Culture.
El Jaral and Las Fuentes are examples of traditional architecture, the settlements of Chinche and Aripe stand out due to their aborigine etchings.
Among the local celebrations, the most outstanding is on the third Sunday in September, it is the one of Our Lady of the Light (Nuestra Señora de la Luz), very crowded and with various acts. Its beginnings date back to 1570, when a shepherd tells an aristocrat lady of Garachico, who was visiting his lands in Malpaís de Isora, of the existence of an image of Our Lady in a cave. Rescued from such a place, it was placed in a temple built for it. An annual pilgrimage called the Festivity of Nobility, visited the temple. The rivalries of the time between both places, caused the pilgrimage to disappear in 1878, although the Festivity survived, this tradition having been saved recently.
| Calendar of Popular Festivities in Guía de Isora |
| February 2nd |
Our Lady of Candelaria. Alcalá |
| Third or Fourth weekend in April |
La Milagrosa. Chiguergue |
| Third Sunday in May |
Pilgrimage of San Isidro. |
| Last Sunday in May |
San Felipe. Chirche |
| June 24 – 25th |
San Juan and Our Lady of Peace. Chío |
| First and Second week in July |
Our Lady of Carmen. Vera de Erques |
| Our Lady of Carmen. Vera de Erques |
San Juan and Virgin of Carmen. San Juan Beach |
| August 15th |
Our Lady of Candelaria. Alcalá |
| Third Sunday in August |
San Roque. Chiquergue |
| First Sunday in September |
Our Lady of El Rosario and La Milagrosa. Tejina |
| Second Sunday in September |
Crafts Fair |
| Second and third Sunday in September |
Festivities of Our Lady of the Light and the Christ of the Sweet Death |
| Third weekend in November |
Volcano Festivities |
| Sunday closest to December 13th |
Santa Lucía. Fonsalía |
Among the traditional arts and crafts, the wood works are outstanding.
Cultural Interest Centres
Guía de Isora Municipal Archive
Phone: 922 850 100
Guía de Isora Municipal Public Library
Phone: 922 853 089
Alcalá Cultural Centre
Phone:922 866 908
Chío Cultural Centre
Guía Cultural Centre
Phone:922 851 440
San Juan Beach Cultural Centre
Phone: 922 135 381
Cultural Information Office: Culture Council of the Guildhall of Guía de Isora
Phone: 922 850 100
Auditorium Theatre Cinema
Phone:922 850 100
Cultural Interest Wealth
Aripe
Chirche y Aripe Settlements
Las Fuentes Settlement
Guía de Isora. Urban Area
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