La Palma guides
Practical guides written from Tazacorte, on the island of La Palma, by people who live and work here. No copied listicles: real itineraries, real travel times and the same recommendations we give visitors at the farm.
What to see and do in La Palma
The Caldera, the Roque, the volcano, the rock pools and the black beaches. What is genuinely worth it and how to spread it over the days you have.
NatureAll yearWith childrenThings to do in Tazacorte: 15 plans
The black sand Blue Flag beach, the Banana Museum, the valley viewpoints and the ravine. With a one-day itinerary that actually works.
With childrenFoodNatureVisiting a banana farm in La Palma
What you see on a working banana farm, how long the visit lasts, what it costs and what makes the Canary banana different.
NatureFoodAll yearThe Banana Museum in Tazacorte
Open Monday to Saturday, €2 to get in. What is inside, how long you need and how to fit it into a morning in the valley.
With childrenFoodCultureBanana farms you can visit
Three farms open to visitors on La Palma and how they differ: PlatanoLógico in Puerto Naos, ours in Tazacorte and Ecofinca Nogales in Puntallana.
NatureFoodAll yearPuerto de Tazacorte: beach and where to eat
The black sand Blue Flag beach, the nineteenth-century old pier, the fish restaurants and what you can do on the water.
With childrenFoodAll yearCanary banana vs ordinary banana
The freckles, the sweeter taste, the aroma and the texture. What the official PGI specification says and why the banana from here tastes different.
FoodAll yearCultureLa Palma with kids
Sheltered natural pools, beaches where the swell is broken, what works at each age and the thing nobody warns you about the roads.
With childrenNatureAll yearWhen it rains or the calima comes in
The weather here is very local: often you just cross to the other side. What still works, what is not worth attempting and what the calima really is.
All yearNatureWith childrenRomantic things to do in La Palma
Astronomical viewpoints, sunsets over the valley and a private experience. Plus what we have learned from the proposals that have happened here.
As a coupleNatureAll yearLa Palma on a cruise stop
The ship docks in Santa Cruz and the good part is on the other side. What fits into six, eight or ten hours and how to get back in time.
All yearFoodCultureWhere to hold a private event
Real capacity, the fallback if it rains, access, parking and food: the questions almost nobody asks before booking a venue, and that later cause trouble.
As a coupleFoodAll yearVisiting the Tajogaite volcano
What you see from the free viewpoints, why the cone needs an authorised company, and where to check the state of access before you go.
NatureAll yearCultureWhat to see in Los Llanos de Aridane
More than thirty large-format murals on the façades, a square with laurels brought from Cuba and a sixteenth-century church. Ten minutes from the farm.
CultureWith childrenAll year
What we usually recommend to visitors
Most people arrive in La Palma with two or three days ahead of them and a list of places pulled off the internet. What they ask once they are here, sitting at the table after the tasting, is always the same: what is genuinely worth it, and how much time to give each thing.
- Tazacorte works well in a day: museum, farm, port and Tajogaite viewpoints.
- You need a car. Public transport in the area cannot chain the stops together.
- The Aridane valley is among the sunniest parts of the island, in winter too.
- Activities that do not depend on the weather are what save a day of calima or rain.
How we write these guides
We live and work in Tazacorte, so what goes here is what we do and what we recommend in person. No lists copied from other websites: itineraries you can follow as they are, with real driving times and the order that makes sense on the ground.
When a recommendation depends on something that changes — like access to the volcano area — we say so, rather than assuming it is still the same.
Before you come to the farm
If you are fitting us into your route, the Amor Platánico visit lasts 2 h 30 min and runs in small groups, so it is worth arranging a date in advance. All the directions are on How to get here.