Key places in La Palma work as entry points into its natural, historical and symbolic meanings.
Among its main reference points are Benahoarite heritage, Atlantic port, Living volcanic island, 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
Caldera de Taburiente
El gran circo de erosion del norte de la isla, con su barranco interior, pinos milenarios y paredes de roca volcanica; accesible a pie desde varios puntos del parque.
Roque de los Muchachos
El punto más alto de La Palma (2.426 m) alberga el Observatorio del Instituto de Astrofísica; sus condiciones de visibilidad nocturna son excepcionales a nivel mundial.
Santa Cruz de La Palma
Capital historica con arquitectura colonial del siglo XVI, la avenida maritima con casas de colores, la Calle Real y el barrio de San Sebastian como centros de vida urbana.
Los Tilos y la laurisilva norte
El barranco de Los Tilos, en San Andres y Sauces, es uno de los accesos mas impresionantes a la laurisilva palmera, con sus muros de roca cubiertos de helechos y musgos.
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.