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Puerto Naos is one of the two tourist villages on the west coast of La Palma. There was originally a small landing place here for boats carrying bananas, but little remains to be seen. Puerto Naos consists of a few streets of 3 and 4 storey apartment blocks. The sea-front apartments are mostly privately owned and are for private use or rental. In the other streets the appartments are occupied by locals or employees in the tourist industry or are used as weekend accommodation by people living elsewhere on the island(s).
There is a wide range of restaurants and bars (no discos), tourist shops and two supermarkets.
Puerto Naos has an excellent black sand beach and good temperatures all year round.
At the end of the boulevard and beach is Hotel Sol Elite, a large hotel and apartment complex which features in many holiday brochures. |
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The first view most people have of Puerto Naos .. as seen from the road leading down from Los Llanos. |
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Cafe Nao on the boulevard, Puerto Naos |
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Sunbeds available on the beach at Puerto Naos. Unlike Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote and Fuerteventura the there are no kilometers long rows of sunbeds. |
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Puerto Naos
as seen from the 'launching pad' for para-penters on the cliffs.
Puerto Naos is built around the black lava beach. There are few old buildings. |
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Hotel Sol Elite seen from the ocean.
A sea-cave can be seen on the right. |
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The apartments of Hotel Sol, Puerto Naos, glow in the evening sun. |
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Hotel Sol Elite, Puerto Naos, as seen from the cliffs above. The hotel building is closest to the sea, the appartments are the smaller buildings closer to the camera. |
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The ocean as seen from Hotel Sol. |
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From Hotel Sol, Puerto Naos. Fishing bloats close to the black sand beach. |
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Occasionally a storm reaches Puerto Naos (not very often).
The dark storm clouds threaten rain, and the strong winds (and sun) leave the wind sock looking bedraggled. The temperatures remain around 20°C. |
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After the storm, the cafe owners put the chairs and tables back in place and the it's business as usual. |
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Elements of the water system are clearly to be seen on the steep rock cliffs behind Puerto Naos.
The large round tanks contain water for the bananas and is transported through the open concrete channels and large pipe in the background.
Drinking water is carried in the metal pipes in the foreground. |
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The procession of the Virgin Mary carries the statue through Puerto Naos. |
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Puerto Naos at night.
A warm night, the moon above the ocean and Bar Orinoco still open. |
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