Iglesia de San Agustín

North Coast Tenerife


The Iglesia de San Agustín, with its carved wooden ceiling, sits on the northeastern side of Plaza de la Constitución. The magnificent carved altarpiece has effigies of Nuestra Señora de Gracia, San Agustín and Santa Mónica, while other saints are represented in further, smaller shrines along the whitewashed walls.


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