National park of the Boiler of Taburiente, located in the same geographic center de la Palma, is characterized being an enormous circus of 8 km of diameter with boiler aspect, where multiple volcanic eruptions, great slidings, the erosive force of the water and the time have been modeling their geomorfología, turning it into a steep landscape with almost 2,000 ms of unevenness. In this place, declared National Park in 1954, the palmero landscape acquires, throughout its 4,690 hectares, unique organization. The Boiler is canary pine scattered by its slopes, stops roques like the Idafe, Huso or Male Berbera that resist the continuous attacks of the climate. Cover of pines, furrowed by precipices by which pure water brooks run and I am transparent, is permanent font of inspiration for geologists, vulcanólogos, botanists and zoologists. The water, that is born in the high walls and is descending by ravines, has been modeling the relief during centuries. If in its interior the joint one forms an incredible spectacle, less admirable it is not to contemplate the Boiler of Taburiente from the natural viewpoints that are located in the outside (Cumbrecita, Bejenado, the Platforms). With vehicle all land exists an access, that leaves from the municipality of the Passage until the Viewpoint of the Cumbrecita. From there, and walking during 1 km, it is possible to be arrived to the Back of the Huts.
How to arrive: To los Llanos de Aridane arrives lines 1,2,3,4 and 5.

 

"This pine is one of the best one conserved of the Canary Islands"

Located, mainly, the municipalities of Barlovento and Garafía, in the facade that receives the humidity of winds, cause that it exerts an excellent paper in the charge of the water-bearing subterranean and the protection of grounds. One is a high mount sector in northern slopes of the island, between the 1,200 and 2,000 m.s of height. The area is eroded and dominated by a steep relief very. Altogether, it constitutes a montano landscape of great beauty whose isolation has contributed to its conservation. Almost all the space is occupied by a magnificent representation of pine, considered like one of the best one conserved of the island and the Canary Islands, with trees of great bearing and antiquity. Declared by the European Union as zone of special importance for the birds (flora ZEPA).Su account with some endemic components and in danger, that properly they are protected by different legal dispositions like taginaste (Echium gentianoides) and the Sauco (Sambucus palmensis). Altogether it constitutes a montano landscape of great beauty and ecological interest, whose isolation has contributed to its conservation.
How to arrive: To Garafía, arrives lines 5 and 11.

 

The cave of Belmaco and its engravings are the first findings of this type of pre-Hispanic manifestation that takes place in the island de la Palma in the year of 1752. Belmaco constitutes the most important exponent of a type of rock engravings, associated to living areas. Various geometric engraving or ideogramas appear around the cave, place of habitat of different kings, according to the tradition. The engravings are located in four blocks; made with the mince technique, they reflect circular, espiraliformes shapes, meanders (interpreted by the investigators like signs related to the water); some zoomorfas figures, that probably are in narrow relation with the importance of the pasturing in the island.Nowadays. Belcamo has got a visitors center.
How to arrive: To Mazo, arrive lines 3, 7 and 8.

 

Station of rock art that constitutes one of the most important archaeological deposits of the Canary Islands. The engravings of geometric type (circuliformes, spiral, ovals, lambda-type, etc...) are arranged in 11 great panels following the arc that forms the cornice of the cabocos. The techniques used are piqueteado and incision. The meaning of these representations presents a controverted aspect: not doubting their pre-Hispanic connection, different interpretations exist that relate them to the cult to the water and the sun and with the pastoral activity.
How to arrive: To Garafía, arrives lines 5 and 11.

 

It is located in San Andrés y Sauces the natural space of " the Channel and the Tiles ", declared by UNESCO in 1983, Reserve of the Biosphere. Los Tilos is a forest of rich vegetation and great botanical interest, that passes between deep precipices where they emphasize the most spectacular remains of laurisilva in the world. The special climatic and orographic conditions have caused that the green mount formation occupy most of this protected space. In the most humid places helecha forms dense and showy groupings.

How to arrive: To San Andres y Sauces, arrive lines 11 and 12.

 

The protected area covers a surface of 952 hectares that delimit a recent volcano assembly of well-known spectacularity. They excel the cones of San Antonio and Teneguía, whose eruptions happened in 1.677 and 1.971, respectively, and from both they arose voluminous lava rivers which reached the coast and made back down the line of sea, forming a low island in the southwestern facade of the protected area. The volcano of San Antonio was in activity during a period of 66 days, from 17th November 1677 to 21st of January 1678. The lava buried the famous and recently found Hooly Spring Fountain the Teneguía was preceded during ten days by a series of seismic movements, bursts day 26 in October 1971 in a plateau south of the crater of the volcano of San Antonio. Its active period lasted 24 days. In that zone grapevines are cultivated and produce the famous wines of malvasías of Fuencaliente
How to arrive: To Fuencaliente arrive lines 3 and 7.

 

The excellent astronomical quality of the sky of La Palma, protectec as the natural resource that it is, by a specific law, has made that institutions of a dozen of European countries install their telescopes in these Observatory. It was inaugurated by the Spanish Royal Family and six European Chiefs of State in 1985. Ministers and authorities of all Europe participated in all the acts as well as worldwide astrophisicists , among them five Nobel .Prizes The Observatory of the Roque of the Boys, on the brink of the National Park of La Caldera de Taburiente, at 2,400 m.s of altitude, in the municipal term of Garafía, are one of the batteries of telescopes that occupy an area of 1'89 km square. In the 2002 the Great Telescope of segmented mirror an opening of 10 meters and will see the first light in this Canary Observatory.
How to arrive: To Garafía, arrive lines 5 and 11.