It is one of the most emblematic places in the Gomero municipality.
The area that houses the image and hermitage of the Virgin Our Lady of El Paso de Alajeró has improved the drinking water service and its toilets have been conditioned thanks to a subsidy that has a budget that exceeds 43,000 euros.
The project ‘Provision of Drinking Water, Improvement of Toilets and Environment of the El Paso Recreational Area’ It has been possible to execute it thanks to the competitive subsidy for the financing of actions in areas of socioeconomic influence of the National Parks of the Canary Islands, financed under the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan (PRTR), Component 4, Investment 2, within the European recovery funds Next Generation EU and The execution ended last November.
The recreational area of El Paso is located in the Protected Landscape of Orone and in the area of socioeconomic influence of the Garajonay National Park in La Gomera, which in addition to having the very popular Hermitage of El Paso, especially in the middle of each month of September when the 'Bajada de la Virgen' is celebrated from there, considered one of the most important events of popular devotion on the Island, it is the arrival and departure area for walkers who circle the hiking routes in the area.
The mayor of Alajeró, Manuel Ramón Plasencia, recalls that this action is part of others that will be carried out soon related to the beautification, maintenance and enhancement of certain geographical points of the municipality, either with municipal funds or through subsidies processed for that purpose.
