La Palma Sunsets

Atlantic sunsets seen from the volcanic coast of La Palma

La Palma often places the sunset above, rather than at, the visible horizon. From the high forest, the ocean is replaced by a level blanket of cloud and a distant island; lower down, pines and mountain slopes become silhouettes against a narrow band of colour. On the coast, the sun finally touches the Atlantic beyond banana fields and a solitary lighthouse.

• landscape
• coast
• sunset
• summer