The island's identity rests on the power of landscape and on a culture very conscious of its geology. Caldera de Taburiente, the observatories of Roque de los Muchachos and the recent memory of Cumbre Vieja show how science, nature and collective experience coexist here.
The island's identity rests on the power of landscape and on a culture very conscious of its geology. Caldera de Taburiente, the observatories of Roque de los Muchachos and the recent memory of Cumbre Vieja show how science, nature and collective experience coexist here.
Among its main reference points are Benahoarite heritage, Atlantic port, Living volcanic island, which connect landscape, memory and everyday life. Heritage combines material remains, cultural landscapes and living practices, so it must be read together with history, territory and social life.
Key points
Centro historico de Santa Cruz de La Palma
Uno de los mejores ejemplos de arquitectura colonial atlantica de Canarias, con la Calle Real, la Iglesia de El Salvador, el Ayuntamiento y casas con balcones renacentistas.
Yacimientos rupestres de Garafia
La Zarza y La Zarcita, en el municipio de Garafia, conservan grabados espirales y geometricos de los benahoaritas, de los mas significativos del archipielago.
Arquitectura de tea
La madera de tea (corazon de pino canario) es el material constructivo tradicional de La Palma, presente en cubiertas, balcones y elementos estructurales de casas históricas.
Castillo de Santa Catalina
Fortaleza del siglo XVII que defendio el puerto de Santa Cruz de La Palma de ataques piráticos; es simbolo del papel estrategico del puerto en el comercio atlantico.
Municipalities of La Palma
See all →- BarloventoBarlovento is a municipality of La Palma, presented through settlement, landscape, local memory and its links with the rest of the island.
- Breña AltaBreña Alta is a municipality of La Palma, presented through settlement, landscape, local memory and its links with the rest of the island.
- Breña BajaBreña Baja is a municipality of La Palma, presented through settlement, landscape, local memory and its links with the rest of the island.
- El PasoEl Paso is a municipality of La Palma, presented through settlement, landscape, local memory and its links with the rest of the island.
- Fuencaliente de La PalmaFuencaliente de La Palma is a municipality of La Palma, presented through settlement, landscape, local memory and its links with the rest of the island.
- GarafíaGarafía is a municipality of La Palma, presented through settlement, landscape, local memory and its links with the rest of the island.