guanche
Saint John Church
Saint John Church is in the plaza that shares the same name. It is an old church with a beautiful, sculpted bell tower. This is the place where Napoleon Bonaparte assisted in the destruction of the old bell tower, since religion was banned during the French Revolution. Back then, there was a small mechanism that would ring the bells. It has since been replaced with a Provencal style bell tower. In 1791, when Napoleon went to mass, a beggar said that he would one day be king. It's one of the oldest parishes in the city, but it was destroyed in the 16th century by religious wars. The 12th century
Read more