The Villa of La Orotava Christmas began on Friday night with a spectacular Christmas decoration and the inauguration of the nativity scene in the Plaza del Ayuntamiento, which in turn is located within the municipality’s Nativity Scene Route, the most important in the Canary Islands.
This portal, with life-size figures, represents the ancient Hebrew market, has about 25 stalls and new scenes and can be visited until January 6.
During the opening ceremony of the lighting, which was attended by a large audience as usual, there were several musical and dance performances, in addition to putting on stage a representation of the importance of living Christmas as a family, and also sharing it with the young people and the smallest of the house.
A group of young people who participated in the event proceeded, accompanied by the mayor, Francisco Linares, and the mayor of Fiestas, Alexis Pacheco, to press the button with which the spectacular ornamental lighting of the urban center of La Orotava was turned on, which, like that of the neighborhoods is low consumption.
This year the arches on Carrera Escultor Estévez Street and Plaza de la Constitución stand out. In the central area there are more than a hundred Christmas light motifs and as many arches, as well as more than 1,000 meters of rosary and curtains, and about 6,000 of garlands. In the neighborhoods there are about 60 arches, fifty stars and Happy Holidays and about a hundred Christmas allegorical elements. Added to this are several illuminated Christmas elements in the streets and squares, in the access areas to the municipality and photocalls, and some 5,000 Easter flowers have been placed.
Angels, pine trees, stars, snowflakes, balls, garlands, sleighs, reindeer and gifts decorate the neighborhoods and the urban center to enjoy the municipality and its gastronomy, walk through its streets and do Christmas shopping.
