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Casa Ajey

Casa Ajey

Casa Ajey, is located in the town of San Bartolomé and currently operates as the Cultural Center of the City Council holding various activities. The town of San Bartolome used to be called Ajey This colonial house dates from the eighteenth century and its construction...

What is the Timple?

What is the Timple?

A timple (pronounced Timplay) is a small guitar with five nylon strings that is played in the Canary Islands - usually with traditional folk law music from the islands. It is made from wood and it includes a soundboard, neck and pegbox. There is a Timple Museum in...

Teguise Traditional Carnaval 2025

Teguise Traditional Carnaval 2025

Friday 14th March 2025 will see the celebration of the Traditional Carnaval celebrated every year in the village of Teguise. Unlike the glamorous carnaval parades taking place in other villages and resorts, Traditional Carnaval concentrates on the history and...

Traditional Lanzarote Hat

Traditional Lanzarote Hat

The traditional hat from Lanzarote or "Sombrero" as it is called locally is known as a farmers hat. It typically has a high crown and a wide brim and black ribbon.  Often in the villages of Lanzarote women were identified between being married of single by the style...

Salt Carpets for Corpus Christi

Salt Carpets for Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi was celebrated in Arrecife on last Sunday with a traditional procession and a magnificent display of salt carpets in the streets. The carpets were made with a total of 20 tons of salt which were managed with dyes, shovels, ribbons provided by the...

Effigy of Dolores Will Be Carried To Arrecife

Effigy of Dolores Will Be Carried To Arrecife

Many of  the regular tourists that visit the island will be familliar with  the story of Los Dolores and the religious  importance of The Virgin of Los Volcanes. The little church in Manca Blanca that was saved from the volcanos by her, is home to effigy of Dolores...

El Campasino Damaged

El Campasino Damaged

Technicians and workers from the Conservation and Maintenance team of the Art, Culture and Tourism Centers have removed parts important sculpture El Campansiino which was damaged by the wind that hit the island of Lanzarote this Tuesday where gusts of wind of up to 84...

Artisan Lanzarote

Artisan Lanzarote

The Lanzarote Council has budgeted to promote traditional crafts in all of the municipalities on the island, in response to requests from the local town councils. Each council will receive 15,000 euros, with the exception of Yaiza, which did not demand the subsidy.The...

La Graciosa Pilgrimage

La Graciosa Pilgrimage

Anyone that has visited the north of the island may have seen one of the spectacular elevated panoramic viewpoints that overlooks the island of La Graciosa. You may also have may also have seen the steps that lead down the steep incline to reach the untouched beaches...

Lanzarote Summer Fiestas

Lanzarote Summer Fiestas

Summertime means Fiesta time! Here are a list of all the fiestas over the next couple of months  5th - 12th August 2023 - Puerto del Carmen - https://ociolanzarote.com/eventos/eventos-tradicionales/fiestas-puerto-del-carmen-2023/ 12th August 2023 - St. Bartolome -...