Acropark
A new adventure playground has opened quite close to the barbecue site at El Pilar in Breña Alta, up in the pine forest. It’s called ACROPARK, and they have three different circuits for different ages...
View ArticleUltrabike 2012
On Saturday April 6th, La Palma will host an extreme bike race called Ultrabike. Actually, there are two races, a short one of 34 km and a long one of 110 km. Both routes go through gorgeous scenery in...
View ArticleA Memorial to the Tazacorte Martyrs
The Tazacote martytrs have an unusual memorial – 18m underwater at Malpique, the site where they drowned. There are 40 crosses, one for each of the victims. The memorial was created in 2000, and I’m...
View ArticleBiking through Paradise
Here’s a wonderful video of mountain biking on La Palma. Of course, if biking’s not your thing, you hiking through the same stunning scenery.
View ArticleA Memorial to the Tazacorte Martyrs
The Tazacote martytrs have an unusual memorial – 18m underwater at Malpique, the site where they drowned. There are 40 crosses, one for each of the victims. The memorial was created in 2000, and I’m...
View ArticleSan Jose Go Kart Race
Sunday was San José’s first Go Kart race. These are motorless go-karts, sometimes known as soap box karts, so they had to race downhill. Of course La Palma is full of steep hills, so that wasn’t a...
View ArticleSan Jose Wheelbarrow Race
San Jose is Spanish for St Joseph, and St Joseph was Jeses’s earthly father, so Spanish father’s day is held on St Joseph’s day (March 17th) and the village of San José has a fiesta. On the Sunday...
View ArticleTransvulcania 2016
Saturday is the famous Transvulcania. Crazy people will be running an ultramarathon around La Palma. The main race starts at 6 am down at the lighthouse at the southern tip of the island. The runners...
View Article42nd Isla Bonita Car Rally
The annual car rally is today, with about 60 cars going along the route three times. This is quite a big event in the national rally calendar, because racing along La Palma’s twisty roads is not at all...
View ArticleXXXVIII RALLY LA PALMA ISLA BONITA
The annual car rally takes place this weekend. On Friday night from 9 pm to midnight they’11 be racing in Breña Baja, from El lineal, past Monte Breña and San Jose to San Antonio. On Saturday from...
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