Isle of Lanzarote - Weblog » Orzola http://www.isle-of-lanzarote.com/weblog Travel Guidebook and Information Source for the canary island Lanzarote, Spain Sat, 10 Sep 2011 10:33:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Day trip to La Graciosa http://www.isle-of-lanzarote.com/weblog/day-trip/ http://www.isle-of-lanzarote.com/weblog/day-trip/#comments Sun, 30 Nov 2008 22:01:22 +0000 Tom http://www.isle-of-lanzarote.com/weblog/?p=12 La Graciosa is a very small island neighbouring Lanzarote.

You can reach the island if you embark the ferry “El Graciosero” which departs from Orzola.



Having arrived at the harbour of Caleta, the only village on the island except for a few less inhabited settlements in the North, you can strengthen yourself in one of the lovely cafés or restaurants of the village.
In Caleta you are free to rent some bicycles in order to explore the incredible beauty of the island. The Playa Francesa in the South is the most beautiful beach on the island that you can reach via bicycle.
The water is clean and warm and the Mediterranean is relatively calm there.



Hiking on La Graciosa is very different and even more intense than bicycling.

Nevertheless it is loved and recommended by all who have ever tried. You should take a whole day to enjoy the beauty of nature on La Graciosa, an island where time seems to stand still and where all your worries will be forgotten.

]]> http://www.isle-of-lanzarote.com/weblog/day-trip/feed/ 0 Art and Tradition on Lanzarote http://www.isle-of-lanzarote.com/weblog/tradition-on-lanzarote/ http://www.isle-of-lanzarote.com/weblog/tradition-on-lanzarote/#comments Wed, 30 Apr 2008 22:01:28 +0000 Tom http://www.isle-of-lanzarote.com/weblog/tradition-on-lanzarote/ A journey to the hinterland of Lanzarote is recommended to everyone who wants to try out the canary cuisine. Where little restaurants serve typical stews and braising pans you will find the original canary taste.
Rule of thumb:
Where many locals come together, the meal cannot be bad.

For example in Arrieta, El Golfo or Orzola good fish restaurants can be found, as well as in the old downtown of Puerto del Carmen in Playa Blanca.

Staying power is one of the characteristics of Lanzarote. Than in the 18th century, the Timanfaya volcano spewed ash and lava for six years and a third of the fertile ground was buried under, which along the time formed the nowadays so bizarre landscape of the island.

Instead of pausing in despair, the indigenous people got creative and invented the dry cultivation of the fields, what has given a new face to the winegrowing area La Geria.



Another creative vein of the indigenous people are the splendid street paintings and carpets of flowers, sand and coloured salts finding place to celebrate Corpus Christi.
The artists start already weeks before with the work; during a church parade it is destroyed within minutes.

Another important celebration on the Canary Islands is the carnival, which is celebrated for weeks with salsa music and effortful outfits.

In honor of the patron saints, church parades and traditional celebrations are held, which end with lively get-together, music and good meal .

The architect and artist César Manrique which left pieces of evidence of his work everywhere like the residential building which houses the Fundaciòn César Manrique today was extremely formative for the island and its conception. Another masterpiece by the artist is the unusual volcano restaurant El Diabolo.

]]> http://www.isle-of-lanzarote.com/weblog/tradition-on-lanzarote/feed/ 0