Saturday 11 December 2021

SPAIN

This UNESCO cover from Spain depicts a 0,24€ stamps celebrating the town of San Cristobal de la Laguna. San Cristóbal de La Laguna (commonly known as La Laguna) is a city and municipality in the northern part of the island of Tenerife in the Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, on the Canary Islands (Spain). The city is the third-most populous city of the archipelago and the second-most populous city of the island. The city has an original and unplanned Upper Town, and "city-territory" Lower Town. It was Spain's first non-fortified colonial town and served as a model for development in America. Many religious-function buildings and other public and private buildings date to the 16th century. La Laguna's historical center was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1999.