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I N T R O D U C T I O N

• The island SAN MIGUEL DE LA PALMA lies in Northwest of the Canary Islands.

• Together with La Gomera, El Hierro and Tenerife, they make up the province of SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE .

• It consists of 14 municipalities.

The island is split into 14 municipalities

A N I S L A N D F U L L O F C O N T R A S T S :

• From the tallest mountain (Roque de los Muchachos, 2.426 m) …

• … to the volcanic, fine black-sanded beaches…

• From the lush greenery in the North of the island…

• …to the rugged and spectacular volcanoes in the South

… And not forgetting the majestuosity of the Caldera de Taburiente Nationalpark, in the very heart of the island.

A N I S L A N D T O E N J O Y …

• ON LAND, with lots of possibilities to hike, mountain bike, …

IN THE SEA, admiring the singularity of its sea bottoms …

… AND ON THE AIR, discovering the island as if bird eye view…

A N I S L A N D O N WH I C H T O

D I S C O V E R :

• The bowels of the island

•The inmensity of the Universum around us

Grantecan

Mirador estelar

The Roque de los Muchachos Astrophysics Observatory

Viewpoint for stargaze

●Its prehispanic origins

A N I S L A N D WI T H A

H E R I T A G E WO R T H O F

B E I N G A D MI R E D :

Secular architecture

Town Hal l in S/C de La PalmaSeat of the Diputado del

Común

Los Lavaderos. Villa de Tazacorte

Street in the Old Town of Tijarafe

Religious architecture

Real Santuar io Insular de Las NievesMain a ltarpiece of the Las Angustias chapel

The religious heritage of La Palma is rich in buildings as well as it is home to valuable examples of Flemish art

Cei l ing . The El Salvador church (S/C de La Palma)

The San Amaro (or San Mauro) chapel . Puntagorda

Military architecture

Casti l lo de Santa Catalina (S/C de La Palma)

The Santa Catalina fortress

Rural architectureMolino de gofio (Garafía )

Typical country house

Mill to ground Gofio (Garafía)

A N I S L A N D T O D E L I G H T T H E

S E N S E S B Y ME A N S O F :

Varied handicrafts:

Embroideries

Pottery

Silk

Basketmaking

Fun celebrations

• All throughout the year lots of celebrations take place on the island, not only religious ones …

Corpus Christi (Mazo)

Caballos Fuscos (Fuencaliente) San Antonio del Monte (Garafía)

El Diablo (Tijarafe)

A N I S L A N D T O S A V O U R …

A rich and varied cuis ine:

•Papas arrugadas

•Chicharrones

•Mojos

•Gofio

•Cheeses

•Fruits …

… and not less delicious and famous wines and liquors…

… and delicious and exquisite confectionery…

P r e t t y i s l a n d , i s n ’ t i t ? We l o o k f o r w a r d t o

w e l c o mi n g y o u o n L a P a l ma .

¡ H a s t a l a v i s t a !

•©:Patronato de Turismo de La Palma

•Pictures: J.J.Santos, Pilar Fernández, Saúl Santos, Dirk Topp, Jeannete Göhner y Pablo Espantaleón