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Arriving in La Palma
The Canary Island of La Palma has a small, modern airport Called Santa Cruz situated on the outskirts of Mazo, approximately eight kilometres from the capital, Santa Cruz de La Palma.
The majority of visitors of the island arrive in the Canary Islands at Tenerife or Gran Canaria and then take advantage of the excellent air connections to La Palma that arrive daily from Tenerife Norte and Gran Canaria Airport. Visitors will find cheap and regular bus connections are available from the airport to Santa Cruz de la Palma. The airport bus service is the Airport Line, which has a Bus Stop conveniently situated beside Arrivals. But if you want to discover the island on your own the best is to hire a car on arrival.
The busy harbour at Santa Cruz de La Palma handles a vast number of cruising ships, ferries, fishing boats and sailing yachts. Travel on La Palma is made easy by a number of comprehensive bus services that offer regular transport to the main towns and villages across the island. Alternatively, cars>, motorbikes and bicycles are widely available to hire at competitive prices providing the freedom that may be required to fully enjoy the dynamic island of La Palma.
La Palma is located in the north west of the Canary Islands, 200 kilometres west of Morocco. Known all over the world as Isla Bonita”, The islands dynamic landscape offers visitors an abundance of natural beauty that goes from volcanic mountains and black beaches thanks to the volcanic sand and lush tropical vegetation.. For over two thousand years a prehistoric tribal people, known in the Canary Islands as the Guanches, flourished on La Palma. After the arrival of Alonso Fernández de Lugo in 1492 the island fell under Spanish control.
Santa Cruz de La Palma, located in the centre of the east coast, is the capital of the island. The town has stunning architecture, particularly the religious and civic buildings, which have been maintained and restored to an excellent standard throughout the last 500 years; the 16th century Town Hall and the Parish Church of El Salvador are both excellent examples. The capital offers visitors a number of points of interest including the Museum of Natural History .
South of the capital there is Playa de Los Cancajos, that offers a fine beach of small coves, crystal clear waters and a wide range of facilities within a short distance of Santa Cruz de La Palma. The second largest city on La Palma is Los Llanos de Aridane a beautiful port town that is situated on the south west coast.
Discovering La Palma by car
f you book a car rental, you can visit the most known village of La Palma: Puerto de Naos and Fuencaliente .Situated on the west coast of La Palma is the popular village of Puerto de Naos. This small village has an excellent beach of fine, black sand. Fuencaliente is the most southerly village of the island. It is surrounded by pine forests and vineyards that contrast with the volcanoes of the region, the most famous of which are San Antonio and Teneguía.
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