La Laguna (pop. 150,000) is Tenerife's second most important city. It is the old capital of the island and seat of the Adelantados, situated on the Aguere Valley amid beautiful countryside . It is also the cultural and religious capital, being home to the San Fernando University and the province's Bishopric. Its urban design is neatly arranged and the whole city is full of outstanding architectural monuments, palaces and traditional houses from the XVII and XVIII centuries. Among the religious buildings are The Cathedral, the Santo Domingo and the Concepción Churches - the latter being a historical and artistic monument; one can also find the Church of the Holy Christ and the San Miguel Chapel in La Laguna.

History and art in La Laguna are to be found in the Casa Ossuna Museum, the Friends of the Country Economic Society Museum, the Concepción Church's Museum and the Cathedral's Museum. La Laguna's Municipal boundaries extend to the towns of Tejina and Valle Guerra - very rich agricultural areas - as well as Bajamar and Punta del Hidalgo, which have become tourist resorts with first class hotels, natural swimming pools and extraordinary landscapes. Areas such as La Cuesta and Taco, home to many of the industries of the Island, are also part of La Laguna.