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Address Calle de Lomo Nieves, 9, 38400 Puerto de la Cruz, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain Hours Open today · 10AM–1PM, 5–9PMTuesday10AM–1PM, 5–9PMWednesday10AM–1PM, 5–9PMThursday10AM–1PM, 5–9PMFriday10AM–1PM, 5–9PMSaturday10AM–1PM, 5–9PMSunday10AM–1PMMondayClosed Province Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife Similar Museo de Arte Contemp, Church of Our Lady of the Rock, Museo de la Naturalez, Sitio Litre, Casino de Taoro | ||
Places to see in puerto de la cruz spain
The Archaeological Museum of Puerto de la Cruz (Spanish: Museo Arqueológico del Puerto de la Cruz) is a small museum, located in the town of Puerto de la Cruz (Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain). It is one of the most important archaeological museums in the Canary Islands. It offers an archival collection comprising more than 2,600 specimens of items from the Guanche culture, and a document collection named after researcher Luis Diego Cuscoy.
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The museum has an enormous collection of Guanche aboriginal pottery, including the remains of several ancient Guanche mummies. It contains two unique pieces on the island, one of which is two limpet shells, a finding of Telesforo Bravo, and an anthropomorphic figure or clay idol known as "Guatimac".
Museum official website
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Archaeological Museum of Puerto de la Cruz Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA