Liceo Taoro

The Liceo de Taoro, in La Orotava

The Liceo de Taoro is an emblematic building of La Orotava, a fine bicolour building of 1928 perched on a promontory dominating the valley. The La Orotava audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this elegant monument, a high place of the cultural and social life of the town.

The bicolour building on its promontory

The Liceo de Taoro is one of the most emblematic and recognisable buildings of La Orotava. Built in 1928 on a promontory dominating the town and the valley, this fine building stands out by its bicolour façade and its elegant architecture, which mixes the influences of the era. The Liceo was designed as a cultural and social circle, a place of meeting, leisure and entertainment for the good society of the town, in the manner of the casinos and liceos that flourished then. It hosted balls, concerts, conferences and meetings, and remains a high place of the local cultural life. Its dominant position also makes it a magnificent viewpoint: from its surroundings and its gardens, you enjoy a splendid panorama over the Orotava valley, which descends towards the sea, and over the Teide. A witness of the architecture and the art of living of the beginning of the twentieth century, the Liceo de Taoro is a remarkable stop of the discovery of La Orotava.

What to see

You admire the emblematic bicolour building built in 1928 on a promontory, with elegant architecture, designed as a cultural and social circle that hosted balls, concerts and meetings, and you enjoy from its surroundings a splendid panorama over the Orotava valley and the Teide. The Liceo de Taoro is an emblematic monument of La Orotava. It is a stop to be discovered, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Liceo de Taoro lies on a promontory dominating La Orotava, reachable on foot by a climb. You admire its exterior and the panorama from its surroundings and its gardens; the interior access follows its own conditions, which vary. The view is particularly beautiful on a clear day.

What is the Liceo de Taoro in La Orotava?

An emblematic bicolour building built in 1928 on a promontory dominating the town, designed as a cultural and social circle that hosted balls, concerts and meetings; its position offers a splendid panorama over the Orotava valley and the Teide.

Where is the Liceo de Taoro of La Orotava?

On a promontory dominating La Orotava, in Tenerife, in Spain.