La Fajana - Puerto de Talavera
La Palma
Breakfast
After a delicious breakfast, we head to the northeastern part of the island.
Despite the fact that La Palma is a small island, the weather here is very different.
In the northeast of the island, it is always cloudy.
It was so interesting to watch how, with every kilometer farther east, clouds appeared in the clear blue sky, and in time we were already driving through a solid cloud.
It all started like this. By the way, this is a classic road on La Palma — pine trees, silence, and almost no one around.
And later it became like this
There are many banana plantations on La Palma. Thanks to the volcanic soil and mild climate, bananas grow here almost all year round.
Canary bananas are smaller, sweeter, and tastier than those usually sold in supermarkets.
These are all bananas. Some are covered with white nets — this protects them from wind and sun.
We start with La Fajana - pools created among black volcanic rocks.
Here you can swim in ocean water, but without strong waves, because the pools are partially sheltered.
I had hoped we would go for a swim, but it was cool and I didn’t feel like swimming.
Interestingly, La Fajana is one of the most popular places among tourists, but apart from us, there was no one there…
Pools at La Fajana
Volcanic cliffs. We take a little walk (“climb”) along the coast
The ocean breaks so beautifully against the rocks
Next, we head to Puerto de Talavera - an unusual fishing settlement right at the edge of the cape.
The houses here seem to be carved into the black rock, and the bright doors give the place a special charm.
However, it seems that this is not an active fishing village at the moment - rather a place that has preserved its old appearance and atmosphere.
The old fishing settlement of Puerto de Talavera
Houses in the Rock
So our day went by. And to finish, a little about the stars and the night sky.
When we went outside on the first day after it got dark, the sky was crystal clear and there were so many stars in it!
It was hard to believe, but with the naked eye I could see dozens of times more stars than usual.
(And the Big Dipper is upside down here too, simply because we are much farther south.)
There is almost no light pollution on the island, and the sky here is one of the best in Europe for stargazing.
And that is exactly why one of the best observatories in the world is located at the top of the island - Roque de los Muchachos.
And tomorrow we are going there!
The night sky on La Palma - an incredible number of stars
