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PALMA ISLAND - FEATURED SELF-CATERING / HOLIDAY RENTAL / APARTHOTELS |
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| La Palma Island - Eternal
spring on "Isla Bonnita" (Spanish for beautiful island) or "Isla Verde",
the Green Island. The most attractive island in the Canaries with
temperate weather, beautiful scenery and magnificent beaches. La
Caldera del Taburiente on La Palma is the world's largest volcanic crater,
with a diameter of 9 kilometers and a depth of 770 meters. |
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LOS CANCAJOS BEACH - BRENA BAJA - SANTA CRUZ DE LA PALMA - HOLIDAY RENTALS |
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| Los Cancajos Beach
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best and most protected beaches in La Palma, close to the airport and old
typically Spanish capital of Santa Cruz de la Palma. The beach is
a mixture of black sand and rocks, and features some lovely fish restaurants.
Buses are available from Santa Cruz to the beach. |
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Aparthotel
El Cerrito, Playa los Cancajos, Brena Baja, La Palma
Aparthotel El Cerrito, in
the style of the Canaries, yet contemporary, is surrounded by lush nature
and offers guests 37 rooms as well as a foyer, an air-conditioned restaurant
and a hotel safe. The complex is situated in a quiet area of the
tourist centre of Los Cancajos a mere 300 m from the beach. Guests will
find restaurants and links to the public transport network in the surroundings
and it is only 4.5 km to Santa Cruz de la Palma, and some 4 km to the airport.
The pleasant rooms are decorated in modern style and are fitted with an
en suite bathroom with hairdryer, a small kitchen with a fridge, a microwave,
a coffee machine and a washing machine. |
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Aparthotel
Las Olas, Playa los Cancajos, Brena Baja, La Palma
The Aparthotel Caledonia
Las Olas is located in Breña Baja, La Palma, one kilometre from
the sandy beaches of Los Cancajos and five kilometres from Santa Cruz De
La Palma city centre. La Palma Airport is five kilometres away. The
hotel has two outside swimming pools surrounded by sunloungers; one designated
specifically for children. A complimentary buffet breakfast is served
each morning, and the half-board rate includes breakfast and dinner. The
onsite restaurant is open in the evenings for dinner, and drinks and light
snacks can be purchased at the poolside bar. Cocktails are served in the
Hall Bar. Tennis, squash, table tennis and billiards can be pursued
within the hotel grounds, where there is also an onsite playground. The
hotel organises a beginner's diving session each week; the local coastline
is perfect for snorkelling. |
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Caledonia
La Caleta, Apartment Complex, Brena Baja, La Palma
The Hotel Caledonia La Caleta
is located in the Breña Baja region of La Palma in Playa De Los
Cancajos, Spain, 50 metres from the beach and five kilometres from Santa
Cruz city centre. Distance to La Palma Airport is five kilometres.
Situated around a swimming pool and terracotta sun terrace, Caledonia La
Caleta comprises 62 gold-rendered Mediterranean apartments, two of which
have been adapted for wheelchair users. A buffet breakfast (surcharge)
is offered each morning in the relaxed atmosphere of Restaurant Caledonia
La Caleta. The dinner menu features a selection of local and Mediterranean
dishes. Caledonia La Caleta offers 62 self-catering apartments with
furnished balconies or terraces and bright decor with tiled floors and
dark wood furniture. All have separate sitting areas with sofabeds. |
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H10
Costa Salinas, Holiday Apartment Complex, Playa los Cancajos, La Palma
The H10 Costa Salinas is
located in Playa de los Cancajos, on the island of La Palma, part of Tenerife,
Spain. The beach is 300 metres away, and Santa Cruz de la Palma is
at a five-kilometre distance. The residence extends to an outdoor
pool with separate children's area, and offers table tennis, mini-golf,
and billiards at its nearby sister property. The H10 Costa
Salinas houses an informal buffet restaurant with bright, checked tablecloths.
Guests of the residence can also enjoy use of the snack bar at the neighbouring
H10 Taburiente Playa. The half-board rate includes breakfast and dinner.
The 140 apartments have simple, modern decor in neutral tones and extend
to kitchenettes, living areas, and balconies. |
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LOS LLANOS DE ARIDANE - SELF-CATERING / HOLIDAY RENTALS |
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| Los Llanos de Aridane
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largest and busiest town on the west side of the island with a population
of just over 20,000. There are many modern buildings but the traffic-free
centre and surrounding side streets still retain their old character.
Los Llanos is approximately 35 kms from the airport and capital of Santa
Cruz de la Palma. |
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Sol
La Palma Apartments, Puerto Naos, Los Llanos de Aridane, La Palma
Major resort complex including
both the Sol La Palma Apartments and Sol La Palma Hotel along the shoreline,
overlooking the tranquil beach of Puerto Naos and located in the middle
of an exotic banana plantation. Sol La Palma is located 8 km from
Los Llanos de Aridane and 35 km from the airport and Santa Cruz de la Palma.
Restaurant Los Tilos, offers an assortment of tapas and a daily menu. Beach
Bar and Pool Bar, perfect for a quick lunch, an exotic cocktail or drink.
Bar Taburiente with its musical duet, informal and relaxed atmosphere.
2 Swimming pools with sea-views, bar service, sunshades, sunbeds and towels.
163 Apartments resembling a traditional Canarian town: 7 two-bedroom apartments,
110 one-bedroom apartments and 46 studios - all with terrace/balcony with
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Things You Can Do on Your Holiday to La Palma by Jessica Nielson
La
Palma Hotels - Self-Catering Accommodation in La
Palma
There are at least five things
you can do on your holiday to La Palma that are exciting and fun. One of
the things to do is to visit the theme park. There are four theme parks
that you can visit, Los Tiles, C. Visitante El Paso, Jardin de los Aves
and Maroparque. There is something that every park that will please everyone
in the family. It may be landscapes, plants, birds or nature in itself.
You could take a day, spend at each one of the parks, and still have time
for other things. All the theme parks have so much to offer as well as
restaurants, cafés and little shops.
Visiting the island can be
even more exciting when you take a bus tour. This tour takes you around
the island and shows you areas that you might not see if you are on your
own. The guide is very friendly and makes the tour very interesting and
adventurous. The nice thing about taking the bus tour is that you do not
have to concentrate on driving. You can enjoy the scenery in the beautiful
views of the island. The bus tours take their time and drive slow so you
can see everything there is to be seen. This is perfect for families who
want to get out and see the sights without renting a car.
 Whale
watching is another fascinating thing to do in La Palma. You can see the
whales and the Dolphins while enjoying a nice quiet boat ride. Most of
the boat rides take between two and four hours and you usually see more
than enough dolphins and some whales in their natural habitat. The catamaran
tours are very popular, so you should make sure to make reservations for
the day that you want to go. It will have a fascinating time watch the
Dolphins perform their funny antics and watching the whales jump out of
the water and spray.
Another thing that seems
to be popular on the island is the cigar factories. You can tour these
factories and see how they make the cigars. It is actually very interesting
to see the time and work that goes into one cigar. The one factory that
fascinates everybody is the one where the cigars are rolled by hand. When
you light up the cigar, you never think of the time that was spent to make
that cigar just perfect. This factory considers the cigar a work of art
and many people that smoke cigars will agree.
If you have a rental car,
you might enjoy a drive along the old road. You will see chestnut trees
and the Canary Pine. You will see black lava flow and the volcanic cone.
When you get up closer to the top of the road, you will see many picnic
areas to stop and rest. You can take along a picnic basket and enjoy a
nice leisurely lunch while taking in the scenery. It is always a great
time when you take your cheap holidays to La Palma.
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