La Caldera de Taburiente National Park – located 1 ½ hours (45 km) northwest of Santa Cruz, La Caldera de Taburiente National Park, due to its impressive landscape beauty, is one of the most emblematic and important touristic resources of La Palma Island. It is a 1,500 meter enormous slope depression with a diameter of […]
Fuencaliente Salt Pans (Calle Maldonado 10, Fuencaliente de la Palma) — the salt pans on the southernmost point of La Palma are a small commercial operation extracting salt from the sea water. The salt is packaged and sent to supermarkets and shops on the island. There is nothing added to the salt in the whole […]
Ecofinca Platanológico / Banana Plantation (Carretera Charco Verde, 257B – Puerto Naos, Los Llanos de Aridane) – located near Puerto Naos beach, this a small farming estate dedicated primarily to organic banana production and the development of ecological agriculture-related projects. This farm is adapted and equipped for events and visits, with walkways and a school […]
Charco Verde (beach) – located within the Puerto de Naos area (at the west side of the island), this black sand beach is surrounded by nature, and is great to take the children to without giving up the benefits of a rural setting. This pleasant cove, surrounded by cliffs and banana plantations, benefits from a […]
Charco Azul Seawater Swimming Pools (Camino del Melonar, San Andrés y Sauces) — Charco Azul is a set of saltwater swimming pools along the promenade at El Melonar, between the village of San Andres and Puerto Espindola, located in a semi-urban area. The natural coastline is rocky, and the sea is frequently very rough, but […]
Carnival (Santa Cruz de La Palma) – this major event begins on the Friday before Ash Wednesday and lasts until Saturday and into the small hours of Sunday, known as Domingo de Piñata. Its varied program never lacks the opening with a children’s parade, the traditional street parties (verbenas), the evening dances (in the Royal […]
Astrophysics Observatory (Los Cancajos, Santa Cruz de Tenerife) — the Astrophysical Observatory of Roque de Los Muchachos (ORM), located just south of Santa Cruz de la Palma (at an altitude of 2,420 meters in the municipality of Garafía), is one of the most complete array of telescopes in the world. Thanks to its dark, clear […]
Mercadillo del Puerto (Santa Cruz de la Palma) – located near Santa Cruz’s marina, this is an open air market where independent vendors sell their goods (including arts, crafts, and souvenirs). Along with that, there’s also a play area for school children. Note: this market is only open during the first & third Sunday of […]
Marina La Palma (Av. Marítima y Av. de El Puente, Santa Cruz de la Palma) – opened in 2010, this open-air shopping center offers spectacular views of the Old Town along with a good number of shops (Spar Supermarket, Natura, and Ruta 66, among many others), cafés, pubs, and restaurants. It’s also a great spot […]
Tasca el Cuarto de Tula (Av. Marítima 48, Santa Cruz de la Palma) – this tapas bar comes to life at night when live Cuban musical acts perform live here. Naturally, this bar also has a large selection of Cuban rums. Both locals and expats (mostly above 30) come here. This is also a favored […]