Ermita de Nuestra Señora de Lourdes

La Gomera


A 1.7km walk (signposted) southwest from El Cedro along the official national-park Route 2, this small, white forest chapel was founded in 1935 by Englishwoman Florence Stephen Parry.


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1. Mirador Roque de Agando

1.33 MILES

Views sprawl across to Tenerife and the 1250m-high volcanic rock 'needle' Roque de Agando (the most impressive in the Canaries) from this sensational…

2. Parque Nacional de Garajonay

1.9 MILES

La Gomera's prime attraction, the magical, often-misty Parque Nacional de Garajonay extends across 40 sq km of dense, primeval laurisilva forest at the…

3. Parque Etnográfico Los Telares

2.46 MILES

A reconstructed 19th-century gofio (roasted Canarian grain) mill sits at the heart of this multifaceted private ethnographic centre, which also takes in a…

4. Convento de Santo Domingo

2.5 MILES

At the heart of Hermigua's original village, just off Plaza Victoriano Darias Montesinos, this 16th-century church and monastery contains an intricately…

5. Museo Etnográfico de La Gomera

2.88 MILES

Housed in a handsome 20th-century building with maroon trim, this two-storey ethnographic museum explores the island's natural resources and ecosystems…

6. Iglesia de la Encarnación

3.53 MILES

The town's central warm-yellow church dates back to the 17th century but wasn't completed until the mid-20th, partly due to the fact that the original…

7. Drago de Agalán

3.71 MILES

The island’s oldest drago (dragon tree) rests in a palm-sprinkled valley, 2km north of Alajeró. Take the signposted road 300m west (downhill) from the…

8. Centro de Interpretación Las Loceras

3.72 MILES

El Cercado's small but fascinating earthenware museum explores the history of the island's pottery tradition through multilingual panels and collections…

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