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From here you can see part of the central massif of La Gomera, which houses the best mountain in the Archipelago: the Garajonay National Park. This forest is made up of about twenty species of trees that specialize in capturing the moisture from the fogs.

The springs of Guadá, which emerge from the cliff of the same name and allow the proliferation of vegetation, while providing the water that the people of Valle Gran Rey have always used to irrigate their farmland.

The retreat of the mountain was traditionally an indispensable source to obtain the resources that the Gomeran population needed to sustain their activities.

The density of dams and reservoirs in La Gomera is enormous compared to its smalt size. 37 dams and 2 reservoirs sprinkle the riverbeds of the Gomeran ravines and capture the water that will be used to irrigate the crop fields.

Despite the scarcity of beaches on the island, it is possible to find some which are magnificent, combining beauty, services and tranquillity.

Laurisilva literally means laurel forest. However, it is actually made up of some twenty plant species of different gender.

Gomeran cheeses are products of excellent quality. Traditionally, they have always been made from the milk of goats fed on a wide variety of grasses and natural rennet, and smoked with rockrose or heather wood.

The springs of Taguluche emerge in the neighbouring lands and belong to the Comunidad de Regantes (irrigation community), which distributes the water proportionally according to the size of the land, using to the Dula system, which has prevailed since time immemoriaL This management has allowed the maintenance of the fields for centuries, the hallmark of this fertile valley.

The pedestrian road infrastructure of La Gomera was in the past the support of an economy based on agriculture and livestock. Today, this heritage legacy, preserved to this day, is the basis on which a new activity with great potential is based: hiking.

You are next to Garajonay National Park Visitor Center, in the northern foothills of a high plateau that occupies the entire central sector of the island. You may have noticed that here we do not find the gigantic ravines that characterize Colombina Island. The surrounding territory has a much gentler relief than the rest of La Gomera, with an altitude always above 600 meters.