The island is the oldest of the archipelago, and the one with less volcanic activity. The erosion has left its traces in the islands geography, leaving spectacular valleys and ravines, rocks and teir steep slopes. In its center, Alto e Garajonay, the highest point of the island with an altitude of 1.481 meters above the sea. It got its name from the National Park by which it is surrounded, providing the island with a lush green carpet.

The climate of the island offers us two environments that are well differed, north and south. The north zone of the island, historically and formally more populated, where the municipalities Hermigua, Agulo and Vallehermoso are located, offers a stable climate, with mild temperatures and a medium grade of humility caused by the trade winds, which provide the vegetation, which is mainly formed by the Garajonay Naitonal Park, located in the upper zones of the three municipalities, with a soft dew. The south of the island, clearly differed, offers higher temperatures, less humility, and less vegetation.

The island unites a great diversity concerning its natural and rural places, which are of a great beauty. Along a few kilometres, elements like profound and humid ravines, where the palmtrees grow between the fincas, which form impressive systems for cultivation, are combined with wonderful beaches of sand and stones, isolated yards and well accessible villages, high volcanic rocks and high coastal steep slopes, dry and plane hills, meadows covered with hay and lush forests of laurel. That form a peculiar ecosystem whose best representative on the Canary Islands is the Garajonay National Park, declared World Patrimony by the UNESCO.

Its unique history has formed an individual spirit, amicable and friendly people, and a different culture. The agriculture, traditionally the important part of the peoples economy, is still important through its quality and through its variety. Other characteristics are its traditional architecture, its gastronomy, its vines and liquors, the whistle of La Gomera and the handcraft, which all have their origin in the native inhabitants of the island, the guanches.