Walk through La Ranilla and the old streets around Plaza del Charco to discover Puerto de la Cruz’s large wall murals. This guide follows our filmed walk, with artists and stories behind the works so you can pause where something catches your eye. The murals are outdoors on residential and working streets. Start near Calle Mequinez and take the route at your own pace.
Watch the wall murals guided walk
Our video takes you through the old town mural route. Play it before your visit or use the written stops below while you walk. The film records the works as they appeared when filmed; public art and its surroundings can change.
How to follow the route
Start near the Calle Pérez Zamora and Calle Mequinez junction, west of Plaza del Charco. Follow Calle Mequinez towards Plaza Benito Pérez Galdós, then explore Calle Maretas, Calle San Felipe, Calle La Peñita and Calle El Lomo. The later stops bring you through Calle Teobaldo Power and Calle Puerto Viejo back towards Plaza del Charco.
This is the sequence in our filmed walk. Several works are easier to see from a nearby street or open space, so look up and step back where it is safe. A Puerto Street Art route board has been placed near the start of Calle Mequinez. There is no ticket or set opening hour for seeing paintings from the public street.
La frontera del paraíso — Victor Ash
At the Calle Pérez Zamora and Calle Mequinez junction, Victor Ash builds a dark mesh of human forms against a warm background. The barrier asks who is kept from a place that seems to promise paradise. Step back to see how the figures join into one screen.
¡Ron, ron, ron, una botella de ron! — Ro.Ro
Across the street, Tenerife artist Roberto Rodríguez, known as Ro.Ro, uses toy-like figures to tell a playful human story. Its colour and scale contrast with Victor Ash’s mural opposite. Look at the individual figures before continuing along Calle Mequinez.
La Macaronesia — Iker Muro
Further along Calle Mequinez, Iker Muro (Murone) sends a figure floating through a bright, imagined space. Puerto Street Art describes psychedelic surrealism and pop influences in the design.
Rebellion der Träumer — Sebas Velasco
Sebas Velasco places a young dreamer in a wide night-time cityscape. Traditional Canarian buildings sit alongside hotels and tourist apartments. His account links the scene to changes tourism brought to the islands. He painted the work during the 2016 Periplo period with Alain Theröck assisting.
La Ranilla — Victor Seus
This 2021 work by Victor Seus pays tribute to the neighbourhood’s fishing past. Its title names La Ranilla itself. Read it in the context of this old seafaring quarter as you follow Calle Mequinez, then notice how the work differs from the older large murals nearby.
La fuerza está en las raíces — El Niño de las Pinturas
Raúl Ruiz, known as El Niño de las Pinturas or Sex, sets a woman’s gaze alongside Canarian symbols. Look for the manta esperancera, pintaderas and hibiscus. The scale is easiest to appreciate from the open parking area near the harbour.
Urban Warrior — Pichi&Avo
Near Plaza Benito Pérez Galdós, Pichi&Avo bring a classical figure into a graffiti-covered setting. The careful modelling of the figure and the colour around it are meant to be seen together. This meeting of classical sculpture and contemporary wall painting is central to their work.
Si puedes soñarlo, puedes crearlo — Juliana Serrano
On Calle Maretas, local artist Juliana Serrano fills a wall with a dreamlike underwater world. The larger mural shows her interest in imaginary scenes and vibrant colour. Her later small Apodos paintings on family homes in La Ranilla are a separate project.
Los Fundadores — AEC / Interesni Kazki
Aleksei Bordusov, known as AEC of Interesni Kazki, made this imaginative work for MUECA in 2022. Its creatures and symbols draw on an old emblem of Puerto de la Cruz. The artist identifies references to local coral, Canary Islands spurge and a cross. Look for it around Calle San Felipe.
Island Memories — Dulk
A puffin links Vík in Iceland and Puerto de la Cruz, two fishing places separated by the Atlantic. Dulk drew on his journey between them, adding details from both communities. This work is on Calle La Peñita; look for the smaller elements around the bird.
Los Magos — 3ttman
On Calle El Lomo, 3ttman depicts a Canarian rural family. The artist describes it as thanks to Tenerife, where he was living when Puerto Street Art began. “Magos” can refer to country people in local usage; he also enjoys the echo of magicians.
Navíos volátiles — FEOFL!P
The Lanzarote artist FEOFL!P turns a small boat into an imagined voyage. Winglike oars and a fish form draw the eye along the wall. The boat’s name, Taoro, refers to the historical territory of Tenerife that included this area. Find it around Calle El Lomo.
Untitled work — ROA
Near the Archaeological Museum, Belgian artist ROA uses a large black-and-white composition of creatures piled together. From a distance it reads as one mass; closer up, the individual forms emerge. Its palette differs markedly from the colourful works elsewhere on the walk.
The amphora mural — Liqen
Facing the ROA work, Liqen gives an earthenware vessel wings and an unexpected living presence. The mural has appeared under the names The Flying Amphora and El Viaje Inesperado. Look for the vessel and the tiny details emerging from it.
Ritual — Sabotaje al Montaje
On Calle Teobaldo Power, Matías Mata, known as Sabotaje al Montaje, portrays Chucho Dorta beside a goat. The work recalls his defence of local traditions, including the bathing of the goats associated with San Juan at the harbour.
Untitled work — KOB
Also on Calle Teobaldo Power, Puerto de la Cruz artist Víctor Pacheco, known as KOB, builds an intricate world of vivid colour, invented plants and animals. This piece was left untitled; let its details draw your eye across the surface.
La eterna juventud — Belin
On Calle Puerto Viejo, Belin depicts a weathered sailor holding a paper boat. The face and the boat connect the work to the town’s relationship with the sea and journeys through its harbour. His realistic painting makes this an absorbing close-up stop.
Hay canarios… y canarios — Martín Ron
Argentine muralist Martín Ron, working with Skippy, paints a hand with crossed fingers and two canaries. The title plays with the word “canarios” for both the birds and people of the islands. Look for it as Calle Puerto Viejo leads back towards Plaza del Charco.
The Plaza del Charco mosaic — Mural 00
Finish near Plaza del Charco with a mosaic from the 1960s. Puerto Street Art treats this older work as Mural 00, a precursor within its outdoor collection. Its geometric imagery includes symbols associated with Freemasonry. It predates the contemporary mural programme.
Enjoying the murals on foot
Choose a short stretch or follow the full sequence. La Ranilla has homes and businesses: leave entrances clear, take photographs from public space and respect residents. Some walls face the harbour parking area while others are easiest to see in narrow lanes. Wear comfortable shoes and use on-street information to check artwork names.
The murals are one part of Puerto’s outdoor art. Our Street Art guide covers smaller works and other places, while Art in Puerto de la Cruz also includes sculpture and indoor exhibition spaces.
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