is the greenest Island in the Canaries, a paradise for nature lovers and virtually unknown to mass tourism. "La Isla verde" (The green Island) fascinates through its many faceted, grand forest and mountain ranges. The upper regions are full of subtropical vegetaion and strangely vacanic lava encrusted landscape. La Palma is one of the highest Islands on the Earth, (height in relation to featland) and gives an intense feeling of nearness to everything one sees with increadiable views of deep, blue Atlantic. Its temperate climate and almost numeros mountain trails in pine covered forest, volcanic sand trails and small streets make the island and ideal place for year round dream holiday biking. It was in La Palma where the german 'BIKE' magazin, Europes biggest selling mountain bike monthly tested their newest range of bikes for their 'Big Trail Test - Edition BIKE 11/97