This specialised tourist centre pays tribute to the astrophysical observatory of La Palma, which is one of the best and most important in the world.
It aims to give visitors:inside an understanding of the impressive experience of research with the observatory's telescopes, the journey goes through three exhibition halls:
- "Canary Islands" explains the unique conditions that the archipelago, and La Palma and Roque de los Muchachos in particular, offer for astronomical observations.
- "Exploring the Universe" shows in synthetic form the current state of our knowledge about the universe
- "Back to Earth" shows the natural environment in which the observatory is located.
