Entrance Ticket at La Casa de Los Balcones House-Museum
Description
Travel to the past and enjoy visiting to the house museum of La Casa de Los Balcones -also known as Casa Fonseca-, built in 1632. During this visit, you will be able to discover the lifestyle, uses and customs of a canarian family who lived in this house from the 20th century. The circuit begins on the first floor, where you can look at different rooms of the house, which is home to a big collection of antique objects of the owners. Between them, there are typical canarian objects and traditional tools that currently is not easy to find them. Then, you go downstairs to know how a winery works. After that, you will be able to relax on the inner courtyard surrounded by a stunning wooden balcony made with canarian tea pine.
Tour Options
Itinerary
Just show your ticket with your mobile phone at the ticket point and you'll start the visit at the house museum.
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- The House-Museum is opened from 10:00 am to 6:00pm. The last visit starts half an hour before the closing time.
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Wheelchair is accessible only on the ground floor and the interior patio. The first floor is not accesible.
- You will receive confirmation at the time of booking
- Keep in mind that you must take a printed voucher or show your smartphone with the reservation to access the museum house.
- All houses are accessible, except the second floor of La Casa de Los Balcones (in this case, people with reduced mobility can access the interior patio and the first floor).
- Smoking is not allowed inside the houses, except on the terrace of the Gastrolercaro restaurant.
- You have the possibility to visit all three houses with an official guide. For this, it is necessary to book in advance. Get in touch through the contact form on the official website
Reviews(63)
This is an absolute must visit when you are in the area. This place is rich in history. It is the perfect glimpse into what life was like in the 17th century in a home with artisans making lace. Many of the home's original features are intact, and the details were breathtaking.
Muy bonito worth a visit
Nice visit, well preserved house, good audio-guide and friendly staff.
Friendly experience with friendly staff. Reasonable price and complete audio guide
Loved Tenerife We do not need to go to the Caribbean to enjoy the bn time and nature Wonderful and friendly people It eats great 😋
The actual museum was lovely but when we went to the shop the women in there followed us from room to room presumably because they felt like we would steal something. It May be because we were British, tourists or a yong family. They followed no one else. I was going to buy something but was so offended I put everything down and walked out. I don't think they realised that I understood a bit of Spainish and could hear them shouting across the shop to follow us. Would never return.
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.
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.
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.
€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.
