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With holiday resorts playing second fiddle to a landscape of volcanoes, pine forests and vineyards, holidays to La Palma reveal a lesser-known side of the Canary Islands.

The quiet Canary

Of all the Canaries, La Palma sings the softest. Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote and Fuerteventura shout about what they’ve got, which means purring La Palma often gets overshadowed. But that’s where its appeal lies. This quiet island is far from Spain's madding crowd, and you won’t find any of the tell-tale marks of mass tourism here.

Fuencaliente and Los Cancajos

La Palma’s main holiday resorts are low-rise numbers. In Fuencaliente, on the island’s south coast, you’ll find a splash of whitewashed houses, surrounded by pine forests and vineyards. Los Cancajos, on the east coast, is probably the island’s most built-up resort. It’s attracted the lion’s share of development because it’s fronted by a black sand beach. But, even here, hotels don’t get much taller than 3 storeys. And, just like in Fuencaliente, the manmade is quarantined by wide-open countryside.

National Parks and the Volcano Trail

La Palma’s trump card is its scenery. In 1983 the entire island was declared a biosphere reserve by UNESCO. The Parque Nacional de la Caldera de Taburiente, in the centre of La Palma, is the island at its most unspoilt. This 46.9 square-kilometre nature reserve is a tapestry of pine forests, waterfalls, freshwater spring and walking trails. Elsewhere, the island is daubed with volcano-scapes. The volcano trail in the south will take you along volcanic rims and through gaping craters.

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AT A GLANCE

  • Meander through the crooked streets of Santa Cruz de La Palma
  • Hike through Taburiente National Park
  • Relax on the black sand of Los Cancajos Beach
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Weather

Average monthly temperature and rainfall for La Palma.

TEMPERATURE (°C)RAINFALL (mm)

MonthTemperatureRainfall
JAN 21.0 53.0
FEB 21.0 59.0
MAR 21.0 32.0
APR 22.0 20.0
MAY 23.0 6.0
JUN 24.0 2.0
JUL 26.0 2.0
AUG 26.0 2.0
SEP 27.0 11.0
OCT 26.0 39.0
NOV 24.0 69.0
DEC 22.0 88.0

WHEN TO GO

La Palma gets around 10 hours of sunshine a day in the summertime, and from June through to August the mercury can sky rocket up to about 30°C. The heat is manageable, though, thanks to the trade winds that cool the coast. In winter, the sun tends to shine rather than pummel, making it a popular time of year for ramblers.

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  • Spend a day on Playa de los Cancajos

    You’ll need to make the five-minute drive to Los Cancajos for some beach time. Here, lies a wide swathe of golden sand fronted…

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  • Pick up hand-rolled cigars from Brena Baja's Farms

    La Palma’s cigars are up there with Cuba’s – Winston Churchill was said to be a fan, and they’re regularly sent over to the…

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  • Check out the Red House

    It’s not as scary as it sounds – The Red House is a museum in nearby Mazo, which showcases the island’s centuries-old embroidery…

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  • Dine in Plaza Espana

    The best local restaurants can be found in Plaza Espana, Santa Cruz de La Palma’s central square. It’s all about local delicacies…

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  • Bar Parada

    This welcoming café-bar is a great place for a morning coffee – try one of their oven-warm homemade almond biscuits witha…

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