1 Imprint La Palma ...in a different way! Compact Travel Guide 2020
2 The history of the Canary Islands
3 LA PALMA
4 City walk Santa Cruz de La Palma
5 Welcome to the capital Santa Cruz de La Palma!
6 Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Snow
7 Museo Camarín Virgen de las Nieves
8 BRENA ALTA- BRENA BAJA
8.1 Monasterio El Císter
8.2 Maroparque
8.3 Museo del Puro Palmero y Museo de La Fiesta de Las Cruces- Tobacco Museum and Cross Festival Museum
8.4 Puros Artesanos- Handmade cigars
8.5 Mirador de la Concepción
8.6 Iglesia San Pedro Apostol
9 BRENA BAJA- LOS CANCAJOS
10 Dragos Gemelos- The twin dragon trees
11 VILLA DE MAZO
11.1 Ceramica El Molino
11.2 Escuela de Artesania- School of arts and crafts
11.3 Museo Casa Roja- Museo del Bordado y del Corpus Christi- Corpus Christi Museum and Embroidery Museum
11.4 Templo Parroquial de San Blas
12 Belmaco Cave Park - Archaeological cave park Belmaco
13 FUENCALIENTE- LOS-CANARIOS
13.1 Bodegas Teneguia
13.2 Artesania Artesol
13.3 San Antonio Volcano
13.4 Volcán Teneguia
13.5 Centro de Interpretacíon Volcán San Antonio
13.6 Bodega La Casa del Volcán
13.7 Bodegas Carballo
13.8 Faro de Fuencaliente
13.9 Centre of Interpretation of the Reserva Marina
13.10 Salinas de Fuencaliente
14 LAS MANCHAS
14.1 Casa Museo del Vino
14.2 Wine and more: The history of wine growing on La Palma
14.3 Plaza de La Glorieta
14.4 Volcanic Caves Interpretation Center - Caña del Fuego
14.5 Virgen de Fatima
15 TAZACORTE
15.1 Iglesia de San Miguel Arcángel
15.2 City walk Tazacorte
15.3 Museo del Plátano- Banana Museum
15.4 Banana cultivation in Tazacorte
15.5 Santuario de Las Angustías
15.6 Puerto de Tazacorte- boat trips- dolphin watching and voting...
15.7 Sugarcane cultivation in Tazacorte
16 EL PASO
16.1 Museo de la Seda- Las Hiladeras- Silk Museum
16.2 Mercadillo El Paso
16.3 Natural food El Campo
16.4 Petroglifos El Verde and La Fajana
16.5 Centro de Visitantes de El Paso
16.6 Ermita de la Virgen del Pino
16.7 La Cumbrecita
16.8 Palmex
17 LOS LLANOS DE ARIDANE
17.1 Iglesia Nuestra Señora de Los Remedios
17.2 Museo de Pintura en la Calle
17.3 Museo Arqueológico Benahoarita- Archaeological Museum Benahoarita
17.4 Rastro Argual Abajo Los Llanos- garage sale
17.5 Artefuego La Palma- Art glassworks
17.6 The Mirador El Time
18 TIJARAFE
18.1 Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de La Candelaria
18.2 Casa de La Décima
18.3 Museo Etnografico del Traje- José Luis Lorenzo Barreto- Ethnographic Museum of Costume
18.4 Casa del Maestro- House of the teacher
18.5 Danza del Diablo- dance of the devil
18.6 El Local en la casa del Trigo
19 PUNTAGORDA
19.1 Mirador Los Dragos
19.2 Mercadillo de Puntagorda
20 LAS TRICIAS
20.1 Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Carmen
20.2 Museo de Interpretación del Gofio- MIGO- Gofiomuseum
20.3 Buracas
21 SANTO DOMINGO DE GARAFÍA
21.1 Mirador El Serradero
22 La Zarza Cultural Park
23 National Parks Caldera de Tamburiente
23.1 Roque de Los Muchachos
23.2 Observatorio Astrofisico- Astrophysical Observatory La Palma
23.3 Flora de Cumbres- Tajinaste Rosado
24 BARLOVENTO
24.1 Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Rosario
24.2 La Laguna de Barlovento
24.3 La Fajana
25 SAN ANDRÉS Y SAUCES
25.1 Iglesia Nuestra Señora de Montserrat
25.2 Charco Azul- Piscinas Naturales
25.3 Aldea Distilleries - Sugar Cane and Rum Interpretation Centre
26 Los Tilos
26.1 Centro de Visitantes Los Tilos
26.2 Puente Los Tilos
26.3 Cubo de La Galga
27 El Tandal Arqueológico Park
28 PUNTALLANA
28.1 Iglesia de Juan Bautista
28.2 Museo Etnográfico Casa Luján
28.3 Biblioteca Bila
28.4 Fuentes de Puntallana
29 Beaches of La Palma
30 Heads up! Bathing accidents in the Canary Islands
31 Summary Miradores - Viewpoints on La Palma
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.
Past the tourist information [1], turn right at the end of the street 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 and 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 entry ⌂ 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. The church of Santo Domingo, which is located in the same façade on the right, is closed. During mass times, Flemish works of art from the 16th and 17th centuries, brought to the island by Dutch merchants, can be admired inside the church.
The Museo Educación- Germán González [6] is on the