La Calera: Trails, History and Coast

The 5th stage of the Camino Natural Costas de La Gomera begins in La Calera at a small parking area next to the main road CV-7. It is 16.5 km long and provides a clear framework for days in which the trail, local history and landscape each form distinct focal points. A holiday apartment in La Calera can be assessed according to travel dates, room category and cancellation conditions; this information appears alongside the location’s thematic content. When making a selection, travel dates, room category and cancellation conditions can be checked separately; in La Calera, the stage along the valley floor, the Ermita de los Santos Reyes, the Tienda Museo La Alameda and La Calera Beach stand alongside one another as distinct topics.

Nature and Trails

The 5th stage of the Camino Natural Costas de La Gomera crosses the valley floor through dense stands of reeds. The 16.5-kilometre route connects the starting point at the CV-7 with a landscape section shaped by the reed thicket. For personal planning, the measurable route distance and the landscape can be considered as separate reference points.

The route and its surroundings form a distinct focal point alongside the town centre, which brings together historical and ethnographic themes. For varied day planning, these aspects can be considered separately: the trail represents the specified distance and landscape section, the lanes and the Ermita represent local history, the museum represents island culture, and the beach represents the coastal landscape.

Townscape and History

La Calera preserves traditional architecture with flower-adorned lanes reminiscent of Arab neighbourhoods. Historically, La Calera was the most important settlement in Valle Gran Rey. The townscape is therefore linked to a settlement history that extends beyond the district’s present-day appearance.

The Ermita de los Santos Reyes has a history dating back to the 16th century; its present-day building dates from the early 20th century. On the square at the Ermita de los Santos Reyes, changes in irrigation times were once marked.

Culture and Remembrance

The Tienda Museo La Alameda is located in the La Calera district of Valle Gran Rey, in the former shop of Salvador Casanova Roldán. Its location within the district and its connection with the former shop give the place a tangible link to La Calera and to a personal history.

The Tienda Museo La Alameda offers the opportunity to learn about the ethnography of the island of La Gomera. Its ethnographic focus complements the historical traces of the lanes, the Ermita and the irrigation square with an explicitly island-related cultural perspective.

Coast and Landscape

La Calera Beach lies between steep cliffs and banana plantations in Valle Gran Rey. Here, the beach, rocks and agriculturally shaped areas form a distinctive landscape that can be considered a separate focal point in personal day planning, alongside the trail and culture.

For the wider travel overview: Valle Gran Rey.