1 Imprint La Palma... in a different way! Travel Guide 2020
2 The history of the Canary Islands
3 LA PALMA
4 City walk Santa Cruz de La Palma
5 Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Snow
6 Museo Camarín Virgen de las Nieves
7 BRENA ALTA- BRENA BAYA
7.1 Monasterio El Císter
7.2 Maroparque
7.3 Museo del Puro Palmero y Museo de La Fiesta de Las Cruces- Tobacco Museum and Cross Festival Museum
7.4 Puros Artesanos- Handmade cigars
7.5 Mirador de la Concepción
7.6 Iglesia San Pedro Apostol
8 BRENA BAJA- LOS CANCAJOS
9 Dragos Gemelos- The twin dragon trees of San Isidro
10 VILLA DE MAZO
10.1 Ceramica El Molino
10.2 Escuela de Artesania- School of arts and crafts
10.3 Museo Casa Roja- Museo del Bordado y del Corpus Christi- Corpus Christi Museum and Embroidery Museum
10.4 Templo Parroquial de San Blas
11 Belmaco Cave Archaeological Park - Archaeological cave park Belmaco
12 FUENCALIENTE- LOS-CANARIOS
12.1 Bodegas Teneguia
12.2 Artesania Artesol
12.3 San Antonio Volcano
12.4 Volcán Teneguia
12.5 Volcanic Interpretation Centre San Antonio
12.6 Bodega La Casa del Volcán
12.7 Bodegas Carballo
12.8 Faro de Fuencaliente
12.9 Centre of Interpretation of the Reserva Marina
12.10 Salinas de Fuencaliente
13 LAS MANCHAS
13.1 Casa Museo del Vino
13.2 Wine and more: The history of wine growing on La Palma
13.3 Plaza de La Glorieta
13.4 Volcanic Caves Interpretation Center - Caña del Fuego
13.5 Virgen de Fatima
14 TAZACORTE
14.1 Iglesia de San Miguel Arcángel
14.2 City walk Tazacorte
14.3 Museo del Plátano- Banana Museum
14.4 Banana cultivation in Tazacorte
14.5 Santuario de Las Angustías
14.6 Puerto de Tazacorte- boat trips- dolphin watching and voting...
14.7 Sugarcane cultivation in Tazacorte
15 El PASO
15.1 Museo de la Seda- Las Hiladeras- Silk Museum
15.2 Mercadillo El Paso
15.3 Natural food El Campo
15.4 Petroglifos El Verde and La Fajana
15.5 Centro de Visitantes de El Paso
15.6 Ermita de la Virgen del Pino
15.7 La Cumbrecita
15.8 Palmex
16 LOS LLANOS DE ARIDANE
16.1 Iglesia Nuestra Señora de Los Remedios
16.2 Museo de Pintura en la Calle
16.3 Museo Arqueológico Benahoarita- Archaeological Museum Benahoarita
16.4 Rastro Argual Abajo Los Llanos- flea market
16.5 Artefuego La Palma- Art glassworks
16.6 The Mirador El Time
17 TIJARAFE
17.1 Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de La Candelaria
17.2 Casa de La Décima
17.3 Museo Etnografico del Traje- José Luis Lorenzo Barreto- Ethnographic Museum of Costume
17.4 Casa del Maestro- house of the teacher
17.5 Danza del Diablo- dance of the devil
17.6 El Local en la casa del Trigo
18 PUNTAGORDA
18.1 Mirador Los Dragos
18.2 Mercadillo de Puntagorda
19 LAS TRICIAS
19.1 Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Carmen
19.2 Museo de Interpretación del Gofio- MIGO- Gofiomuseum
19.3 Buracas
20 SANTO DOMINGO DE GARAFÍA
20.1 Mirador El Serradero
21 La Zarza Cultural Park
22 National Parks Caldera de Tamburiente
22.1 Roque de Los Muchachos
22.2 Observatorio Astrofisico- Astrophysical Observatory La Palma
22.3 Flora de Cumbres- Tajinaste Rosado
23 BARLOVENTO
23.1 Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Rosario
23.2 La Laguna de Barlovento
23.3 La Fajana
24 SAN ANDRÉS Y SAUCES
24.1 Iglesia Nuestra Señora de Montserrat
24.2 Charco Azul- Piscinas Naturales
24.3 Aldea Distilleries - Sugar Cane and Rum Interpretation Centre
25 Los Tilos
25.1 Centro de Visitantes Los Tilos
25.2 Puente Los Tilos
25.3 Cubo de La Galga
26 El Tandal Arqueológico Park
27 PUNTALLANA
27.1 Iglesia de Juan Bautista
27.2 Museo Etnográfico Casa Luján
27.3 Biblioteca Bila
27.4 Fuentes de Puntallana
28 Beaches of La Palma
29 Life and Death - Bathing Accidents in the Canary Islands
30 Summary Miradores - Viewpoints on La Palma
31 History Hotels Airport
32 General Information Canary Islands
By Andrea Müller
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The archipelago consists of the 8 islands La Graciosa, Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Tenerife, La Palma, La Gomera and El Hierro. Politically they belong to Spain and geographically to Africa. They are located 1200 km from the Spanish mainland and between 100 and 500 km west of Morocco. All islands are of volcanic origin, their age decreases from east to west.
Millions of years ago, huge masses of magma pushed their way up through fracture lines of the earth's crust, exploded in violent volcanic eruptions and formed the islands with their basalt lava flows. In several eruption thrusts of varying duration and intensity they formed the present island profiles.
