LA GOMERA ISLAND (Canary Islands)

Above is the beginning of the popular hiking track to Arure from La Alameda in Valle Gran Rey. It zigzags up to the  relatively flat plateau...

                                        Above is the oldest known photograph of Valle Gran Rey in La Gomera's southwest. It was taken by...

Canary Islands Day - ''For the (Spanish) government from the Canaries'' says the 2nd poster Thursday May 30th is Dia de Cana...

I took the above image some time ago in the winding, often stepped, little alleyways in La Calera in  the centre of Valle Gran Rey, an area ...

I took the above photo of Casa Maria when it was first put up for sale a few years ago. Legendary Casa Maria and its popular bar, restaurant...

Oscar winner Cillian Murphy in bar and restaurant La Chalana in Playa de Santiago, La Gomera late 2013.   Guess who's hand is resting on...

The carnival season 2024 has begun in La Gomera and the island capital San Sebastian's festivities are already in full swing. The main ...

Above image shows part of the spectacular landscape at  El Cepo near the village of Las Rosas, close to La Gomera's northern coast. ...

I found the above video on the web accidentally and I had to laugh so much it actually hurt. It purports to introduce first-time visitors to...

The latest tremor (above, red star marks epicentre) occurred late at night on the first of November 2023, again  near the island's capit...

  The following article and above image appeared in Canarian Weekly last month and I'm sharing this worrying story with you below. The ...