World Travel Guide Search for a City   Destination Guides > Europe & Russia > Europe > Spain  > Tenerife > Santa Cruz and around > Santa Cruz Santa Cruz -- Sights -- Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Concepcion Iglesia de San Fancisco and the Museo de Belle Artes Maercado de Nuestra Señora de África Museo Militar Museo de la Naturaleza y el Hombre Plaza de España Teatro Guimerá and the Centro de Fotografía .  Santa Cruz   · The Town .  Arrival And Information .  Nelson's Attack On Santa Cruz .  Eating .  Drinking And Nightlife .  Listings .  Carnival .  Explore Santa Cruz .  Hotels in Santa Cruz SANTA CRUZ - THE TOWN Hotels in Santa Cruz   .  Sheraton Mencey Hotel Santa Cruz from  $108.26  USD     .  Sheraton Mencey Hotel Santa Cruz from  $108.26  USD   More Hotels in Santa Cruz >> Despite its age and importance, Santa Cruz itself has relatively few sights, with most of the island's most elegant historic buildings being erected in La Laguna, the capital until 1722. However, it's easy to spend a pleasant and worthwhile day wandering the parks, plazas, bustling pedestrian streets and good museums of the island's biggest city.