Property for sale in the La Gomera villas,
apartments, hotels & bars
The Island covers approximately
368 square kilometres with a population of 17,.000
The island is mountainous with
an ancient forest in the Parque National de Garajonay where you can go
for long walks along its many trails alone or with guides.
La Gomera is a relatively wild
and sparsely populated against the other Canary Islands and is more akin
to the adventurous traveller.
The Island has escaped any
volcanic activity in recent years leaving an absence geological
evidence.
The production of bananas is
still probably the most important part of the Islands economy. The
island also has a thriving crafts industry.
The inhabitants of the Island
have an old whistling language called El Silbo which is still used today
and indeed is compulsory in primary schools an optional in the higher
schools. The origin of El Silbo was to overcome communicating
across the barrancos or deep ravines which separated villages.
All over the island there are
remote beaches some are only accessed by boat. Travelling by boat to the
north of the island you can see the Los Organos a formation of
rocks resembling church organ pipes, you may on your boat trip see
dolphins which often follow the boats or maybe even a whale.
The island has an established
tennis school situated in the Hotel Jardin Playa Santiago.
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