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The island of Santa Cruz de La Palma is one of the smaller and less-well known of the Canary Islands. It has a total population of fewer than 100,000, an area of 706 sq. km and is said to be the most mountainous island in the world for its size. The weather on La Palma is generally excellent as it has a temperate climate with average temperatures ranging between 15 and 25 degrees. 

So what can you expect to find on La Palma? You might be pleased to know that here on La Palma there are no large water parks, mock castles, golf courses or exuberant night life. In short, no mass tourism.  However, from lovely beaches to laurisilva forests, cobbled streets to volcanic craters, azure seas to mountain ridges, La Palma will entrance you with its beauty. Little wonder then that UNESCO granted the entire island of La Palma the status of Biosphere Reserve. And yes, there is still plenty to do.

The capital city of Santa Cruz de La Palma, founded in 1493, oozes history from every cobbled street and courtyard. A stroll along its main street will reveal elegant 17th and 18th century mansions, whilst fishermen's cottages lay tucked away in side streets and quaint shops jostle shoulders with each other or spring up where you least expect them.  
Around the Plaza de España in the heart of Santa Cruz de La Palma, you will find several important and historic buildings dating from around 1559 - the French pirate Françoise Le Clerc (AKA 'Peg Leg') having sacked the city in 1553. And of course the numerous balconies so iconic of La Palma in all styles and sizes.   
Santa Cruz is a port city (don't worry, not of the grey smoke variety) and this is where the daily Tenerife / La Palma ferry docks. There is also a snazzy new sports marina and a surprisingly good beach with clear water for swimming and snorkelling, just past the harbour. This small city is well worth exploring, pausing a while to enjoy a coffee or freshly squeezed orange juice at one of the pretty plazas. 

La Palma, known as the best Canary Island for walking, is a paradise for serious hiking, long distance and multi-day trekking and casual walking and wandering alike.
Rugged ravines, ancient donkey tracks, banana plantations, woodland walks, hidden villages and the chance to discover caves and natural springs of fresh mountain water - the choice is yours! And of course the mighty Caldera de Taburiente, literally the core of La Palma. Once thought to be an erosion crater, it has a width of 9km and is almost completely encircled by a ring of mountains ranging from a height of 1,600 metres to 2,400 metres. Its base can only be reached by hiking. Or take a trip to the top by car or taxi, stroll to one of the lookout points and take in the view.

About La Palma

La Palma, lovingly called "Isla Bonita", the "beautiful island" by its residents, awaits the visitor with an unimagined variety of landscapes: On an area of ​​only 706 km² - the north-south extent is 45 km, the east-west extent only 28 km - the mountain ranges of the largest crater in the world, the Caldera de Taburiente, rise to a height of 2,426 meters.

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About La Palma

Its southern foothills merge into a mountain range of around 160 volcanoes, the Cumbre Vieja and the Cumbre Nueva. With numerous peaks almost 2,000 meters high, these form a weather divide between the wetter east and the sunnier west half of the island, where the constantly blowing north-east trade wind accumulates and rains off. The spring-like weather all year round has had people dreaming of the "Islands of Happiness" since the discovery of the Canary Islands.

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Despite the scenic charm of the island, mass tourism has stayed away from La Palma to this day. Except for the holiday resorts of Puerto de Naos in the west and Los Cancajos in the east of the island near the airport, La Palma has little tourist development and has remained a paradise for hikers and those seeking relaxation who want to turn their backs on the cold, rain and stress in their Central European home countries for a while.

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For walking in the Canaries, La Palma comes out tops! In fact, the whole island is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. With walks through hidden hamlets and almond groves, along clifftop paths and donkey tracks, lava fields and country lanes, not forgetting the GR130 Camino Real, the Volcano Route and the mighty Caldera, La Palma has walks for everyone, hardy trekkers and casual walkers alike. Hiking tours, several diving schools, mountain bike rental stations and a paragliding school ensure that holidaymakers with sporting ambitions get their money's worth, and idyllic bathing bays with their black lava beaches invite you to take a dip in the fish-rich Atlantic waters.

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