Santa Cruz de la Palma, La Palma

Santa Cruz de La Palma – Flair of the pirates combined with modern times

Here in Santa Cruz de La Palma – shortly named Santa Cruz – there are numerous hotels, holiday flats or vacation homes which are even furnished in the style of the priates age. This is evidence for the fact that in former times there has been a center for open sea shipping and maritime trade. Until today the harbour is a sign that priates where setting their sails in former times to attack the trade ships which have loaded gold, wine and sugar. A replication of „Santa Maria“ dominates the harbour promenade, as a sign for maritime trade of Santa Cruz.

Many sights like the old city hall of the 16th century or the pilgrimage church of „Virgen de las Nieves“ or the well known church Santo Domingo“ enable cultural days in your holiday to become a memorable experience.

Who is walking at the harbour promenade will get a unique view on the mountains of the cumbre, the impressive place for wine growing, where the small white houses of Santa Cruz entwine around the slopes of the mountains.
Santa Cruz has grown to be a tourist stronghold which earns its money not only due to maritime trade since a long period of time. Many hotels, vacation homes and vacation flats offer the typical spanish tradition in every category.

The local people have arranged with the tourism in a good way and welcome the holidaymakers friendly and openly at every time. Who wants to treat oneself with a glass of wine at one of the many hotels in the evening will be serviced by the hotel staff in a very good manner. Because growing the wine is number one of the exported goods of spain.

One time per week the spains invite the tourists to visit the neighbour islands of Gran Canaria, Lanzarote and Tenrife with ferry boats and to enjoy some summer days there.

picture source: pixelio.de / Rolf Blanc

 

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