Canary Islands

La Palma

PuntagordaAntiguaGran CanariaFuerteventuraLanzaroteEl HierroLa PalmaLa GomeraTenerife

La Palma is steep, green and volcanic, with some of the clearest skies in the world. In Puntagorda, in the north-west, village gardens grow the peppers and chillies for red mojo.

Things to love about La Palma

  • Stars above the clouds
  • Pine forests on the slopes of a volcano
  • Red mojo pounded in a mortar