Santa Cruz is the capital of La Palma and has about 15,600 inhabitants.
It was founded in 1493 and is actually a quite old city. In the 16th century, it had a great importance for world trade, mainly because of the port, which at the time was the third largest in Europe.
Today, Santa Cruz is best known for its balconies full of flowers. These balconies are typical for the Canaries and built from local pine wood.
What a nice view along the sidewalk!
We have only two days of vacation left on the island now (time goes by so quickly!) and so, we visit the capital for half a day.
The narrow streets and colorful houses invite you for a walk. And so, we stroll through the capital and enjoy the atmosphere.
In the market hall
After a coffee and a delicious snack, we continue. This time, we head north to the laurel forest Los Tilos.
The forest is declared as UNESCO biosphere reserve since 1983 – it houses rare bird species.
We have a short hike to a waterfall on the program.
Unfortunately, we get to know now that the waterfall is dried up and in consequence, we won’t see anything of it.
Even if everything around us looks quite tropical, the dried riverbeds show us how much the nature is lacking water.
A curious little bird in the laurel forest
After exploring the mighty forest for a while, we head back home.
In our villa, we have a nice barbecue-party and enjoy the almost last day of holiday on the island.
German (same post)
Santa Cruz und Lorbeerwald
Casas de los Balcones
Santa Cruz ist die Hauptstadt von La Palma und hat ca. 15.600 Einwohner.
Insgesamt eine sehr alte Stadt, wurde sie doch 1493 gegründet. Im 16 Jahrhundert hatte sie vor allem wegen des Hafens eine große Bedeutung für den weltweiten Handel: dieser war zu dem Zeitpunkt der drittgrößte in Europa.
Heute ist Santa Cruz vor allem wegen den mit Blumen verzierten Balkonen bekannt. Diese Balkone sind wohl typisch kanarisch und aus heimischem Kiefernholz gebaut.
Was für eine Blumenpracht entlang des Gehweges!
Wir machen am vorletzten Tag unseres Urlaubs auf La Palma einen Halbtagesausflug nach Santa Cruz.
Die engen Gassen und bunten Häuser laden zum Spazieren ein. Und so schlendern wir entspannt durch die Hauptstadt.
In der Markthalle
Nach einem Kaffee und leckeren Snack fahren wir weiter. Dieses Mal geht es Richtung Norden zum Lorbeerwald Los Tilos.
Der Wald ist seit 1983 UNESCO-Biosphärenreservat und beherbergt seltene Vogelarten.
Wir haben eigentlich eine kleine Wanderung zu einem Wasserfall auf dem Programm.
Leider erfahren wir, dass der Wasserfall durch die extreme Trockenheit aktuell quasi nicht (mehr) existent ist.
Obwohl alles tropisch wirkt, nehmen wir durch das ausgetrocknete Flussbett wahr, wie sehr der Natur Wasser fehlt.
Ein neugieriges Vögelchen im Lorbeerwald
Nachdem wir den mächtigen Wald ein wenig erkundet haben, machen wir uns zurück auf den Heimweg.
In unserer Villa grillen wir dann gemeinsam und lassen den vorletzten Urlaubsabend gemütlich ausklingen.
Wow. Very good post about my island. Thanks!
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