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This is a rural island in the Canary Islands, for the most part, unscathed by tourism. The capital is Valverde, it is a attractive, red-roofed town of about 1600. The walking is good on the island, and you can pass through hamlets like Echedo, in the heart of wine growing region, or the cheese producing village of Isora. You can fly to the island from Tenerife and Gran Canaria, and there are also frequent ferries to and from the Canary Islands.

The roads wind forever up through the clouds and feature numerous panoramic views of the sea far below, along with the rare sight of an unsightly, industrialized banana plantation. La Restinga, a fishing village at the southern tip is a 45-minute drive from Valverde. This blackened lump of lava, spewed out of the sea off the African coast by a rising volcano, was at the most westerly point of the known world. It was from this point east that geographical distances were measured. In fact, the Greenwich Meridian passes through it. Today, few people outside the Canary Islands have even heard of this island.