Vallehermoso, Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Vallehermoso
Municipality
Erque Canyon in Vallehermoso
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Vallehermoso is a village and municipality in the western part of the island

The population was 2,945 in 2013,

Sites of interest

The municipality features a rock-formed mountain Los Organos which are made up of basalt rocks. Mountaintops includes El Cercado and La Fortaleza or Chipude. The natural environment of the mountain area forms a part of the Garajonay Park. Directly by the coast of Vallehermoso features a cultural centre named El Castillo del Mar, located in an old banana factory which was used until 1950 is the centre for concerts, cinema and folklore music. The Castillo was restored in 1981 by the photographer Thomas K. Müller.

A botanical garden, Jardín Botánico del Descubrimiento de Vallehermoso, was constructed in 2000 under the direction of the Botanical Gardens in Las Palmas at a cost of 310 million pesetas.^{[citation needed]} The garden covers an area of 16,219 square metres (174,580 sq ft) and contains plant species from five continents, especially species found by the explorers of the New World. Plants from all the Canary Islands archipelago are included, with a special focus on the endemic plants of La Gomera.^{[citation needed]}

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vallehermoso, La Gomera.

• List of municipalities in Santa Cruz de Tenerife

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