by estivito3038@gmail.com | Jul 13, 2021 | Culture, News
The Romeria de Dolores is one of the biggest fiestas on the island taking place in September, but the religious gathering has been cancelled for the second year in a row due to the pandemic. The large craft fair that accompanies the fiesta in Mancha Blanca will...
by estivito3038@gmail.com | Jun 17, 2021 | Uncategorized
Dia de San Juan (St John’s Day), on the 23rd June, marks midsummer and is an important date in the calendar for the islanders. It is celebrated with bonfires throughout the whole of Spain. Like the “Guy” that is placed on bonfires in the UK, in Spain, many...
by estivito3038@gmail.com | Jun 15, 2021 | News
The salt flats of Las Salinas de Janubio in the south of the island near Los Hervideros was a back drop to an artistic performance by an Austrian athlete Stefanie Millinger . The artist is an acrobat and has made a video of her performance on Sunday at this unusual...
by estivito3038@gmail.com | May 6, 2021 | Uncategorized
Originally created back in the 1940s, these crude boats were made from tin oil drums to be used as auxiliary boats to paddle out to a larger vessel. These brightly painted little boats became a fixture on the Charco de San Gines in Arrecife and children soon began to...
by estivito3038@gmail.com | Apr 29, 2021 | Culture
A historic tuna fishing vessel has been retreived by the council as it was at risk of sinking in the port of Naos. The boat called Nueva Santa Teresa is currently being restored in the marinas dry dock The ship is expected to be a star piece in the Museum of the Sea....
