Lighthouse Fuencaliente — Attraction in Fuencaliente de la Palma

Nice to see the old and new lighthouses side by side overlooking the atlantic ocean with the mountains behind. At the old lighthouse is a short film about the conservation area of the coast and its importance to the sea creatures and working with the fishing villages. You have to stand to view film as only a couple of lava ledges and no seats. 2 euro entry 1 for seniors. The room is all subdued and very relaxing with lava wall and stone sea creatures. The floor is unusual in that it is lit up, under coloured glass laid over debris/rubbish at the bottom of the ocean that causes damage to sea life. You can also stand under the stairs of the old lighthouse for an upward view. Worth a visit if conservation interests you as very interesting about the species that are doing well. They have toilets. Plenty of parking around the base of lighthouses. Restaurant/cafe, salt pans and beach nearby. The road down is long and windy and passes the banana plantations. Lovely rugged...

We came here in 2019 and again last week (3rd week November 2022.) Thankfully, this time we booked. It was busy and fully booked mid-afternoon. It's clean, the staff wear smart uniforms and above all, the food is very good. This time, to start, my darlin' had tuna carpaccio and I had the grilled langoustine. The carpaccio was delicious with it accompaniments and the langoustine cooked to perfection. Main course was the cod (delicious) for my darlin' and tuna steak for me and again, cooked to perfection (it seems that many other places prefer to over cook it!)

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One of those landmarks from the island that are iconic and well regarded but when you arrive there's little to no attraction;

its a lighthouse. There's no infograms, no real sauce to it. You see the lighthouse and you are pretty much set.

There's, of course, a gift shop that sells 'chafayadas' or 'very cheap souvernirs' at insulting prices not even close to the lighthouse.

Swing and a miss. Visit, because you have to if you are in Fuencaliente, but don't make it the 'big platter' of the day, if anything, let it be the...