Volcán de San Antonio from Faro de Fuencaliente via GR-131 — circular

According to the Rother walking guide and the GPS it would take us 4.30 hours. 🤨

On La Palma 🌴, one of the younger volcanic islands, the enormous power 💪 of our Earth's deep interior 🌍 is omnipresent. Broken roads, thousands of houses buried under lava bear witness to the last major volcanic 🌋 eruption in 2021... Our first hike therefore led us into the younger "volcanic world." We started at the San Antonio Volcano Center 🌋, where the enormous elemental power of our Mother Earth 🌏 is impressively portrayed. 👍 The tourist crater trail provides a fascinating insight. We then descended a good 600 meters through the pine forest ravaged by 💯💯💯 caterpillars 🐛 and later through the bizarre volcanic landscape to the lighthouse 🗼 "Faro de Fuencaliente." In 1971, the lava stopped flowing right in front of the lighthouse keeper's house... 🙈 A picnic 🥪🌭🍾🍺 by the sea strengthened us for the long climb through the lava ash fields. The sparse flora continues to take root here, celebrating spring 🌼 (as do we... 🤗). At the finish, reward: 🥘🍲+🍷🍺 at "La Era" 😋

Very nice tour. Definitely walk in this direction. Entrance to Volcan de San Antonio: 8 euros per person. No bar open. Restaurant towards the main street: food, service and wine very good. Tip: Stay away from homemade hot water. Bad for the eyes. Another tip: finish at the very beautiful Playa Nuovo, approx. 500 m from the starting point.

Great technically easy tour (except for the ascent to Teneguia). The way back from Faro is really exhausting.

From the parking lot at the San Antonio volcano, descend to the lighthouse at the southern tip of the island. A truly spectacular route, more than worth the effort. Down at the lighthouse, you can visit the salt pans if you wish, or even stop for a bite to eat (the menu looks pretty good, at least). I took a different route back. Not quite as spectacular as the outward journey, but definitely worth it.

4/5 ⭐, steep paths led me through the black, sparsely vegetated earth at the Volcan Teneguia, which erupted in 1971, 650 meters down to the Faro de Fuencaliente and the salt pans, which shimmered colorfully from above. Unfortunately, access to the Volcan Teneguia is now closed, which makes the descent a bit monotonous. I also climbed further east on steep paths through the volcanic landscape, which is already more densely vegetated here, e.g. with Malvasia vines, and repeatedly enjoyed the view down. Luckily, it was windy when I was there, which provided the necessary cooling, as the black volcanic earth reflects the heat strongly. For this reason, I cannot recommend doing the tour in sunny and windless weather.

This hike on the unspoilt and volcanic southern tip of the island features a picturesque lighthouse and salt pans, which are still used today for salt production. Various information boards on the history and the salt extraction process are available to interested parties. A visitor center at San Antonio Volcano provides information on local volcanic history.

@Deleted User, Many thanks 🤗 I should read more about it too. It's very interesting and the sight alone is a dream 😍 All the best to you too 🍀