La Gomera, San Sebastian, Canary Islands, Spain

One of the smallest of Spain’s seven Canary Islands, La Gomera is known as the island lost in time thanks to its emerald cloud forests and volcanic peaks rising precipitously from the sea for an almost prehistoric, untouched appeal. Situated off the northwestern coast of Africa, La Gomera was the embarkation point for Christopher Columbus on his transatlantic voyage to the New World in 1492. In San Sebastián, trace the explorer’s footsteps along Calle Real. From the wild Atlantic Ocean crashing against the dramatic rocky cliffs prime for whale and dolphin watching to the pre-glacial peaks of the Parque Nacional de Garajonay blanketed in a lush subtropical laurel forest, La Gomera is a marvel of natural beauty by land and sea.