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Santa Cruz de La Palma is a beautiful city with a colonial air which retains in its historic quarter, declared an Historic-Artistic Site, numerous palaces, colonial buildings and houses built in the traditional Canary style. Nor should we forget its churches and the Sanctuary of the Virgen de las Nieves, the setting for a century old tradition: the descent of the patron saint of the island. The enormously varied landscape housed by what is known as the pretty island is accessible from the capital of the island. An authentic natural paradise which offers the possibility of practising hiking among volcanoes and laurisilva woodland in any of its protected areas, among which stands out the Parque Nacional de Caldera de Taburiente.The history of Santa Cruz de La Palma begins at the end of the XV century, when Alonso Fernández de Lugo conquered the island and brought it under the Crown of Castile. From this time,the city began to take on a particular economic strength.Its importance in the trade routes to Europe and especially to America was so great that in 1558 the first Court of the Indies was installed in its port. The city had become a flourishing point for export which attracted many merchants and bankers. All of this, together with the intense naval activity of its shipyards, made Santa Cruz de La Palma the third maritime port in the Spanish Empire after Seville and Amberes.This splendid past has left in the historic quarter of Santa Cruz de La Palma a valuable legacy of palaces, colonial buildings and houses showing typical elements of traditional Canary architecture, such as the wooden balconies.The Plaza de España houses some of the most important buildings on the island. Here you will find the Town Hall, built in the XVI century during the reign of Phillip II. The façade of the Town Hall is presided over by a relief image of the monarch and by the shield of the Austrian dynasty. Inside, there are excellent displays of the coffered ceilings typical of the island and some fresco paintings.Another striking example of classic architecture is the Casa de Salazar, built during the first half of the XVII century. The building, which has recently been restored, is currently used to house various cultural events.Around the city centre there are also exceptional religious buildings. On one side of the Plaza de España is the Church of El Salvador, construction on which began at the start of the XVI century. On the outside, its Renaissance style portico stands out as well as its attached tower built from blocks of volcanic stone. The building is divided into three naves covered with coffered ceilings in the Mudejar style. The outstanding fixture is the reredos of the main chapel, which is a Neoclassic painting of the Transfiguration by the Sevillian painter Antonio María Esquivel (XIX c).

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