Theme Week La Palma – Breña Baja
Saturday, 25 May 2024 - 12:00 pm (CET/MEZ) Berlin | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union General
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Beach at Los Cancajos © Pwagenblast/cc-by-sa-3.0
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Breña Baja (
Spanish for Lower 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 José with an elevation of 300 m. Until the 17th century the area was known as Breña, but was then divided into Breña Alta and Breña Baja.
View from the Mirador del Aeropuerto on La Palma Airport © Frank Vincentz/cc-by-sa-3.0
La Palma’s second largest resort,
Los Cancajos , is on the coast. Part of
La Palma Airport (formerly Mazo Airport) is located in the municipality.
Here you can find the complete
Overview of all Theme Weeks .
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VisitLaPalma.es – Breña Baja and
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