La Palma ...in a different way! Compact Travel Guide 2020

By Andrea Müller

The COMPACT travel guide La Palma ...in a different way! 2020 takes you to all the highlights in a photo-free and understandable way with numerous detailed maps and exact information. La Palma, the small Isla Bonita is the greenest and most versatile Canary Island of the archipelago.Start with a detailed described city tour through the capital Santa Cruz de La Palma and let your discoverer heart beat faster. The main shopping street O'Daly leads you along magnificent buildings to the Plaza de España with the towering Iglesia de Salvador. Learn all about the important capital festival at the Bajada de La Virgen Interpretation Centre, which is held in honour of the island's patron saint. Visit the old market hall La Recova and the large island museum Museo Insular. Admire the wooden balconies Balcones Tipicos, which are the symbol of the capital, and take a breath of discovery on Christopher Columbus' Santa Maria in the Museo Barco de la Virgen. In Breña Alta, shop with nuns at the Monasterio El Cister and see how hand-rolled cigars are made at the Museo del Puro Palmero and Puros Artesanos. Bathe on the beautiful lava beaches of the popular town of Los Cancajos and smile at the legendary history of the twin dragon trees of San Isidro. In Villa de Mazo, visit the Corpus Christi Museum Museo Casa Roja, watch ancient Canarian pottery being made at Ceramica El Molino and visit the aboriginal caves Cuevas del Belmaco. At the southern tip you can enjoy fabulous views during a crater hike in the centre of Volcán de San Antonio and meet salt workers in the Salinas de Fuencaliente. Visit the new Centro Reserva Marina next to the Faro de Fuencaliente lighthouse and taste the excellent wines at Bodegas Teneguia. Be sure to visit the Casa Museo del Vino wine museum in Las Manchas, where you can taste and buy all the island wines. The newly opened Caña del Fuego explains the earliest volcanic eruptions on La Palma. Do not miss to book a guided tour through the dark volcanic cave. A guided tour will tell you the history of Tazacorte. Go to a banana plantation next to the Museo del Plátano or spot dolphins and whales on a boat trip from Puerto de Tazacorte. In El Paso, visit the silk museum Museo de la Seda and see the petroglyphs El Verde and La Fayana. From the Centro de Visitantes de El Paso you start to the world's largest erosion crater Caldera de Taburiente. After a shopping trip in Los Llanos de Aridane you will dive into the history of the natives in the archaeology museum Benahoarita. From the sleepy Tijarafe with its restored mansions, you will set off for the popular weekend market Mercadillo de Puntagorda. In the hippy village Las Tricias you will expand your knowledge in the vivid gofio museum MIGO and you will be impressed by the dragon trees and the cave Cueva de Buracas. Discover the secret rock carvings of La Zarza and La Zarcita and look out over the neighbouring islands of Tenerife, La Gomera and El Hiero from the highest point of the island at Roque de Los Muchachos. A visit to the astrophysical observatory La Palma should also be on your schedule. In San Andrés y Sauces you can splash around in the beautiful natural swimming pools of Piscina's Naturales Charco Azul, or visit the Aldea rum factory. Walk through the primeval laurel forests of Los Tilos and explore the nature trail through the Cubo de La Galga. The new El Tandal Archaeological Park completes your knowledge of the indigenous people. In the small village of Puntallana, the ethnographic museum Casa Luján with its lovingly designed rag dolls is one of the highlights and, like the Fuentes de Puntallana springs, is well worth seeing. Finally, let the day end with a glass of wine against the fantastic backdrop of the spectacular sunsets in Puerto Naos.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Andrea Müller
• Release date: Feb 19, 2020
• ISBN: 9783968586236

Andrea Müller

Die deutsche Autorin Andrea Müller lebt seit 7 Jahren auf Lanzarote. Nach ihrem ersten Urlaub zog die facettenreiche Vulkaninsel mit dem milden Klima sie dermaßen in ihren Bann, dass sie sich nach mehreren Aufenthalten entschloss, dauerhaft auf der Insel zu bleiben. Um Urlaubern die einzigartige Faszination der gesamten Kanaren zu präsentieren, bereist Frau Müller seit 2013 die kanarischen Inseln und veröffentlicht diverse Reiseführer unter der Marke "mal anders!" Die Autorin legt gesteigerten Wert mit detaillierten Informationen und umfassendem Insiderwissen sowie hilfreichen Tipps, Urlauber gezielt über die Kanaren zu führen. Sie sagt: "Die Kanaren wollen eben entdeckt werden".

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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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Number of pages: 78 pages

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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.

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