Podenco
The Podenco is a Canarian hound which are normaly kept as hunting dogs for rabbits. There are very few people these days that keep packs of them to hunt, a majority are kept as pets. They very slight built and can look like they are under fed but this is because they...
La Casa Museo Del Timple
This cutural study cenetr which is also a museum is situated in Teguise, the old capital of the island. On show is a wide collection of drums, small guitars and other instruments used from all over the world and different cultures. The plan is to give a broad insight...
New Radio Telescope
The most southern islands in the Canaries already are home to observatories and the telescopes play an important part in discovering what lies beyond our planet. The high mountains and clear night skies make this a perfect place to install this equipment. Its no great...
New Palms for Costa Teguise
To improve the landscape in Costa Teguise, the local council has past a bill to remove 200 palm trees which have died or are in poor condition and replace them with 550 to improve the landscape. The existing palm trees will be given a make over by cleaning and...
Underwater Mining in Canaries
Interesting news that a rare substance called tellurium has been found 300 miles off the coast of the Canary Islands. Tellurium is contained in rock and the discovery is that the concentrations are 50,0000 times higher than the deposits found on land. The substance is...
Easter in Spain
Its nearly upon us. Carnival has finished and most people are preparing for the Easter holidays. Here in Lanzarote the bank holidays fall on a different day. Instead of the bank holiday Monday, the bank holidays are Thursday and Friday merging into the weekend and...
Acrobat in Los Hervideros
Los Hevideros also known as the bubbling kettles is an attraction in the south of Lanzarote where the volcanic erruption over 200 years ago were responsible for a lava flow extending the island and meeting the sea.The phenoninum created strange rock formations where...
Smoked Salmon – La Ahumaderia de Uga
The Ahumaderia de Uga is a family business that has been operating in Lanzarote for over 40 years. If you are travelling down to Playa Blanca you will see the premisses on the left hand side when you pass by the village of Uga. This business is dedicated to the...
La Batata
The landscape doesnt seem as though it can lend itself to agriculture but another vegetable that is cultivated in Lanzarote is the sweet potato. The origin of this vegetable is not really known although it is probably from South America but it has reached this little...
Bodega Vulcano
Definitely one of my favourites and highly recommended is the Vulcano Wine. Whether your choice be White, Rose, Red or even Moscatel...you won't be disappointed. This local wine was "born" in 2009. The Vulcano concept is "Boutique Winery"and the main...