• Prehistoric Forest This small park is on the island of La Gomera in Spain's Canary Islands, off the northwest coast of Africa. More than two-thirds of the park is covered by a thick laurel forest of ...

Garajonay National Park on one of Spain's lesser-known islands, La Gomera, is a cloud forest in the middle of the Atlantic. This UNESCO‑listed laurel forest is a survivor from the Cenozoic Era, a ...

The most magical of the Canary Islands offers outsized natural attractions — a place where mist lingers in prehistoric forests, steep valleys carry the whistles of local wisdom, and the Atlantic laps ...

La Gomera holidays tend to suit people who like places that take a bit of getting used to. The island is small, green and quietly dramatic, and it doesn’t behave like the more polished Canary Islands ...

With one of the best laurel forests in Europe, and an almost untouched nature, La Gomera is a box of surprises for hikers, lovers of the sea and marine life, and for those who want to escape from the ...

One of the wildfires raging through the Canary Islands is now threatening the World Heritage park of Garajonay, which contains a rare and ancient subtropical forest, Spanish officials warned Saturday.

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