San_Sebastián_de_La_Gomera

San Sebastián de La Gomera

San Sebastián de La Gomera

Municipality in Canary Islands, Spain

San Sebastián de La Gomera is the capital and a municipality of La Gomera in the Canary Islands, Spain. It also hosts the main harbour. The population was 8,945 in 2018,[1] and the area is 113.59 square kilometres (43.86 sq mi).[1]

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The port serves ferry routes to the islands of Tenerife, La Palma and El Hierro. Streets include Calle Real and F. Olsen. A bus station named Estación de Guaguas is used for bus lines throughout the island; it is located on Avenida Del Quinto Centenario.

History

On 6 September, 1492, Christopher Columbus, having restocked his provisions and made repairs, departed from San Sebastián de La Gomera on his first expedition to the Americas.[3]

List of Notable people

  • San Sebastián de La Gomera
  • Torre del conde
  • Church Iglesia de La Asunción
  • Roque de Agando
  • The big Fred. Olsen Express ferry
  • Old and new in San Sebastian
  • Old windmill in San Sebastian
San Sebastián de la Gomera, with the towering volcano Teide in the background on the island of Tenerife
San Sebastián de la Gomera seen from the northwest

See also

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for San Sebastian de la Gomera.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to San Sebastián de La Gomera.

References

  1. [1]
    Instituto Canario de Estadística, area
  2. [2]
    Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  3. [3]
    Phillips & Phillips 1992, pp. 146–47.

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