Tinajo

Linked with the village of Mancha Blanca by a conglomeration of thriving agricultural villages is Tinajo, the main administrative village of the north.


In this small, attractive village you will find a real jewel, its charming, prize-winning square, surrounded by numerous palms, hibiscus and laurel bushes and some specimens of the rare dragon tree.


Tinajo also boasts an appealing parish church, the Parroquia San Roque, with a sundial dating from 1881 on its roof. In its interior feature an attractive Mudéjar-style ceiling and some fine statues, including one statue of Christ by Luján Pérez, the best-known and most productive sculptor of the Canaries.


Famous for its wrestling tradition, Tinajo has one of the best teams of the island, for which it provides a nice wrestling arena, the Terrero, in the south of the village on the road coming from Mancha Blanca.