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What to see and do in Garafía

What to see and do in Garafía (La Palma, Santa Cruz de Tenerife): 7 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 3 Nature · 1 Historical milestones · 2 Food and drink

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What to see and do in Garafía

Garafía
Village
A municipality in northwestern La Palma, the second most extensive on the island, corresponding to the old pre-Hispanic canton of Tagalguen. It was 'the granary of La Palma' for its cereal production in the 17th century, and its population has fallen from 5,000 inhabitants in 1960 to just over 2,000 today.
La Zarza y La Zarcita
Historical milestone
A site with panels of pre-Hispanic rock carvings — 29 at La Zarza and 18 at La Zarcita — with spiral and concentric-circle motifs that include the only Libyco-Berber-type symbol documented in the Canary Islands.
Molino de Las Tricias y Museo de Interpretación del Gofio
Food and drink
Of the four surviving mills in Garafía (El Calvario, Marcelino, Llano Negro and Las Tricias), the last was turned in 2016 into a museum dedicated to gofio, a traditional Canarian food.
Observatorio del Roque de los Muchachos
Nature
At the island's highest point (2,426 metres), within the municipality of Garafía, the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias opened this observatory in 1985, home to, among other instruments, the Gran Telescopio Canarias, with a diameter of 10.4 metres. Its location benefits from the protection of the night sky mandated on the island since the 1988 Sky Law and from the later declaration of La Palma as a Starlight Reserve in 2012.
Monumento Natural Costa de Hiscaguán
Nature
A protected area shared with the neighbouring municipality of Puntagorda, where marine erosion has carved cliffs into the island's north coast.
Reserva Natural Integral del Pinar de Garafía
Nature
One of the best-preserved Canary pine forests in the archipelago, protected under the designation of an integral natural reserve.
El queso artesano de Garafía
Food and drink
A soft cheese made from goat's milk, locally famous for the golden colour of its rind, tied to the municipality's transhumant livestock-raising tradition.