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SAN ANTONIO VOLCANO

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2024
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2024

A very impressive and touristic place, offering the possibility of an excursion to the edge of the San Antonio volcano

Its vast, deep, circular, black crater, born in 1677-1678 from an eruption, is recognizable. At its feet, on the black sand, grow the vines that produce the teneguía wine and malvasia of La Palma. After a short visit to the visitors' centre, where you can watch a film about volcanoes in Italian, German and Spanish, you reach the crater. The place is quite touristy and there can be a lot of people, but it's very impressive. A path climbs up to the crater, which peaks at 657 m, and goes around it. The edges are particularly windy. On the inner slopes, black is mixed with reddish and yellowish hues with sulphur deposits in places. In the heart of the crater there are many trees. From the southern lip of San Antonio, the view plunges down to its small neighbour, the Teneguía volcano, with its wine-red crests. In the background you can see the southern tip of the island, the lighthouse and the salt works. Beyond the point, the sea is clearly cut in two by a straight line, almost north-south, which extends the elongated silhouette of the island into the ocean: to the west the sea is smooth and on the other side its surface is mushy. In the distance, El Hierro, La Gomera and the silhouette of La Fortaleza and, if the sky is clear, Tenerife and the Teide.

The interpretation centre offers video projections, photo exhibits and various information about the volcano.

An excursion to the edge of the San Antonio volcano is also possible on camelback.

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vincentN
Visited in september 2021
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La visite la plus accessible de l'île en ce qui concerne les volcans. Enfin un parking dimensionné à la hauteur du nombre de visiteurs, un centre des visiteurs instructif, une balade relativement facile autour du volcan San Antonio. Mais toutes ces installations ont un prix aussi modeste soit il.
Si vous cherchez une visite "grand public" pour toute la famille, c'est parfait, si vous préférez la nature et fuire la foule le volcan Teneguia juste à côté est une meilleure option.
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pg0
Visited in may 2019
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un volcan bien préservé et accessible
Site étonnant et présentation intéressante du volcanisme de l'ile
Belle vue sur la pointe sud de l'ile
uranium237
Visited in may 2018
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Un site à visiter pour la vue sur la mer et les alentours et évidemment sur le volcan. la pente pour y accéder est raide mais faisable pour les "non sportifs".
fjmp
Visited in march 2017
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On peut faire le tour à pied du volcan à pied, en partant du petit village de Los Quemados, en prenant la piste qui longe le cratère par le Sud (on voit toute la côte Sud ainsi que successivement les iles de Hierro, La Gomera puis Ténérife. Puis pour finir on remonte par un sentier de lave (le long des vignes) qui s'achève au pied du centre des visiteurs.
michel01
Visited in september 2016
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Un des sites incontournables de La Palma qui renseigne bien sur la façon dont l'île est sortie de l'océan. Très belle vue panoramique sur le sud de l'île.

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