Convent of San Francisco

Look up first. The wooden coffered ceiling is the piece that stays with you, a deep grid of timber hanging over everything else in the room.

Below it stand the main altarpiece and the altarpiece of St Anthony, with paintings of the Immaculate Conception and Our Lady of Mount Carmel nearby. One canvas is a copy of a Zurbarán, and a good one: without the label you would take it for the real thing. Then the collection jumps back well before the friary existed, to Roman coins of the 2nd and 3rd centuries.

The setting is part of the visit. The friary dates from the end of the 16th century, and the art is shown inside the building the Franciscans used.

• The museum is closed on Mondays, and Sunday opening is shorter than the rest of the week.
• Entry is paid. A joint ticket also covers the church, so ask for it at the desk.
• There are toilets inside, including a wheelchair-accessible one.
• The Teguise tourist information office is about 150 m away if you want a town map or more to see nearby.

The bus stops practically at the door: the stop is named Convento San Francisco and stands about 11 m away. A second stop, Ayuntamiento de Teguise, is about 185 m away.

Drivers have two car parks close by. The free one, with a gravel surface, is about 70 m away; a paid one sits at roughly 90 m. A town map board stands about 45 m away, and the Teguise tourist information office about 150 m away, if you want to plan the rest of the town on foot.

Best: Tuesday to Saturday, when the museum keeps its longer hours.

Avoid: Monday, when it is closed.

Everything here is indoors, so the visit works in any weather, and it makes a cool break from the midday sun on the open streets of Teguise.