Museo Arqueológico Benahoarita

Located in the Llanos de Aridane is the Archaeological Museum of Benahoarita is one of the essential places to visit in the municipality. The archaeological heritage of La Palma is very important and one of the most interesting in the Canary archipelago. Benahoarita has an important collection of objects and aims to rehabilitate and recover the archaeological heritage of the island.

The museum has dimensions of about 450 square meters dedicated to its permanent exhibition of benahoaritas, recreating its habitat, customs, games, industries of ceramics, lithics, legends and much more. It is worth highlighting the more than 200 rock engraving stations that are distributed by a multitude of points of the insular geography, from the coast itself to high points of the island.

The Museum of Los Benahoaritas also has a room that is dedicated to temporary exhibitions and a third room where you can find many objects that were donated by individuals and that contribute to the growth of the funds of the museum.

The Museum also has a small auditorium where talks, offices and a room for the study and research of archaeological pieces take place. A very complete center that aims to keep alive the history of the island of La Palma.