The back story
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The island guide
La Palma: the island of stars
La Palma’s observatory on the Roque de los Muchachos, the old plantation of Tazacorte and the salt pans of Fuencaliente.
Island guide · Canary Islands
La Palma, the island of stars
The Roque de los Muchachos Observatory, Tazacorte and the salt pans of Fuencaliente.
What's onThis week in the Canary Islands
What to see and do
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One of the great observatories
Roque de los Muchachos Observatory
The Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias’ observatory on the summit ridge of La Palma.
Where to eat and drink
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Bib Gourmand
El Jardín de la Sal
El Jardín de la Sal serves regional food in Fuencaliente; it holds the MICHELIN Bib Gourmand for good cooking at a moderate price.
Carretera La Costa–El Faro 5, 38740 Fuencaliente de la PalmaExplore View on map
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In the MICHELIN Guide
Casa Osmunda
Casa Osmunda serves traditional food in Breña Alta; it is in the MICHELIN Guide’s Canary Islands selection.
Subida la Concepción 2, 38710 San Pedro de Breña AltaExplore View on map
Where to stay
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A 17th-century plantation
Hotel Hacienda de Abajo
Thirty-two rooms hung with works of art, in a seventeenth-century sugar plantation in Tazacorte.
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