Family trip to La Palma Island with children. Ideas on where to go with your child

La Palma is the third in terms of population and only the fifth largest among the Canary Islands. There are beautiful national parks, and cozy sand beaches, and architectural monument of past centuries. You can safely take a child of any age and character with you to La Palma. Yes, there are no aqua parks or big amusement centers on the island, but you can always go to the neighboring Tenerife. The journey won’t take long and will definitely be pleasant for both a child and a teenager. It is not every day that you find yourself in the open ocean, watching one volcanic island going away and another one coming closer. If you want, you can go to Paraiso de las Aves zoo – all children like watching animals.

If your child likes to learn flora and fauna or he is just curious, you should definitely visit La-Caldera-da-Taburiente National Park. Not only small children, who are just discovering the world will like it here, but also experienced little travelers. Where else will you find a gigantic two-kilometers-deep crater, an igneous rock, or a 200-meters-high gorge, which the locals call “the valley of fear”? There are a lot of routes of different complexity all around the park. Choose the one, which will be suitable for your child, and start discovering a unique nature of volcanic island.

If your child is ready for a 4-5 hours climbing, you can go to Pico De La Cruz. At the high of 2,5 kilometers, almost on top of the mountain, there is an observation deck, the view from which will be unforgettable for any tourist, even for the youngest one. For those, who like to look at the stars, there is the International Astrophysical Observatory with the biggest telescope in Europe. All the young explorers of insects and birds should visit Palmitos Park. There are more than two hundred species of exotic birds and a great variety of tropical butterflies live in the park. Does your kid want to feel himself like Indiana Johns and discover more about the previous nations? Then take him to La Zarza. Here you can find the evidence of existence of mysterious ancient island nation Benahoares and see strange signs on the rocks and unusual pictures. You should visit a museum in La Zarza, dedicated to this people. Copyright www.orangesmile.com

Is your child interested in history or enjoys beautiful architecture? Then take a walk around Santa Cruz, the capital of the island. There is the 16th-century Church of the Saviour, where a child will see some unique examples of five hundred years old carvings. Visit Spain Square and take a walk around the City Hall, which stones remember many historical events. Every boy will like the Castle of Santa Catalina, which for many years protected the city from the pirates. Any child can feel himself here as a brave Spanish soldier or a daring pirate. Little sea admirers will definitely be interested in the copy of Columbus’ “Santa Maria” ship, inside of which there is a real sea museum.

Visit Puerto de Naos beach, which black volcanic sand every child will like. For the little ones there are jet ski, trampolines, water slides, and many other water activities in La Palma. Older kids can try snorkeling or diving, or visit a yacht club and take part in sports fishing competition, organized by the capital club La Gaviota. If your child likes to draw or if he is a fan of any subculture, take him to Los Llanos, where you can see many examples of large-scale street art.