Mirador de Abrante

La Gomera


High above little Agulo, enjoying sprawling panoramas across the ocean to Tenerife, this Fred-Olsen-owned lookout point revolves around a spine-tingling glass box jutting out into thin air. There's also a Canarian cafe-restaurant (set menu €14.50) where Silbo demonstrations happen daily sometime between 12.30pm and 3pm. It's a 10km drive southwest of Agulo, via Las Rosas, and a popular stop with visitors.


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1. Iglesia de San Marcos

0.48 MILES

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2. Iglesia de la Encarnación

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3. Playa de Santa Catalina

1.37 MILES

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4. Museo Etnográfico de La Gomera

1.78 MILES

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5. Parque Etnográfico Los Telares

2.25 MILES

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6. Convento de Santo Domingo

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7. Playa de la Caleta

2.28 MILES

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8. Playa de Vallehermoso

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