Casa Lercaro

The Casa Lercaro, in La Orotava

The Casa Lercaro is an elegant seventeenth-century seigneurial residence, classified as a Cultural Interest Asset, in the historic heart of La Orotava. The La Orotava audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this fine colonial house, a witness of the wealth of the families of the past.

The seigneurial residence of the historic heart

In the very historic heart of La Orotava stands the Casa Lercaro, a seventeenth-century seigneurial residence, declared a Cultural Interest Asset. It bears the name of a rich family of Genoese origin, the Lercaro, who settled in the archipelago and prospered thanks to trade, notably that of wine and the products of the island, at the time when La Orotava was a prosperous town, populated by nobles and merchants. The house illustrates traditional Canarian architecture, with its stone façade, its carved wooden balconies and its elegant inner patio surrounded by galleries, typical of the residences of the colonial era. Like the other fine houses of the district, it testifies to the splendour and the art of living of the great families that made the wealth of the town. A witness of the heritage and the history of La Orotava, the Casa Lercaro is a fine stop of the discovery of the old town.

What to see

You admire the elegant seventeenth-century seigneurial residence, classified as a Cultural Interest Asset, which bears the name of the rich Genoese Lercaro family, with typical Canarian architecture: stone façade, carved wooden balconies and inner patio surrounded by galleries, a witness of the art of living of the great families of La Orotava. The Casa Lercaro is a jewel of the heritage of the town. It is a stop to be discovered, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Casa Lercaro lies in the historic heart of La Orotava, reachable on foot. You admire its façade and the balconies from the street; the interior access follows its own conditions, which vary. You discover it during a walk in the old town.

Who was the Lercaro family in La Orotava?

A rich family of Genoese origin settled in the archipelago, which prospered thanks to trade, notably of wine; its seventeenth-century residence, classified as a Cultural Interest Asset, illustrates Canarian architecture with its wooden balconies and its patio.

Where is the Casa Lercaro of La Orotava?

In the historic heart of La Orotava, in Tenerife, in Spain.