Iglesia de San Juan Bautista

La Gomera


Guarding the north end of central Vallehermoso, the whitewased Iglesia de San Juan Bautista was originally built in the 16th century, but destroyed multiple times over the years by floods and fires. Its current neo-Gothic incarnation grew gradually between the early 19th and 20th centuries.


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3. Parque Nacional de Garajonay

3.71 MILES

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4. Mirador de Abrante

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5. Museo Etnográfico de La Gomera

4.35 MILES

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6. Playa de Alojera

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