Sights La Palma, Spain

The capital of the island - Santa Cruz de La Palma - a small town with many old buildings and narrow streets. City Center - a small triangular area of Spain (Plaza de Espana) with a wonderful stone fountain, built back in 1776.

Here is the Church of the Savior with a high bell tower, built in 1503. The ceiling in the Mudejar style is made of a core of the pines. In the sacristy are kept beautiful examples of wood carving in the Gothic style.

On the other side of the square stands the Town Hall, built in 1569, with an arcade in the style of the Italian Renaissance. The second floor hall is decorated with coats of arms of Philip II of Spain, Palma and the Austrian royal family.

On this island is the world's largest volcano Kaldereta de Taburiente, diameter of 9 kilometers and a depth of 770 meters. It is organized around a national park. Magnificent view of the volcano called from the observation deck Mirador de La Kumbersita.

The second record - the largest in diameter Upland. The highest point of the island - 2423-meter Mount Roque de los Muchachos, on top of which is built observatory.

Major historical sites are not here, but on the way there are charming island city - beautiful capital and port of Santa Cruz de La Palma, the famous silk and cigars in El Paso, wines - Fuenkalente, Maso, near which is an interesting old cave Belmako.