La Gomera is a small island of little more than 20 km from north to south but its area of 378 square kilometres holds a priceless ecological treasure which has been declared Heritage of Mankind by the UNESCO. There are very few places in the world which can rival the biodiversity of La Gomera, made all the more valuable by its prehistoric characteristics.

Steep mountainsides fall away abruptly from the highest peak Garajonay in search of the Atlantic, in a sequence of mountains and ravines which form an almost perfect circle.

Rich vegetation, a relic from the beginning of time, including species which cannot be found in any other part of the world, descends, step by step, down the coast. Vertiginous ravines, fertile valleys and agricultural areas, where man has laboured hard to reap a harvest, mould the landscape. Meanwhile, in the heights, the mountain crests trap the clouds brought by the trade winds, until they discharge their moisture droplet, creating a phenomenon known as horizontal precipitation.

In this way the water , which permeates to every corner of the island arrives on the scene as a misty veil spread over the moss-festooned evergreen forest vegetation. An authentic rainforest, whose trees, often of strange and twisted shapes, can reach up to a height of 30 metres, and give the landscape an incredibly magical appearance.