La Casa de Los Balcones House-Museum: Stepping into 17th Century Canarian Life

Step into the 17th century Canarian life at La Casa de Los Balcones House-Museum. Explore the rooms, discover antique objects, and learn about traditional Canarian customs and tools.

Duration: 1 hour
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Casa de Los Balcones - Just show your ticket with your mobile phone at the ticket point and you’ll start the visit at the house museum.
What's Included
  • Free parking available
  • Shop for typical Canarian crafts
  • Complimentary audioguide
What's Not Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Transportation to/from attractions
  • Food and drinks
Additional Information

Journey back in time with a visit to the La Casa de Los Balcones house museum, otherwise known as Casa Fonseca, constructed in 1632.
Throughout this tour, you’ll get a glimpse of the daily lives, practices, and traditions of a Canarian family that resided in this very homestead in the 20th century.
The tour commences on the upper floor, where various…

Location
Casa de los Balcones
Calle San Francisco
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Ann
Dec 16, 2024
Stunning building - There is a QR code on arrival which gives you a guided tour, this took us up a windy spiral staircase, on to the first floor, where rooms dressed for the period and are preserved with glass, very interesting to learn the history of this place. Downstairs is a pretty courtyard with avocado trees and exotic plants. Great little tour for the price and helps to maintain this historic place.
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Idonotusethisaccount
May 16, 2024
€6 tourist. €3 resident. Cool history - €6 tourist. €3 resi,resident. For such a small fee you gqin a BIG insight to the Canarian history which is nice. Lots to see and hear for an optional addional €3 audio guide. Really lovey tourist area with the management and curator coming around also to keep you in the loop of upcoming events.
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Petercwray
Mar 10, 2024
Nice little insight into Tenerife life - Lovely little stop on our trip the La Orotava. Small museum but plenty to see and for just 6 euros it provided us with some insights into Tenerife history and some lovely photos. Well worth a visit.
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Helenbm8733sq
Mar 4, 2024
Worth a visit - I really enjoyed the content of the house. Beware though if you have knee or back problems as after entry there is a very steep, windy staircase with no handrail which was difficult to ascend to the first floor. The shop has some lovely handcrafted ware.
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Lolottetravel20
Feb 26, 2024
Nice visit - A great visit to make if you are passing through La Orotava. You don't expect to find beautiful wooden balconies behind the facade. The price is nevertheless a little high (6€) for a fairly short visit
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Gogelle35
Sep 24, 2023
The Bretons in Tenerife - When you see the facade, you don't think you'll see this magnificent decoration. Pretty, well decorated rooms. Sublime wooden balconies. A beautiful courtyard with pretty vegetation.
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Stevesw5628ev
Sep 4, 2023
Small but worthwhile - This is one of the recommendations to visit in Tenerife and whilst a small museum it was still interesting although you can only access one floor plus the garden. Some but not enough info about the rooms. A family tree in the courtyard details the family dates back to Peter Rubens but not clear if he ever visited the property- I doubt it. Conclusion of visit is a glass of beer which u can sip in the dappled shade of the garden. 6 euros per person.
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210eelco
Dec 17, 2024
too short - Beautiful house, a true work of art. I didn't like the fact that it was so short. You are in at most half an hour through the "museum" because it is quite small. So yes, a nice glimpse, but in my humble opinion even too short for the €6 you pay.
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Daydream60141057346
Dec 11, 2024
Not Really Worth the Time Effort - We went in expecting an interesting and informative experience for our €6 per person entrance fee. We immediately climbed a very steep and narrow spiral staircase (not for the infirm) to a verandah where we found several viewing points into old style, lack lustre canarian rooms. We then descended an equally steep/narrow spiral staircase into a small courtyard with several, drab uninteresting features failing to provide some vague insight into a bygone age. That was it - the exit was off the courtyard. Don't waste your time and money. There aren't any photos as we were totally disillusioned.
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50jorgeu
Jan 27, 2024
Not worth the scam - It's a scam, it's not worth it, I don't recommend it, spend the 6 euros on something worth it. In 5 minutes you see three rooms and a patio, just the dirty bathrooms.
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