• Prehistoric Forest This small park is on the island of La Gomera in Spain's Canary Islands, off the northwest coast of Africa. More than two-thirds of the park is covered by a thick laurel forest of ...

Garajonay National Park on one of Spain's lesser-known islands, La Gomera, is a cloud forest in the middle of the Atlantic. This UNESCO‑listed laurel forest is a survivor from the Cenozoic Era, a ...

While Spain is equipped with vibrant cities like Barcelona, Sevilla, and Madrid, there’s a lot more to explore across the country than just its urban oases. From the laurel-covered peaks of the Canary ...

With one of the best laurel forests in Europe, and an almost untouched nature, La Gomera is a box of surprises for hikers, lovers of the sea and marine life, and for those who want to escape from the ...

The most magical of the Canary Islands offers outsized natural attractions — a place where mist lingers in prehistoric forests, steep valleys carry the whistles of local wisdom, and the Atlantic laps ...

Forests are prone to fires after the driest winter in Spain for 70 years Fires on Spain's Canary Islands have destroyed more than 4,000 hectares (9,900 acres) of land, including part of a UN World ...

MADRID — Two firefighters have died from injuries sustained in battling a wildfire in Spain’s eastern province of Alicante while hundreds were evacuated by boat to escape a fire raging on the Canary ...

One of the wildfires raging through the Canary Islands is now threatening the World Heritage park of Garajonay, which contains a rare and ancient subtropical forest, Spanish officials warned Saturday.

The Nomination files produced by the States Parties are published by the World Heritage Centre at its website and/or in working documents in order to ensure transparency, access to information and to ...