Breña Baja

In the town of Breña Baja on the island of La Palma you will find the Church of San José. This temple dates from 1548, as many of the other temples that are scattered around the Canary archipelago, the construction arises from the need of the neighbors to have a place for prayer. It was the neighbors themselves who started to collect money and started construction with their own means. The characteristics of the church of San José in Breña Baja is what is usually used in religious buildings on the island. It is worth noting the heritage that it has inside, the first thing that catches your attention is its main altarpiece, which experts consider it one of the most beautiful altarpieces of the Canarian Baroque. The chapel of Our Lady of the Rosary is located inside the temple, to the left of the main altar. The temple was recently restored and in 2015 it was reopened once the works were finished, highlighting the entrance door with a balcony overlooking the main façade. The value of the Church of San José is so important that in 1996 it was declared Asset of Cultural Interest.

In Breña Baja on the island of La Palma is one of the most emblematic places on the island, known as Salinas de Cancajos strong>, also has another name of Salinas de Breña Baja. The Salinas de los Concajos date from the 18th century and was an initiative of the Presbytery Don Miguel González Toledo that lived between the years 1755 to 1842, natural of Santa Cruz de La Palma. To access the Salinas de Concajos must be done through a classic stonework cover, once inside the set you can see a house with rectangular floor plan and Arabic tile roof gabled. When the salina was built, both the ground floor and the fish market was the area destined for a warehouse or tooling room where all the tools were stored. For its part, the upper floor served as a home for the owners of the salina. The Salinas de Concajos has a construction of Greco-Roman inspiration, the layout of it is very rectangular and is topped by two cocadas that are located next to the sea. In 1867 the action of the sea destroyed part of the lime mortar and due to the lack of money to fix it was abandoned. At the moment what remain are the vestiges of that salina.

Lovers of a small and quiet beach have a perfect place to enjoy a great day at the beach, it is Playa de los Guinchos, located in the municipality of Breña Baja on the island of La Palma. The Playa de los Guinchos is located at the mouth of the Barranco de El Socorro, it is known as one of the oldest settlements of aborigines

One of the tourist centers of the island of La Palma is the Los Cancajos beach, a perfect place to enjoy a fantastic beach day full of activities. The Playa de los Cancajos is located very close to the Puerto de Naos, and stands out as a succession of black sand coves that stand out.   The Playa de Cancajos also stands out because it has an interesting promenade to enjoy quiet walks. The quality of the beach is accredited by the blue flag eco-label award that it has received for several years, a badge that shows how good the beach is. Cancajos meets the criteria of legality, sanitation, cleanliness and safety required by the exhaustive controls to grant the blue flag quality seal.   In addition, the Cancajos beach offers many activities, it is possible to make bicycle routes, excursions, children's entertainment, environmental activities, of course diving, where you can discover the rich depths of the coast of La Palma.   Close to the beach of Cancajos we find places of interest such as the Salinas de Breña Baja, the tourist office and the aforementioned promenade.