Located on the eastern coast of Tenerife, the municipality of Candelaria is home to the Basilica of the Virgin of Candelaria, the general patron saint of the Canary Islands, making it one of the archipelago's most popular places of pilgrimage, attracting thousands of visitors every year.
Although a large part of the municipality lies above the motorway and mostly features natural landscapes and several ravines, its seaside area is the most outstanding, both for its great cultural heritage that has preserved vestiges of the culture of the Guanches, the island's aboriginal natives, and for its modern seafront promenade lined with bars and restaurants along its welcoming black sandy beaches and natural caves.
Thanks to its proximity to the capital Santa Cruz, only 20 km away, and its excellent location 25 minutes from each of the two airports of the island, south and north, Candelaria is an ideal place to live, far from the main tourist resorts, providing a high level of services without renouncing its traditional Canarian character.
