian town on Tenerife whose historic centre, churches, hermitages, and sugar-estate haciendas together hold protected heritage status, rooted in the agricultural and religious landscape of the island's north coast.

Key facts

Province
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Heritage status
Conjunto Histórico (declared 2005)
Population
6,512 (2024)
Elevation
390 m

Heritage & Monuments

Realejo Bajo's historic centre carries official heritage protection (BIC), as does that of neighbouring Realejo Alto. Within and around the municipality stand two main parish churches, the Iglesia Matriz del Apóstol Santiago and the Iglesia Matriz de Nuestra Señora de la Concepción, plus the Santuario de Nuestra Señora del Carmen and at least six smaller hermitages. Several old sugar haciendas also hold protected status, among them the Hacienda de los Príncipes.

The birthplace of the Canarian historian and naturalist José de Viera y Clavijo is preserved here too, alongside natural swimming pools at Guindaste and viewpoints at San Pedro, La Grimona, and the Plaza de la Unión.

Where to eat in Realejo Bajo

4.8(571)· €€· Restaurant
Avenida Canarias 37, C. Fuerteventura, 2, 38419 Los Realejos, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
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4.6(586)· €€· Restaurant
C/ el Puente, 10, 38419 Los Realejos, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
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4.5(546)· €€· Restaurant
C. Real de la Cruz Santa, 19, 38413 Cruz Santa, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
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4.5(496)· €€· Restaurant
C. Pablo García García, 20, 38416 Los Realejos, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
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4.6(389)· €€· Restaurant
Ctra Gral, Ctra. Palo Blanco, 15, 38413 Cruz Santa, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
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4.9(265)· €€· Restaurant
Av. Canarias, 22, 38419 Los Realejos, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
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Regional food & drink

Canarias is known for Papas arrugadas con mojo, Mojo and Gofio, among 6 regional specialities.

Traditional food & drink in Canarias

Location

Quick answers

Is Realejo Bajo worth visiting?

A Canarian town on Tenerife whose historic centre, churches, hermitages, and sugar-estate haciendas together hold protected heritage status, rooted in the agricultural and religious landscape of the island's north coast.

Why is Realejo Bajo a heritage town?

Realejo Bajo is officially designated a Conjunto Histórico, declared in 2005, Spain's national heritage designation for historic ensembles.

What is the traditional food in Canarias?

Canarias is known for Papas arrugadas con mojo, Mojo, Gofio and Queso Palmero. You'll find these regional specialities in and around Realejo Bajo.

How big is Realejo Bajo?

Realejo Bajo has a population of about 6,512 (2024), and sits at 390 m above sea level.

What is there to see in Realejo Bajo?

Realejo Bajo's historic centre carries official heritage protection (BIC), as does that of neighbouring Realejo Alto. Within and around the municipality stand two main parish churches, the Iglesia Matriz del Apóstol Santiago and the Iglesia Matriz de Nuestra Señora de la Concepción, plus the Santuario de Nuestra Señora del Carmen and at least six smaller hermitages.

Which heritage towns are near Realejo Bajo?

Nearby heritage towns include Puerto de la Cruz, La Orotava, San Juan de la Rambla and Icod de los Vinos.

Nearby heritage towns

Santa Cruz de Tenerife · 5 km away
Puerto de la Cruz

A coastal city on the north coast of Tenerife where Guanche archaeological sites, a César Manrique-designed seafront, and one of Spain's oldest botanical gardens sit side by side above black-sand beaches.

Santa Cruz de Tenerife · 6 km away
La Orotava

A historic Canarian town on Tenerife where Guanche sacred land, grand colonial mansions with carved wooden balconies, and a network of old water mills trace centuries of life on the slopes beneath Mount Teide.

Santa Cruz de Tenerife · 7 km away
San Juan de la Rambla

A small Canarian town on Tenerife where Guanche archaeology, a 16th-century hermitage, and a lava-edged coastal barrio tell the story of the island from its earliest inhabitants to its Spanish colonial roots.

Santa Cruz de Tenerife · 13 km away
Icod de los Vinos

One of Tenerife's oldest settled places, Icod de los Vinos grew from a Guanche cave dwelling into a sugar-trading town whose colonial church still holds one of the most important art collections in the Canary Islands.

Santa Cruz de Tenerife · 18 km away
Garachico

A former colonial trading port on Tenerife's northwest coast, whose golden age was ended overnight by a volcanic eruption in 1706, leaving behind one of the Canary Islands' best-preserved historic town centres.

Santa Cruz de Tenerife · 18 km away
Güímar

Once the most powerful of Tenerife's nine pre-conquest kingdoms, Güímar holds the island's first Marian shrine and a valley of volcanic farmland that has fed the Canary Islands for centuries.

Santa Cruz de Tenerife · 20 km away
Tacoronte

A former Guanche kingdom turned Canarian city, its old quarter of wine cellars, colonial mansions and a revered Christ sanctuary carrying the island's history from pre-conquest times to the present.

Santa Cruz de Tenerife · 26 km away
Buenavista del Norte

At the far northwestern tip of Tenerife, a town founded in the early sixteenth century preserves a historic centre, two traditional hamlets, and one of the island's most significant Guanche archaeological sites.

Santa Cruz de Tenerife · 29 km away
San Cristóbal de La Laguna

The first planned city in the Canary Islands, La Laguna was founded on the site of a sacred Guanche lagoon and its UNESCO-listed historic centre preserves five centuries of colonial, religious, and civic architecture in the heart of Tenerife.

Santa Cruz de Tenerife · 29 km away
Tegueste

A former Guanche kingdom territory on Tenerife, its ancient cave sites, colonial-era parish church, and well-preserved historic centre declared a Site of Cultural Interest in 1986.

Visiting from a nearby city?

Realejo Bajo makes a great day trip from:

Last updated 4 September 2026.