Five unique things you can do on La Palma without feeling the volcano

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"La Palma offers you so much attraction in

that you can come for a week, not do the Route of the Volcanoes or visit the Caldera de Taburiente and still have so much to see that the trip will be worth it." This is

, president of the La Palma Association of Tourist Guides, who uses two of the most emblematic places of the Isla Bonita to give future visitors an idea of ​​the potential of this

". Because although now it seems impossible to separate it from the Cumbre Vieja volcano, the truth is that in most of the island

.

But that image is not the one that reaches the Peninsula and abroad, which means that the areas that are not affected by the volcano are practically empty when they should be enjoying their high season in terms of tourism.

We go over some of those must-see sites.

Try Juana's Thankful Potatoes

In the heart

, for many the most beautiful place in the Canary Islands,

is the queen.

Of the birds that rush to eat from his hand every time he leaves the

bar

(Bosque de los Tilos, San Andrés y Sauces, s / n) and of the visitors who come to taste his

Accompanied by a quarter of wine or a beer, either Dorada or Tropical, which both have. Originally from Tenerife, she moved to La Palma for love and there she would end up finding the deserved recognition for her star dish. "One day I put some wrinkled potatoes on top with a little mojo and I said to myself 'how dry is this'. But later I put a white cheese with the red mojo and coriander and it was very tasty. It happened to open the potato and put the melted cheese in. Then

And that's how it stayed, "he clarifies. It is likely that whoever goes to this restaurant located in a Unesco Biosphere Reserve since 2002, the scene of series such as

Thanks to the beauty of places like its waterfall, I ended up adding her famous goat meat to the tasting and listened to

questioning her sister about whether she came to this corner of the archipelago for the mojo palmero or the dog chorizo.

Eat moray eel and shrimp at Casa Goyo

In this restaurant it is difficult to choose two dishes, even if it is to title a heading. Because at

(C / Lodero 120, Villa de Mazo) fish is religion. Just five minutes from the

, its origin is closely linked to it, since it was its construction that led to the creation of a place to provide food to workers in 1966. Little by little, word of mouth It forced the owners to request the pertinent permits to expand it, which occurred with the construction of two palm huts. In the long run, its booths would end up contributing a unique idiosyncrasy to the place: although it has a terrace and normal dining rooms, it is worth eating in its small rooms, where the client feels as if they were in a private room.

and

are other of its star dishes, without forgetting its desserts, where pineapple cream,

gofio

and its popular

.

Visit Puros Artesanos Julio

To those who visit

(C / Cabaiguán, 14. Breña Alta) the cigar maker

talks about how tobacco is dried, how it is grown, how it is made "and what it takes." This guardian of the essences of the pure palm tree, lover of decoration (the rooms maintain the aroma of the small workshops called chinchales) and of telling the story of this

product

. "For us, aging is key," he says. "Our

rest for five or six years, because

. It is very important that we pack it and leave it for as long as necessary. This is how a company like this can get ahead ", he says. Tradition took its first steps in this family (there are about six dedicated to it on the island) in 1950. Now, his future objective is to be able to organize visits to his plantation, located in "the Cuatro Caminos area, pulling for relief." While they prepare it, they proudly display their status as a

, capable of keeping alive a historical practice thanks to a culture of going and back with

and the Breña Alta climate, bathed by the trade winds. Of course, do not store your cigars in the fridge as is sometimes recommended. The best place is inside

.

Drink Aldea Rum in your distillery

El

(Camino el Melonar, 19. Charco Azul) was founded in 1936 by

(1872-1968) in the Aldea de San Nicolás (Gran Canaria).

It was not the best year: the Civil War made the

prepared for export stay (and drink) on the island.

But the Quevedos were not a family to back down from adversity.

For this reason, in 1969, when sugarcane cultivation was not profitable in Gran Canaria, they moved to San Andrés y Sauces, in La Palma.

There it remains, handled by the fourth generation, the

that Don Manuel found in a scrap metal in 1893,

.

The thousands of bottles that are made each year of this rum from

(or French) style made only with guarapo, which although it accounts for only 5% of world sales, attracts more and more people, due to its flavor and its reputation for

.

The visitor can visit its museum, its facilities and taste before buying the different varieties: Maestro, Familia, Single Cane, Aboriginal Caramel Extreme, Ron Miel ...

Buy in La Recova

A

, a Vega Norte red wine, a couple of peppers to make mojo or some almonds (or

, if you have a grateful palate for the sweet). Whoever wants to buy the best products on the island cannot

, the centenary municipal market of Santa Cruz de la Palma. Built on the site of the

, presents a Renaissance style and an elegant and refined central skylight, which brings natural light to the entire premises.

Remodeled in 2005, the market has 13 fish markets, 12 stalls and several posters that tell its story.

And next to it, in what was the oratory of the Hospital de Dolores, as if it were a member of the body, stands the

, inaugurated in 1871 for circus shows and cockfights.

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