Usher into winter with a dopamine detour to La Palma bejewelled with stellar experiences and volcanic treats.
Palmerian winter features a prime mid-December viewing of natural wonders, including Geminids, one of the brightest meteor showers of the year, offering best front-row seats in the three Starlight Reserves.
Reboot in an open-air spa in the first world’s starlight reserve dotted with 16 astronomical viewpoints ranging from Los Guirres beach, the San Antonio volcano or the imposing Caldera de Taburiente National Park. Combined with over 320 volcanoes and a secure outlook positions La Palma to emerge as a new year’s bucket-list destination seasoned with all the ingredients for both star gazers and lava-chasers.
According to the British Geological Survey (BGS), visitors are often drawn to volcanic landscapes to view the incredible power of nature first hand, also replicated in a piqued volcano tourism, a niche segment that attracts thousands of thrill seekers every year, globally.
Booming volcano tourism intertwined with La Palma’s stellar allure further positions volcano revamped holiday landscapes on the travel industry’s radar. Enviable location is also elevated by 43 hectares of new land surface on the coastline where the lava pushed out into the sea and created two new peninsulas in 2021. Enriched with La Palma wines flavoursome from rich volcanic soils and uninterrupted views of quintessential volcanic trails sets La Isla Bonita apart for tourism growth in the new year.