• It’s considered the Sistine Chapel of cave paintings in La Palma. And thanks to its size and complexity, it’s unlike any other site in the Canary Islands.
  • The Cave of Achbinico or, like so many aboriginal place names, San Blas, is located in the municipality of Candelaria.
  • The Cave of Achbinico is another excellent example of the merging of Spanish and Guanche traditions.
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  • Cueva de Achbinico, also called cave of San Blas (Spanish: cueva de Achbinico) is a Roman Catholic church and cave located in Candelaria, Tenerife...
  • The Achbinico cave has a great importance, not only religious but also historic and prehistoric.
  • Just past the convent is the Cave of Achbinico, also known as the Chapel of San Blas, where the Guanches had originally placed the statue of the Madonna.
  • The statue was translated to the Achbinico cave in 1446, the ceremony accompanied with popular celebrations.