by estivito3038@gmail.com | Feb 14, 2023 | Customs
One of the unique carnival traditions for Lanzarote is the participation of a group`of older gentlemen called Los Buches. The translation of buches in English is fish bladder and the name derives from a group of fisherman that used to blow up fish bladders and hit...
by Tania | Sep 29, 2022 | Culture, Facts, News, Uncategorized
The Lanzarote Council have been remembering Cesar Manrqique, 30 years after his death in a car accident on the island, his beloved home, at the crossroads in Tahiche which has now been converted into a roundabout and is overlooked by one of his most beautiful wind...
by Kathy | Mar 3, 2022 | About Lanzarote
This infamous Devil is seem in many souvenir shops in Lanzarote but do you know from where it originates? The Devil of Timanfaya comes from an old Lanzarote fable which captures the soul of the natives from Lanzarote. “Legend has it that on September 1, 1730, a...
by estivito3038@gmail.com | Oct 14, 2021 | Culture
A new camel historical center will be ready by the end of 2022. The new building that will be situated at Timanfaya where camel rides are offered has an estimated cost of 600,000 euros. The building will cover an area of 2,930 square meters. The initiative has...
by estivito3038@gmail.com | Mar 10, 2021 | Culture
The history of La Graciosa talks often about the working women of the island who used to carry the fish up the mountainside on Lanzarote. The young women would buy fish from local fishermen, then salt them at home and dry them for a couple of days in the sun. When the...
