Free Walking Tour Santa Cruz de La Palma

Name: Free Tour Santa Cruz de La Palma, Old Town on Foot, 2 Hours
Brand: CanaryVIP
SKU: CV-LPFREETOUR
Availability: InStock

Duration

2 hours

Departs

Monday to Saturday, 10:30

Meets

Plaza Van Dale

Group size

Up to 20 people

Tour highlights

Calle O'DalyThe main street of the old town, named after one of the Irish figures who settled on the island, lined with merchant houses built around inner courtyards.

Inside El SalvadorThe walk goes into the church, which holds Flemish work from the 16th century.

Plaza de EspañaThe square in front of the town hall, and the guide's account of the council seated here in 1773.

The seafront balconiesThe row of carved wooden balconies along the Avenida Marítima, built in the Portuguese manner, seen from the street below.

Castillo de Santa CatalinaThe walk finishes at the small fort by the water, built to keep corsairs out of the harbour.

You decide what it was worthNothing to pay to join. At the end you give the guide whatever you think the walk was worth.

What's included

Included

A guide qualified in history
Pets are welcome

Not included

Entry to the monuments
Transfers

Full description

The old town on foot

Two hours through the historic centre of Santa Cruz de La Palma, leaving from Plaza Van Dale at 10:30, Monday to Saturday. It is a free tour: nothing to pay to join, and at the end you give the guide whatever you think the walk was worth. The guide is qualified in history and each departure is capped at twenty people.

The route

From Plaza Van Dale the walk turns into Calle O'Daly, the main street of the old town, named after one of the Irish figures who settled on the island. The merchant houses along it are Renaissance and Baroque, most of them built around an inner courtyard.

Then Iglesia de El Salvador, which the walk goes inside: the church holds Flemish work from the 16th century. Out again into Plaza de España, in front of the town hall, where what the guide tells you is the story of the council seated here in 1773 and of how early the town had electricity.

Calle Anselmo Pérez de Brito leads to the balconies. The row of carved wooden balconies along the Avenida Marítima is built in the Portuguese manner, and the colonial houses behind them carry mudéjar latticework on the windows.

The last stretch is the Cruz del Tercero, which marks the conquest of the island, then Plaza de la Alameda and the Barco de la Virgen, a ship built in stone that belongs to the Bajada de la Virgen, the festival the island holds every five years. The walk ends at the Castillo de Santa Catalina de Alejandría, the small fort by the water, finished in the 17th century to keep corsairs out of the harbour.

Worth knowing

Departures are Monday to Saturday at 10:30, with extra times on some dates in the island's calendar. A booking for more than six people is only held with payment in advance. Entry to any monument is separate, and so are transfers. Dogs are welcome on the walk.

Pickup & meeting point

Where to meet

Plaza Van Dale, Santa Cruz de La Palma.

Calle Anselmo Pérez de Brito 14, in the old town.

Good to know

What to bring

Shoes you can walk two hours in
Sun protection

Cancellation policyBooking holds a place in the group. Cancel if you cannot make it, so the guide is not left waiting for you.

Frequently asked questions

There is nothing to pay to join it. At the end of the walk you give the guide whatever you think it was worth, and how much that is stays your decision.

Plaza Van Dale, on Calle Anselmo Pérez de Brito 14, in the old town of Santa Cruz de La Palma.

Two hours on foot.

Monday to Saturday at 10:30, with extra departures on certain dates in the island's calendar.

Plaza Van Dale, the merchant houses near Plaza de España, the church of El Salvador and the town hall, the balconies of the Avenida Marítima, the Cruz del Tercero, the Plaza de la Alameda with the Barco de la Virgen, and the Castillo de Santa Catalina de Alejandría.

Yes. Dogs come on the walk.

Twenty people at most per departure. A booking for more than six is only held with payment in advance.

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Sep 2026

The visit flew by and we came away wanting more. Susana goes into detail without it ever dragging, and you can tell how good she is at this. Thank you.

Aug 2026

I went with my husband and our ten-year-old daughters, and even they were hooked on the stories Susana told about the old town. She was attentive and warm with all of us. I would recommend it to anyone who wants to understand a little more of what they are visiting.

Jul 2026

A short tour but a full one: the guide told us how the island came about in an entertaining way and left us time to look around and take photos at the church and the balconies. At the end we asked her about other places on the island and got very good advice.

Jun 2026

Susana led the whole route patiently and explains things really well, keeping an eye on everyone’s questions. We came away delighted; a very good way to get your bearings and understand a little of the island’s capital.

May 2026

We enjoyed it enormously: the guide was warm and told everything in an engaging, interesting way. On top of that she gave us the option of going into several local museums and told us about them first. We would do it again without a second thought.

Apr 2026

A very pleasant walk through the old town of Santa Cruz de La Palma. Susana was friendly and professional, and her explanations were entertaining from start to finish. Thoroughly recommended.

Mar 2026

We learned a fair amount, with the guide dropping in facts and stories about La Palma the whole way round. A walk worth doing.

Aug 2025

An interesting walk, and holding the attention of more than thirty of us takes some doing, but Susana managed it. There was history and tradition in it; what I missed were the anecdotes and the tips that visitors always appreciate.