La Palma Seaside

Volcanic roads, salt pans, and far-reaching Atlantic views on La Palma.

The roads along La Palma’s coast repeatedly open onto the Atlantic. Black lava fields slope toward the water; at Fuencaliente, white salt mounds and pink evaporation ponds surround the lighthouse; higher up, a narrow road folds through a steep volcanic face. The final panorama gathers coastline, settlement, mountains, cloud, and open ocean into one continuous edge.

• landscape
• coast
• summer