San Sebastián - where the ferry docks - is La Gomera's capital with several historical sites. its claim to fame is that it was where Columbus spent a month in 1492 before sailing to the New World with a crew that legend has it included many brave Canarians. Along Calle Real is where supposedly he slept (Casa de Colón), took communion (an often-rebuilt church), acquired water to baptize along the way (from a fountain in the old Customs House),
San Sebastián de La Gomera, Spain