Ere of Saint Brother Peter

About this place

Every year in September, a nighttime hike to the Ere of Brother Pedro takes place, organized to revive the memory of the region's diverse traditional activities. This commemorative event begins with a nighttime walk from El Médano and culminates at the ere, a magical spot on the coast transformed into an open-air stage for a performance that typically includes projections, traditional theater, and music, among other activities. Here, we find a natural amphitheater of great ethnographic value, linked to the figure of Brother Pedro, the first Canarian saint, to traditional customs, transhumance routes, and shepherding. It is a natural watering hole at the bottom of the ravine, which the Guanches used on their livestock journeys. The word 'ere' has African origins and roots, and it refers to a landscape feature covered with sediment carried by the rains, holding water at a shallow depth. Later, if you dig a little and let this hole fill with liquid, you can drink it or collect it; that's why it was used by goat herders, especially Brother Pedro.