La Palma, known as La Isla Bonita, is the greenest of the Canary Islands and a paradise for hikers and stargazers. The island is home to the huge Caldera de Taburiente crater, the Volcano Route along its volcanic spine and the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory, one of the most important in the world. In 2021 it experienced the eruption of the Cumbre Vieja volcano. Start exploring in the colourful capital Santa Cruz de La Palma, with its wooden balconies and colonial streets.
Cities in Spain
Santa Cruz de la Palma, La Palma’s Renaissance capital - Wooden balconies, a replica of Columbus’s ship and black-sand beaches
Five centuries ago this harbour was one of the busiest in the Spanish Empire. Today you can walk its main street in twenty minutes and hear the sea from...