UNESCO World Heritage Site

Garajonay National Park

Garajonay National Park is a natural UNESCO World Heritage Site in Spain, inscribed in 1986.

Laurel forest covers some 70% of this park, situated in the middle of the island of La Gomera in the Canary Islands archipelago. The presence of springs and numerous streams assures a lush vegetation resembling that of the Tertiary, which, due to climatic changes, has largely dis

Laurel forest covers some 70% of this park, situated in the middle of the island of La Gomera in the Canary Islands archipelago. The presence of springs and numerous streams assures a lush vegetation resembling that of the Tertiary, which, due to climatic changes, has largely disappeared from southern Europe.

Country
Spain
Region
Europe
Category
Natural
Inscribed
1986
UNESCO reference
380
Area
3,984 ha

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