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Located in Valle Gran Rey, the most popular tourist destination in La Gomera, on the west of the island, this market has been giving people the chance to purchase all manner of second hand goods in the Plaza Lomo de Riego, since 2007. It takes place on the second Sunday of every month, selling a variety of antiques, books and toys, and it’s never hard to find something of interest here. Increasingly popular, the market has added to the already huge appeal of the area, which also boasts one of the best beaches on the island, Playa del Inglés.

A village in the municipality of Vallehermoso renowned for its quality palm honey. It covers the Barranco del Mono valley and its tributaries. A visit to the Casa de la Miel (House of Honey) is a must to get a close look at the honey-making process.

The Torre del Conde is a 15th century Castilian fortress located in the town of San Sebastián de La Gomera. It is a military type building. Its function was mainly to represent lordly power, and it counted on the lack of modern weaponry on the part of the natives. The tower has been the center of many pages belonging to the history of La Gomera and even of Spain.

A space to reunite with the past. Located in the neighborhood of La Calera, Valle Gran Rey, and converted into a museum, the old store of Salvador Casanova Roldan has been rescued to show everyone a part of how they were and what those neighborhood stores housed. A corner to know the ethnography of the island of La Gomera.

The need for fast communications and the technology of the Industrial Revolution in the northern municipalities of La Gomera necessitated the construction of davits to allow the entry and exit of goods and people by sea. These structures were built using stone and mortar for an iron arm that, supported on one or several foundations, remained over the sea where a ship could anchor to be stowed and a steam engine in charge of providing the necessary power to raise and lower people, merchandise and animals. There was also a warehouse and offices to manage the transit of goods and a conveyor that carried goods from the packing shops to the davit warehouse.

Built in 1908, the loading pier (pescante) was an industrial engineering structure designed for the transport of fruit and people. Supported by two concrete pillars, a wooden and metal arm extended out to connect with ships anchored off the coast of Agulo. A powerful storm surge destroyed the structure in the 1950s, leaving only the two concrete piers as evidence of its former presence.

Thematic museum dedicated to the Filii Christi, a denominated theosophical-Christian congregation. Its main members wrote novels, essays, poetry books and newspaper articles reflecting their interest in the occult sciences, theosophy, esotericism, hypnosis, freemasonry, witchcraft and oriental wisdom such as Taoism.

The Canary Island dragon tree is one of the species that is part of the identity of the Canary Islands. Dracaena draco is its official botanical name and, on the eight lucky islands as a whole, there are specimens of great importance and beauty. In La Gomera, the oldest and largest specimen on the island has its own name: the Agalán Dragon Tree.

The visitor center of Garajonay National Park is the ideal starting point for visiting the park. You will find recreation in an old Canarian house, with its wine cellar. You will also be able to see the different vegetation zones of the island in its exhibition and a complete botanical garden.

The Las Loceras Visitor centre is located in the centre of the town of El Cercado. This site is the perfect place to learn about pottery, one of the most important artisanal trades on the island of La Gomera. Today, visitors can go back in time and observe the traditional pottery techniques, still practiced on La Gomera, which use the hand rather than the wheel.