The traditional Majorera architecture finds its inspiration in the Castilian architecture from the XV to XIX centuries and is of a colonial style. All the typical architectural features can be found in the various elements that constitute the constructed heritage:
• Religious Buildings.
• Mills and industrial buildings
• Residential Buildings
• Fortresses and monuments
In the ANTIGUA municipality there is a good number of Large Houses of Castilian and La Mancha influence. The many windmills in the area are a conclusive proof of the Trade Winds presence on the island and how the Majoreros took advantage of it. Inside one of these windmills there is a restaurant designed by César Manrique. The “Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de Antigua” is a XVI c. church showing many elements of the typical Canarian architecture. It is also worth mentioning the archeological sites of “La Atalayita” and “El Junquillo”.
Inside the “La Iglesia de Nuestra Señora” Church in BETANCURIA, a XV c. building (once a cathedral), we can see some pieces of XV sacred art and a standard that belonged to the “conquistador” Jean de Bethencourt. Within Betancuria we can also find the remains of an old Franciscan monastery as well as some palatial houses.
Located in LA OLIVA are the Parish Church of “La Asunción” (late XVII c.) and the remains of the “Santa Ana” Hermitage. The “Casa de los Coroneles” is one of the best examples of the colonial style residential buildings on the island. In El Cotillo there is a XVIII fortress named “Torre del Tostón”.
The Parish Church in PAJARA, built in the XVII c., has two naves. Its façade is decorated with Aztec and animal-shaped motifs and inside the building there is a Mudejar (a Spanish artistic style and culture of the XII to XVI centuries of Andalusi origin) coffered ceiling

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