{"id":4250,"date":"2021-04-05T09:55:54","date_gmt":"2021-04-05T09:55:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapalmastars.com\/?p=4250"},"modified":"2021-04-05T09:57:39","modified_gmt":"2021-04-05T09:57:39","slug":"la-palma-is-a-starlight-reserve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapalmastars.com\/en\/la-palma-is-a-starlight-reserve\/","title":{"rendered":"La Palma is a Starlight Reserve"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>La Palma is a <strong>Starlight Reserve<\/strong>. This certification awarded in 2012 by the UNESCO&#8217;s Starlight Initiative, has made La Palma the first place in the world with this honour. The fact that La Palma is a Starlight Reserve confirms that the island is committed to defending the quality of the night sky and providing access to the light of the stars for everyone.<\/p>\n<p>For this reason, La Palma promotes values associated with the quality and enjoyment of the sky, such as <strong>cultural<\/strong> (archaeoastronomical sites),<strong> scientific<\/strong> (astronomical research), <strong>astronomical<\/strong> (observatories and amateur observation), <strong>landscape or natural<\/strong> (astronomical viewpoints, etc), <strong>tourist<\/strong> activities such as our stargazing activities and other businesses ranging from restaurants, themed accommodation and the organisation of astronomical events.<\/p>\n<p><em>Currently, La Palma has exclusion zones where the natural lighting conditions and clarity of the night sky remain intact, and it also has a participative action plan and a set of recommendations aimed at preserving or recovering the quality of the night sky as far as possible.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>You can enjoy the sky of La Palma in one of our <strong>astronomical viewpoints or sites of astronomical interest: <a href=\"https:\/\/lapalmastars.com\/en\/astronomy-viewpoints-sites-stargaze\/\">viewpoint<\/a>s or book one of our <a href=\"https:\/\/lapalmastars.com\/en\/tours\/astronomy-tour-stargazing\/\">astronomy tours<\/a><\/strong> to enjoy the stars with a guide and telescopes.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1400\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1400\" style=\"width: 748px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1400 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/lapalmastars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/astronomia-tours-lapalma2-1024x427.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"748\" height=\"312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lapalmastars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/astronomia-tours-lapalma2-1024x427.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lapalmastars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/astronomia-tours-lapalma2-600x250.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lapalmastars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/astronomia-tours-lapalma2-300x125.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lapalmastars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/astronomia-tours-lapalma2-768x320.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lapalmastars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/astronomia-tours-lapalma2.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 748px) 100vw, 748px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1400\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Puesta de sol Mirador El Jable en El Paso, La Palma<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>More information about the Starlight Reserve at: Starlight Iniciative y<a href=\"http:\/\/starsislandlapalma.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Proyecto Starisland La Palma<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>La Palma is a Starlight Reserve. 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