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The love professed by José Saramago towards Lanzarote ‘badcountry’, was reflected in the relationship that the Portuguese Nobel Prize had with Lanzarote for the last 18 years of his life.

There he lived with his wife and personal assistant Pilar del Rio, in a house made of books, as the genius of the letters liked to say, which was always open. Today, almost three years after the famous writer left us; ‘A Casa’ (his house)  is a lively cultural space. Continue reading →

In the heart of Madrid we find the Royal Palace, a building that has its origin in the ninth century, when the Muslim kingdom of Toledo built a fortress finally used by the kings of Castile.

Indeed, the Royal Palace itself was begun in the sixteenth century in the place where was the old Arab fortress. It was the royal residence from 1764 until King Alfonso XIII abdicated the throne in 1931. Continue reading →

It has been declared as Asset of Cultural Interest since 2002. The Lighthouse of Cabo de Palos, for its historical importance for navigation through this area of the Mediterranean, has fulfilled its monitoring function of Cartagena since ancient times.

Erect and proud on a rocky mound, the Lighthouse of Cabo de Palos occupies the site, according to Pliny the Elder, which held the foundations of an ancient Phoenician temple in honor of Baal Hammon, the Carthaginian namesake of the Greek god Saturn. Continue reading →

A wild, rugged and unique beauty, La Graciosa is one of those essential islets to understand the beauty of the Canary Islands in all its magnitude. Located two kilometers to the North of Lanzarote, the stroll through La Graciosa reveals the most topical myths of the volcanic islands.

In front of the Moroccan coast is the Archipelago of Chinijo, a set of Canary islets were La Graciosa belongs, a small island of just 29 square kilometers. Continue reading →