Theme Week La Palma – Breña Alta
Wednesday, 22 May 2024 - 12:00 pm (CET/MEZ) Berlin | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union General
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Breña Alta (
Spanish for Upper Breña) is a municipality on the eastern side of the island of
La Palma , in the province of
Santa Cruz de Tenerife , in the
Canary Islands . The
ayuntamiento (municipal office) is in the town of San Pedro, at 350 m above sea-level, and only 9 km south of the island’s capital
Santa Cruz de la Palma .
Breña Alta lies on the main highway encircling the island, just north of La Palma Airport . Until the 17th century the area was known as Breña, but was then divided into Breña Alta and Breña Baja .
Hospital General de La Palma © Frank Vincentz/cc-by-sa-3.0
Breña Alta has a fishing port, an artificial beach at Bajamar, and an industrial area. The municipality is known for its
tobacco production. There is a 100-year-old
dracaena tree near San Isidro. There is also a zoo called
Maroparque .
Here you can find the complete
Overview of all Theme Weeks .
Read more on
VisitLaPalma.es – Breña Alta and
Wikipedia Breña Alta . Learn more about the
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