Fuerteventura with approximately 22 million years, Lanzarote and La Graciosa with 15.5 million years are the oldest islands of the archipelago. Gran Canaria originated approximately 14.5 million years ago, Tenerife 12 million years ago and La Gomera 11 million years ago. La Palma and El Hierro are with 2. and 1.2 million years respectively the youngest Canary Islands. The natives are descended from North African Berbers and developed different cultures on the individual islands, independently of each other. In Lanzarote they were called Majos, in Fuerteventura Majoreros, in Gran Canaria Canarios, in Tenerife Guanchen, in La Palma Benahoaritas, in La Gomera Gomeros and in El Hierro Bimbaches.
They lived at the Stone Age level in caves and fed on collected plants, cultivated cereals and legumes, products from animal husbandry, especially goats, and near the coast on fish and shellfish.
The conquest and thus the subjugation of the Canary Islands took place between 1403 and 1496 by the Spanish Crown.
La Palma has a total area of 718 square kilometres. Volcanic activity can still be seen in many places today, such as the Volcano Route on the Cumbra Vieja and the crater of the Caldera de Taburiente. With its striking relief, La Palma has the highest elevations in the world in relation to its surface area. The volcanic mountain range that extends over the whole island is over 2000 m high. The Roque de Muchachos is with 2426 m the highest mountain and after the Teide in Tenerife the second highest mountain of the archipelago. La Palma is also known as Isla Bonita = beautiful island and Isla Verde = green island, as it is the most wooded island with 40% of the forest cover compared to the other islands. It has retained its charm and original character, as mass tourism has disappeared.
La Palma has a total of 83,000 inhabitants, 16,000 of whom live in the capital.
The tour starts at the tourist information [1]. From here, walk up the street inland and you will come to the Plaza de La Constitución with the main shopping street Calle O'Daly [2]. It is the lifeline of the oldtown of Santa Cruz de La Palma, also known since the earliest times as Calle Real- Royal Street, which runs through the city from north to south, parallel to the coast. The street currently bears three different names: From the entrance of the city up to the Plaza de España, the section is called Calle O'Daly. In memory of the Irish businessman Dionisio O'Daly, the trustee of La Palma, whose legal action against the local council led to the island being the first administrative district in all of Spain where the Constitution was elected by census.
The second section of the street between the Plaza de España and the Plaza de la Cruz del Tercero is called Calle Pérez de Brito and reminds the lawyer of O'Daly, Anselmo Pérez de Brito.
The third section, the calle Dr. Pérez Camacho, ends in the Avenida de las Nieves and commemorates the famous Palmerian doctor and surgeon.
Now follow the road and you will see Casa Salazar [3] on the left side.
It is the most important house that the Salazar family, who came from Burgos in northern Spain, owned on the island and was built between 1631 and 1642 by Ventura Salazar de Frias, Knight of the Order of Calatrava and Councillor of La Palma. The ashlars carved from stone reflect the baroque style of the house. The façade is adorned by a wrought-iron balcony with lateral columns, above which the family coat of arms, made of marble, can be seen between an open gable triangle.
The fascination of the old manor house is only revealed after entering the building. In the courtyard you can see the concentrated splendour of Mujader wooden ceilings, surrounding galleries and a construction that reflected absolute wealth even in those days. The island government bought and restored the building, which is currently used for insular conferences. There is a souvenir shop with certified handmade art in the entrance area on the right and left. Mon-Fri 9-14 and 16-21, Sat 9-14, closed on Sundays Free admission ⌂ Calle O'Daly, 22 The courtyard and the 1st floor are accessible, the upper part of the building is not accessible.
Optional: If you take the next left into Calle Apurón, you will come to the parallel street Virgen de La Luz with the following attractions: In the row of houses on the left side is the Centro de Interpretación Bajada de la Virgen [4] in house number 13.
The new interpretation centre shows and explains the most important festival of the capital. Every 5 years, from June to August, Santa Cruz celebrates the Bajada de la Virgen de las Nieves, which is held in honour of the island's patron saint. In 1676, the islanders carried the statue of the Virgin of Las Nieves down to the city to implore the intercession of the Blessed Virgin, so that the terrible drought that the landscape, people and livestock had suffered for far too long would come to an end. Thus, Bishop García Ximénez issued the church decree that this pious act should be repeated every five years from 1680 onwards.
On the second Sunday in July, the Semana Grande, the great week of the Bajada, begins with the parade of the Mascarones, giants and pigheaded people who represent fairy tale characters such as the Bruja, the witch, and also current comic figures. Since 1945, Wednesday has been dedicated to the minuet, whose music was written by the Palmerian composer Luis Cobiella Cuevas. The dance event alludes to the pomp and elegance of the rococo style in the 18th century. The undeniable highlight of the fiesta takes place on Thursday of the same week with La Danza de los Enanos, the Dwarf Dance, whose origins date back to the Corpus Christi celebrations of 1833. At the end of the exhibition you can take an interactive photo of yourself which will automatically appear on the museum Facebook page. Mon-Fri 10-15, Sat 10-13, Sun closed, € 4.50 Combination ticket with the Museo Naval € 7.00 ⌂ Calle Virgen de La Luz, 13
Elevated on the left side is the square with the church Plaza e Iglesia de Santo Domingo [5].
At the confluence of Calle Virgen de la Luz and Calle Fernándes Ferraz, steps lead to the plaza, which is laterally dominated by 2 large Indian laurel trees. On the left, next to the two adjacent semicircular doors with a covered wooden balcony, is the Instituto de Enseñanza Secundaria, the College of Teacher Education.
