Along the west coast of Fuerteventura we found another lookout with a monument we loved. Don’t they look as if they are walking on clouds? Next we came past a beautiful windmill, once one of many, this is a very well renovated example and a reminder of the past. We followed the Barranco de los […]
From Costa Calma, we crossed the island to La Pared, where we admired the breakers at the coast. When we left La Pared to the north, we were driving on a scenic route, just that we didn’t see much of it, as heavy rain was passing over the island at that time. But it didn’t
Before we left Lanzarote, we had a few nice days, which we spent at the beaches of Papagayo in the south near Playa Blanca. We could stay there overnight at the parking and hike from one beach to the other or just enjoy the beach and the sun. This beach looked very enticing to go
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In the Parque Natural de los Volcanes, a narrow footpath begins at a car park near Mancha Blanca, leading past a smaller caldera, the Montaña La Calderata, and then up to the rim of the Caldera Blanca. The name Caldera Blanca (meaning ‘White Cauldron’) is very apt for the whitish appearance of the two craters.
We had already driven through the wine area of Lanzarote for a couple of times, admiring the unique way, farmers manage to grow wine on the lava of the volcanoes. Walls in the form of a horseshoe protect every grapevine from the harsh winds, with the wine often nestled in a pit, depending on how
Timanfaya NP has an area of 51 square kilometres, entirely made up of volcanic soil. The last volcanic eruptions occurred in 1824, however, most of the national park was formed by the eruptive period from 1730 to 1736. The vast area now occupied by lava was one of the most fertile parts of Lanzarote. Eight
From 1730 to 1736, the island was hit by a series of volcanic eruptions, producing 32 new volcanoes in a stretch of 18 kilometres. Lava covered a quarter of the island’s surface, including the most fertile soil and 11 villages. Until then, Lanzarote was the main exporter of wheat and cereals to the central islands of
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After our sunny day, the clouds were back, but we tried to explore as much as possible anyway. We stopped first in Órzola, from where the ferry to La Graciosa, an inhabited island we hadn’t been to jet, leaves. To Graciosa you can’t go by car, but we had planned to take the bikes. When
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The highest volcano in the north, Monte Corona, created a huge lava tube 21,000 years ago, when the lava from the volcano was flowing towards the sea. This tube is about 7 km long and the biggest we had seen on all the islands. In about 20 spots, the roof of the tunnel had collapsed,
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Located in Guatiza, El Jardín de Cactus is the last great work of César Manrique in Lanzarote, a fascinating creation that houses about 500 different species of cactus from five continents. Manrique chose an old deposit in an agricultural area of extensive cactus plantations dedicated to the cultivation of cochineal for this project, turning a place
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