Garajonay, San Sebastián, the Roque de Agando, Valle Gran Rey and the traditional paths are essential landmarks.
Among its main reference points are Silbo Gomero, Garajonay, Atlantic stopover, which connect landscape, memory and everyday life. These places are not presented as a tourist list, but as points from which to read historical, natural and cultural processes.
Each site links landscape, heritage, settlement and memory within a coherent reading of the island.
Key points
Garajonay National Park
The ecological and cultural heart of the island; it can be explored on foot along well-marked trails that pass the highest point of La Gomera and the densest laurel forest in the archipelago.
San Sebastián de La Gomera
The historic capital, home to the Torre del Conde, the Plaza de las Américas and the spot where Columbus took on supplies in 1492 before crossing the Atlantic.
Valle Gran Rey
The ravine and the village of the same name sum up the tension between farming and tourism; the waterfalls, the terraces and the black-sand beach make it one of the island's most photographed landscapes.
Agulo
Regarded as one of the prettiest villages in the Canaries, Agulo looks out over the sea with views of the Teide from its square; it is a fine example of the historic architecture of La Gomera.