Historical Military Museum of the Canary Islands

Nice place, free entrance and parking. With a good coffee bar with sea view

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Great military museum lots to see good selection of weapons & artillery. They even have a tank & a couple of helicopters. Information mainly in Spanish.Great cafe bar looking out over port.

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It's a very little known attraction in Santa Cruz de Tenerife and it should be more visible for the visitors. The museum itself is neither big nor very modern, but the exhibits are diverse and outstanding. There is a collection of rare blades (machetes, kukris, parangs, krisses, other native weaponry etc) and firearms rarely seen in mainland Europe. Also, artillery pieces, Spanish insignia and uniforms at the ground level. Also, exhibits illustrating the strong Spanish naval tradition. At the first floor, there are informations about the history of the Canaries (the Spanish point of view of course) including their celebrated victory over UK's H. Nelson. Outside, there are various military vehicles, including a light tank and 2 helicopters. The staff is helpful and non intrusive and the is a cafeteria with great local dishes and a lovely view of the harbour. Btw, the access and parking are free.

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Interesting, however a small object. A good collection of modern weaponry. For Polish people: ENIGMA machine and polish version of Gewehr 98.

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Can not givr the full rating as the museum itself was closed, but as the cafe on the museum territory was open, we managed to have a quick look around the territory. Even this little expierence was woth a visit. And the cafe was good too

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