La Gomera, as written earlier, still retains many original features, and is a great place for those who want to spend a quiet vacation in close contact with nature.

The island is volcanic in origin, but unlike the other Canary Islands, there are no active volcanoes; the relentless erosive action of the weather has designed the rugged landscape, creating canyons, crevasses, sheer cliffs and black sand coves.

During your stay on the island you will fall in love with the cultivated terraces, the panoramic points, the flocks dispersed among the native vegetation, the rugged conformation of the territory and the small houses; all together they form the Gomero landscape, visible as you travel along the picturesque roads full of hairpin bends and ups and downs that climb up and down the entire island and connect the various villages.

To visit them all it is best to rent a car at the port of San Sebastian.

Below we report the points of greatest interest visited during our stay on the island.

San Sebastian de la Gomera

It is the city from which Christopher Columbus left for America.

The pretty island capital shows the visitor all its charm, with its little houses surrounding the port and dotting the adjacent hills.

Being directly connected to Tenerife by ferry, in our opinion it is one of the most strategic places to stay on the island.

In the city center, a few steps from the Iglesia De La Asunción, there is the Casa de Colon, where Columbus stayed. Nearby, the solitary Torre del Conde appears, a stupendous medieval example of Castilian defence, located in the center of a park bordering one of the city's two black sand beaches.

If you love photography, stop by the Cristo Sagrato Corazon and Hotel Parador panoramic points (even if you don't stay at the hotel, you can visit the splendid garden overlooking the sea and the city without any problems).

Near the city there is also a path of a few kilometers that reaches the Ermita de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe. We recommend following it only in good weather conditions, as the area is affected by hydrogeological instability.

Hermigua

The small town of Hermigua develops along a main road that crosses two scenic slopes planted with banana trees, the main economic resource of the area.

In the past this agricultural activity was so intense that in the early 1900s the Pescante was built, an ancient pier where merchant ships docked.

It was completed in 1908 but fell into disuse in the 1950s, when the port of San Sebastian was expanded.

What remains of this glorious past are the fascinating pylons that stand like solitary giants in the sea, and the concrete swimming pool used only when the sea is calm (to be avoided during storm surges due to its deadly danger).

Agulo

Agulo is perhaps the village that has the best-preserved historic center of the entire island: seeing it from the Mirador de Abrante, a building with a glass balcony suspended in the air, is something superlative.

The cobbled streets and characteristic, white-painted houses are immersed in a hilly landscape full of vegetable gardens and cultivated fields, which offer visitors a bucolic setting.

Vallehermoso

This residential area develops into another suggestive valley, full of crops and typical houses perched on the hills, a perfect image for some souvenir photos.

If you have time, reach Argamul, where postcard views open up, and look for the unusual yellow stone Buddha, perhaps brought there by some hippie in search of Nirvana.

Valle Gran Rey

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