Santa Cruz, La Palma
The harbour for this engagingly unsophisticated Canary island, Santa Cruz is undoubtedly one of the prettiest towns in the entire archipelago.
La Palma's real speciality is its astonishing variety of scenic contrasts. The greenest of the islands, it also boasts the greatest altitude in the world (nearly 8,000ft) in relation to its perimeter - and one of the earth's largest volcanic craters, almost six miles across.
