Maspalomas and Playa del Ingles on the island of Gran Canaria, form the largest tourist center in Spain. In both places you find mainly hotels, resorts and shopping centers. In the west, Playa del Inglés is separated from Maspalomas through the dunes. The unique landscape is characterized by the old lighthouse of Maspalomas, the wetland […]
Lago Martianez – Puerto de La Cruez
Lago Martianez – the famous seawater swimming pools are located right next to the promenade Avenida Colon in Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife. The almost 30.000 square metres large open-air swimming pool complex consists of several pools, islands, restaurants and mattress areas. The pools are fed with seawater directly from the Atlantic. Please watch the […]
La Orotava – Tenerife – Canary Islands
La Orotava lies in the north of the Canary Island Tenerife, approx. 5 km away from Puerto de la Cruz, 400 m above sea-level. The town of La Orotava is known for its beautiful view over the valley of Puerto de la Cruz and his orchards with wine and bananas. The Orotava Valley has a […]
House of Cesar Manrique
César Manrique, the most important artist of the Canary Island of Lanzarote has decisively influenced the picture of this island. Today, his former residential building in the community Tahiche is a museum seat of the Fundación César Manrique (César Manrique Foundation). After dropping his studies of Technical Architecture he graduated in art and painting. After […]
El Silbo the unique language of La Gomera
El Silbo – The worldwide unique whistled language (silbar-whistle) can only be found on La Gomera, Canary Islands in Spain.Already in the 15th Century the population invented the whistled language to communicate between long distances on the rugged mountainous island. El Silbo is a language with its own lutes which are articulated as whistles in […]
Lauresilva – La Gomera
La Gomera is the second smallest island of the Canary Islands in Spain. Due to the altitude and the microclimate La Gomera has several different vegetation zones. It is an island with many faces. Usually you will arrive in the idyllic capital city of San Sebastian. Cliffy valleys and highly outstanding former volcanic vents characterize […]