La Palma ...in a diferent way! Travel Guide 2020 E-Book

Andrea Müller

• Herausgeber: Andrea Müller
• Kategorie: Lebensstil
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 117

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2020

Beschreibung

1st edition 2020La Palma, the small Isla Bonita, is the greenest and most versatile Canary Island of the archipelago. The travel guide La Palma...in a different way! 2020 brings you with numerous detailed maps and exact information to all highlights. 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.

Leseprobe

1Imprint La Palma... in a different way! Travel Guide 2020

2The history of the Canary Islands

3LA PALMA

4City walk Santa Cruz de La Palma

5Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Snow

6Museo Camarín Virgen de las Nieves

7BRENA ALTA- BRENA BAYA

7.1Monasterio El Císter

7.2Maroparque

7.3Museo del Puro Palmero y Museo de La Fiesta de Las Cruces- Tobacco Museum and Cross Festival Museum

7.4Puros Artesanos- Handmade cigars

7.5Mirador de la Concepción

7.6Iglesia San Pedro Apostol

8BRENA BAJA- LOS CANCAJOS

9Dragos Gemelos- The twin dragon trees of San Isidro

10VILLA DE MAZO

10.1Ceramica El Molino

10.2Escuela de Artesania- School of arts and crafts

10.3Museo Casa Roja- Museo del Bordado y del Corpus Christi- Corpus Christi Museum and Embroidery Museum

10.4Templo Parroquial de San Blas

11Belmaco Cave Archaeological Park - Archaeological cave park Belmaco

12FUENCALIENTE- LOS-CANARIOS

12.1Bodegas Teneguia

12.2Artesania Artesol

12.3San Antonio Volcano

12.4Volcán Teneguia

12.5Volcanic Interpretation Centre San Antonio

12.6Bodega La Casa del Volcán

12.7Bodegas Carballo

12.8Faro de Fuencaliente

12.9Centre of Interpretation of the Reserva Marina

12.10Salinas de Fuencaliente

13LAS MANCHAS

13.1Casa Museo del Vino

13.2Wine and more: The history of wine growing on La Palma

13.3Plaza de La Glorieta

13.4Volcanic Caves Interpretation Center - Caña del Fuego

13.5Virgen de Fatima

14TAZACORTE

14.1Iglesia de San Miguel Arcángel

14.2City walk Tazacorte

14.3Museo del Plátano- Banana Museum

14.4Banana cultivation in Tazacorte

14.5Santuario de Las Angustías

14.6Puerto de Tazacorte- boat trips- dolphin watching and voting...

14.7Sugarcane cultivation in Tazacorte

15El PASO

15.1Museo de la Seda- Las Hiladeras- Silk Museum

15.2Mercadillo El Paso

15.3Natural food El Campo

15.4Petroglifos El Verde and La Fajana

15.5Centro de Visitantes de El Paso

15.6Ermita de la Virgen del Pino

15.7La Cumbrecita

15.8Palmex

16LOS LLANOS DE ARIDANE

16.1Iglesia Nuestra Señora de Los Remedios

16.2Museo de Pintura en la Calle

16.3Museo Arqueológico Benahoarita- Archaeological Museum Benahoarita

16.4Rastro Argual Abajo Los Llanos- flea market

16.5Artefuego La Palma- Art glassworks

16.6The Mirador El Time

17TIJARAFE

17.1Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de La Candelaria

17.2Casa de La Décima

17.3Museo Etnografico del Traje- José Luis Lorenzo Barreto- Ethnographic Museum of Costume

17.4Casa del Maestro- house of the teacher

17.5Danza del Diablo- dance of the devil

17.6El Local en la casa del Trigo

18PUNTAGORDA

18.1Mirador Los Dragos

18.2Mercadillo de Puntagorda

19LAS TRICIAS

19.1Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Carmen

19.2Museo de Interpretación del Gofio- MIGO- Gofiomuseum

19.3Buracas

20SANTO DOMINGO DE GARAFÍA

20.1Mirador El Serradero

21La Zarza Cultural Park

22National Parks Caldera de Tamburiente

22.1Roque de Los Muchachos

22.2Observatorio Astrofisico- Astrophysical Observatory La Palma

22.3Flora de Cumbres- Tajinaste Rosado

23BARLOVENTO

23.1Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Rosario

23.2La Laguna de Barlovento

23.3La Fajana

24SAN ANDRÉS Y SAUCES

24.1Iglesia Nuestra Señora de Montserrat

24.2Charco Azul- Piscinas Naturales

24.3Aldea Distilleries - Sugar Cane and Rum Interpretation Centre

25Los Tilos

25.1Centro de Visitantes Los Tilos

25.2Puente Los Tilos

25.3Cubo de La Galga

26El Tandal Arqueológico Park

27PUNTALLANA

27.1Iglesia de Juan Bautista

27.2Museo Etnográfico Casa Luján

27.3Biblioteca Bila

27.4Fuentes de Puntallana

28Beaches of La Palma

29Life and Death - Bathing Accidents in the Canary Islands

30Summary Miradores - Viewpoints on La Palma

31History Hotels Airport

32General Information Canary Islands

1 Imprint La Palma... in a different way! Travel Guide 2020

By Andrea Müller

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2 The history of the Canary Islands

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.

3 LA PALMA

4 City walk Santa Cruz de La Palma

La Palma has a total of 83,000 inhabitants, 16,000 of whom live in the capital.

