von Lanzarote Villa Choice | Nov. 24, 2016 | Facts
The signs are up in the shops. Black Friday not Viernes negro as you would imagine it to be in Spain. Just another custom we have seemed to have adopted from the United States. So how did this event come about? Traditionaly this is the day that follows Thanks giving...
von Lanzarote Villa Choice | Nov. 23, 2016 | About Lanzarote
We do not have one in Lanzarote but there is a Parador Hotel in Fuerteventura just outside the capital of Puerto del Rosario. So what is different about these hotels? The main difference is the history behind them and how they are run compared to a commercial hotel....
von Lanzarote Villa Choice | Nov. 22, 2016 | About Lanzarote
Well, I suppose there was no escaping it! Every year Christmas seems to start earlier and earlier, more so in the U.K. It starts a little later here but does tend to linger on long after with January 6th, 3 kings day being the most celebrated.The shops now have just...
von Lanzarote Villa Choice | Nov. 21, 2016 | Facts
Olivina is a mineral which can be found in certain types of rock. These rocks are typical to Lanzarote and one of the places you can find the rocks in abundance is El Golfo on the west coast. Olivina gets its name from its olive green colour and being translucent is...
von Lanzarote Villa Choice | Nov. 17, 2016 | Facts
We all love to be seen with a sun tan, so much so its big business with the invention of tanning beds and spray tans. Not to bronze your statuesque physique, although that may be why you tan. Tans are natural shields against the sun’s ultraviolet radiation,...