La Gomera
Views sprawl across to Tenerife and the 1250m-high volcanic rock 'needle' Roque de Agando (the most impressive in the Canaries) from this sensational lookout, from where you can hike down to Playa Santiago (12.4km, around four hours).
Also here is a monument to 20 people who lost their lives in a 1984 forest fire.
2.88 MILES
La Gomera's prime attraction, the magical, often-misty Parque Nacional de Garajonay extends across 40 sq km of dense, primeval laurisilva forest at the…
24.92 MILES
These astonishing, dark rock cliffs soar sublimely 600m from the ocean, forging a magnificent natural geological spectacle right on the edge of Los…
23.97 MILES
When Plato mistook the Canary Islands for Atlantis, it must have been because of places like Punta de Teno. This beautiful spot, jutting into the Atlantic…
3.02 MILES
The island’s oldest drago (dragon tree) rests in a palm-sprinkled valley, 2km north of Alajeró. Take the signposted road 300m west (downhill) from the…
6.31 MILES
Set in a grassy subtropical park, the distinctive, 1477 stone-and-whitewash Torre del Conde is considered the Canary Islands’ most important example of…
Museo Etnográfico de La Gomera
3.75 MILES
Housed in a handsome 20th-century building with maroon trim, this two-storey ethnographic museum explores the island's natural resources and ecosystems…
Parque Etnográfico Los Telares
3.28 MILES
A reconstructed 19th-century gofio (roasted Canarian grain) mill sits at the heart of this multifaceted private ethnographic centre, which also takes in a…
Iglesia de la Virgen de la Asunción
6.33 MILES
Columbus and his men supposedly prayed at this ancient church before setting off for the New World. The original chapel was begun in 1450 but destroyed by…
1. Ermita de Nuestra Señora de Lourdes
1.33 MILES
A 1.7km walk (signposted) southwest from El Cedro along the official national-park Route 2, this small, white forest chapel was founded in 1935 by…
2. Parque Nacional de Garajonay
2.88 MILES
La Gomera's prime attraction, the magical, often-misty Parque Nacional de Garajonay extends across 40 sq km of dense, primeval laurisilva forest at the…
3.02 MILES
The island’s oldest drago (dragon tree) rests in a palm-sprinkled valley, 2km north of Alajeró. Take the signposted road 300m west (downhill) from the…
4. Parque Etnográfico Los Telares
3.28 MILES
A reconstructed 19th-century gofio (roasted Canarian grain) mill sits at the heart of this multifaceted private ethnographic centre, which also takes in a…
3.28 MILES
At the heart of Hermigua's original village, just off Plaza Victoriano Darias Montesinos, this 16th-century church and monastery contains an intricately…
3.43 MILES
Alajeró's modest 16th-century church contains a beautifully carved late-16th- or early-17th-century wooden Christ.
7. Museo Etnográfico de La Gomera
3.75 MILES
Housed in a handsome 20th-century building with maroon trim, this two-storey ethnographic museum explores the island's natural resources and ecosystems…
8. Centro de Interpretación Las Loceras
4.38 MILES
El Cercado's small but fascinating earthenware museum explores the history of the island's pottery tradition through multilingual panels and collections…