Friday 15th October and our exploration of La Gomera continued with a visit to Playa Santiago on the south coast of the Island. We walked along the seafront towards the Port area where this small Church is situated. From the outside it looks like a small ordinary Church, however once inside the door visitors can see how the Church has been built into the rock of the cliff. Everything about the Church is simple and basic which gives it such an amazing charm and character. There is nothing elaborate or overly ornate here, plain wooden furnishings and rustic carvings and paintings adorn the walls. A statue of Mary stands on a small altar, made of black volcanic stone, inset into the rock. Due to it’s proximity to the sea there was evidence of an affiliation between the Church and local Fishermen with a number of nautical items on display.