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About Iglesia de San Marcos Evangelista
In the town of Agulo on the island of La Gomera is the Church of San Marcos Evangelista. It was previously a chapel and was founded in 160, the initiative, as in many of the churches of the island, arises from the residents of the population interested in having a place of worship. Until 1735 it was not called a church, after some works that transformed it into a more complete temple. At the beginning of the 20th century the church was demolished and rebuilt, giving rise to the building that can be visited today. The person in charge of the last remodeling was the architect Antonio Pintor who designed a Neo-Gothic style building that gave rise to the way we know it today.
Among the remarkable sculptures that can be found in the temple is the image of the Virgen de La Merced and of course San Marcos Evangelista. The church attracts a lot of attention since it has semicircular covers, with the silver Neogothic chalice that was a gift that the King Alfonso XIII made to the population of Agulo.
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Some of the best restaurants in La Gomera. Selection of places to eat, of different prices and cuisines: Canarian food, pizzerias, Moroccan or modern.
With this route it is proposed to visit the main places of the Garajonay National Park. To do this, we start in Agulo, in order to be able to go first to the Game Information Center for Balls, where we will have a first perspective of the Park. The route will start from there, along the western part of Garajonay, with views of Vallehermoso, and through the Laguna Grande, always in the direction of Alto de Garajonay. Then we will descend by the east side, towards the Bailadero and the Hermitages of Lourdes and Our Lady of Guadalupe, before taking the road towards San Sebastián de la Gomera.
There are four National Parks with which the Canary Islands, all declared World Heritage by Unesco. The Timanfaya National Park is in Lanzarote and is eminently volcanic. The Teide National Park is located in Tenerife and has the highest summit in Spain, the Teide. The Garajonay National Park is in La Gomera and is an ecosystem that dates back to the Tertiary Era, as well as having the most representative sample of Canarian laurisilva. The National Park of the Caldera de Taburiente, finally, is located in La Palma and is formed by a circus of 8 kms. of diameter in the form of boiler.
Route through some of the most beautiful viewpoints on the island of La Gomera.
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