La Gomera sits just west of Tenerife, but it feels a world away once you step off the ferry. Many of the things to do in La ...

Situated off the west coast of Africa, the Canary Islands are a chain of seven islands that have long been tied to world shipping and trade. Most famously connected to Christopher Columbus, La Gomera ...

In 2024, nearly 6.3 million British tourists travelled to the Canary Islands. And that's hardly surprising. From party-loving Tenerife to volcanic Lanzarote, the Atlantic archipelago has plenty to ...

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 ...

The island of La Gomera lies untouched by the urgency of modern life, offering visitors a rare kind of luxury: permission to slow down. A UNESCO Biosphere Reserve across land and sea, La Gomera has ...

On the small Canary Island of La Gomera, an ancient whistling language that once almost died out is now undergoing an exciting revival. In the rugged crags of Barranco de Ávalo, a ravine on the small ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. “The thing about Gomera,” said our guide, Javier Chirivella Costa, “is that it’s like having an entire ...

On the Canary Island of La Gomera there is a special form of communication: the whistled language Silbo Gomero. Find out why this tradition is still preserved today in part fourteen of our series ...

La Gomera, with a population of approximately 21,800 people faces a total blackout due to a fire that erupted at a thermal power station. The entire island of La Gomera, which has a population of ...