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Nov 14, 2024

　　This excellent museum is dedicated to the history, events and parades of the Fiesta de Nuestra Señora de las Nieves, including the Dance of the Dwarves, by way of an entertaining virtual tour. A combined ticket (€7) includes admission to the Naval Museum.

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Iglesia de la Encarnación

Santa Cruz de la Palma

　　This lovely church dates to around the 15th century and was the first to be built in Santa Cruz after the Spanish conquest. One way to reach it is to cross the footbridge over the Barranco de las Nieves by the Museo Naval, turn left and walk to the end...

Iglesia del Salvador

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　　The interior of this magnificent church boasts a glittering baroque pulpit dating back to 1750 and a stunningly intricate and coloured 16th-century wooden ceiling considered to be one of the best Mudéjar (Islamic-style architecture) works in all the Canaries. There are also several fine sculptures, dazzling stained-glass windows and a...

Santuario de la Virgen de las Nieves

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　　For splendid views down the valley to Santa Cruz, put aside time to tackle the 4km uphill hike north of town to La Palma’s main object of pilgrimage, the 17th-century Santuario de la Virgen de las Nieves with its fabulously ornate interior. The wooden Mudéjar-carved ceiling, sculptures and sparkling crystal...

Plaza de España

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　　This delightful, irregularly shaped square hosts buildings that are considered the most perfect exemplars of Renaissance architecture in the Canary Islands. The square is particularly beautiful and tranquil at night. ...

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　　Children will love Maroparque, a small zoo and animal rescue centre where marmosets, meerkats, toucans, Siamese fighting fish, African porcupines, pythons and other reptiles crawl, clamber, swim, flap and slide around their (thankfully) spacious living quarters. The zoo is set in pleasantly landscaped gardens. Refreshments are available. You can get...

Santa Cruz de la Palma

　　This excellent museum is housed in a former 16th-century monastery with diverse exhibits ranging from Guanche skulls to cupboards of sad stuffed birds, pickled reptiles and an impressive shell and coral collection. There are also galleries dedicated to 20th-century Spanish paintings, as well as contemporary art. ...

Centro de Interpretación de La Bajada

Santa Cruz de la Palma

　　This excellent museum is dedicated to the history, events and parades of the Fiesta de Nuestra Señora de las Nieves, including the Dance of the Dwarves, by way of an entertaining virtual tour. A combined ticket (€7) includes admission to the Naval Museum. ...

Iglesia de Santo Domingo

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　　If you follow the steps heading up out of Plaza de España to the upper town, you will find the shady Plaza Santo Domingo. The substantial Iglesia de Santo Domingo here boasts an important collection of Flemish paintings and dates to 1530. Note that the church is often shut; the...

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