The tour starts at the tourist information [1]. From here, walk up the street inland and you will come to the Plaza de La Constitución with the main shopping street Calle O'Daly [2]. It is the lifeline of the oldtown of Santa Cruz de La Palma, also known since the earliest times as Calle Real- Royal Street, which runs through the city from north to south, parallel to the coast. The street currently bears three different names: From the entrance of the city up to the Plaza de España, the section is called Calle O'Daly. In memory of the Irish businessman Dionisio O'Daly, the trustee of La Palma, whose legal action against the local council led to the island being the first administrative district in all of Spain where the Constitution was elected by census.

The second section of the street between the Plaza de España and the Plaza de la Cruz del Tercero is called Calle Pérez de Brito and reminds the lawyer of O'Daly, Anselmo Pérez de Brito.

The third section, the calle Dr. Pérez Camacho, ends in the Avenida de las Nieves and commemorates the famous Palmerian doctor and surgeon.

Now follow the road and you will see Casa Salazar [3] on the left side.

It is the most important house that the Salazar family, who came from Burgos in northern Spain, owned on the island and was built between 1631 and 1642 by Ventura Salazar de Frias, Knight of the Order of Calatrava and Councillor of La Palma. The ashlars carved from stone reflect the baroque style of the house. The façade is adorned by a wrought-iron balcony with lateral columns, above which the family coat of arms, made of marble, can be seen between an open gable triangle.

The fascination of the old manor house is only revealed after entering the building. In the courtyard you can see the concentrated splendour of Mujader wooden ceilings, surrounding galleries and a construction that reflected absolute wealth even in those days. The island government bought and restored the building, which is currently used for insular conferences. There is a souvenir shop with certified handmade art in the entrance area on the right and left. Mon-Fri 9-14 and 16-21, Sat 9-14, closed on Sundays Free admission ⌂ Calle O'Daly, 22 The courtyard and the 1st floor are accessible, the upper part of the building is not accessible.

Optional: If you take the next left into Calle Apurón, you will come to the parallel street Virgen de La Luz with the following attractions: In the row of houses on the left side is the Centro de Interpretación Bajada de la Virgen [4] in house number 13.

The new interpretation centre shows and explains the most important festival of the capital. Every 5 years, from June to August, Santa Cruz celebrates the Bajada de la Virgen de las Nieves, which is held in honour of the island's patron saint. In 1676, the islanders carried the statue of the Virgin of Las Nieves down to the city to implore the intercession of the Blessed Virgin, so that the terrible drought that the landscape, people and livestock had suffered for far too long would come to an end. Thus, Bishop García Ximénez issued the church decree that this pious act should be repeated every five years from 1680 onwards.

On the second Sunday in July, the Semana Grande, the great week of the Bajada, begins with the parade of the Mascarones, giants and pigheaded people who represent fairy tale characters such as the Bruja, the witch, and also current comic figures. Since 1945, Wednesday has been dedicated to the minuet, whose music was written by the Palmerian composer Luis Cobiella Cuevas. The dance event alludes to the pomp and elegance of the rococo style in the 18th century. The undeniable highlight of the fiesta takes place on Thursday of the same week with La Danza de los Enanos, the Dwarf Dance, whose origins date back to the Corpus Christi celebrations of 1833. At the end of the exhibition you can take an interactive photo of yourself which will automatically appear on the museum Facebook page. Mon-Fri 10-15, Sat 10-13, Sun closed, € 4.50 Combination ticket with the Museo Naval € 7.00 ⌂ Calle Virgen de La Luz, 13

Elevated on the left side is the square with the church Plaza e Iglesia de Santo Domingo [5].

At the confluence of Calle Virgen de la Luz and Calle Fernándes Ferraz, steps lead to the plaza, which is laterally dominated by 2 large Indian laurel trees. On the left, next to the two adjacent semicircular doors with a covered wooden balcony, is the Instituto de Enseñanza Secundaria, the College of Teacher Education.

The church of Santo Domingo, which is located in the same façade on the right, is closed. During mass times, Flemish works of art from the 16th and 17th centuries, brought to the island by Dutch merchants, can be admired inside the church.

The Museo Educación- Germán González [6] is on the right-hand side.

The Museum of Educational History pays homage to Germán González, the main proponent of public education in Santa Cruz, who died in 2011. In 2000, while still alive, he was awarded the important official Viera y Clavijo Prize.

The premises present an old Canarian classroom with furniture, textbooks and educational material used in the 20th century. Mon-Fri 10-14Free admission

Follow Calle Virgen de La Luz to the right and you will see the light blue and white building of the Teatro Circo de Marte [7] on your right.

At that time the building was used as a venue for cockfights and circus performances. It was opened in 1871 and restored between 1914 and 1918. Today, concerts and theatre events take place in the premises. Directly opposite is the Taquilla for ticket sales. If you follow the street, at the end, turn left up calle San Sebastián, which leads to the square of the same name with the chapel-plaza San Sebastián y Ermita [8].

It was the main road that ran through the district and carried the name of La Canela, which comes from the production of cinnamon desserts. It was named after the holy Roman martyr Sebastian, the patron saint against the plague. The road became part of the Camino Real, the Royal Road, which connected the capital with the Aridane valley and the port of Tazacorte. The Ermita was built in the 16th century and has an architecture typical of the island: Main entrance, wooden balcony and bell tower are on one axis above each other. It can be visited during the fair. On the bench in front of the church you can enjoy the magic of the quarter with a wonderful sea view. Back to main shopping street O'Daly.

If you now follow the course of the street upwards, Calle O'Daly becomes the wider Calle Real, where you will find Plaza España [9] with the