#9 Sights from the town of Haria/ La Garia...

Eight islands in the Atlantic ocean, the Canary Islands, are the places with the most hours of sunlight in Europe, 3000 per year.

The island of Lanzarote was the first destination in the World to have received the Biosphere Responsible Tourism certificate.  

There are many sporting events held here, like the Ironman triathlon.   Saturday morning crowd....

Close to the entrance of Timanfaya National Park is the Echadero de los Camellos, where you can hop up on a camel, and enjoy a ride around the volcanoes.  

La Garia – uses black volcanic rock for growing vines.  The rock is able to retain the humidity of the night air, because it hardly rains here.  Built-up stone walls  protect the vines from the wind – a sight that is one of a kind in the World.  The wines are internationally renowned. 

Above info was gleaned from the Canary Islands fb pages.

Photos belong to Jaro Franta and Canary Islands.

 

#8 Farmers Market in town of Haria

 

Many visitors today in Haria, lots from out of town. 

Cars occasionally blocking the narrow, one-way streets, looking for parking.  Guess the municipal parking lot was already full. 

The goat was for advertising the sale of goat cheese – seems to be popular locally.

Wikipedia:  Haria is a municipality on the island of Lanzarote.  Surrounded on three sides by the Atlantic ocean, the town of Haria is the seat, and has a population of about 5000.

My Airbnb hosts were there again with their purple mobile Crepes stall, as during the Xmas holidays.  They have been doing it for 34 years; happy to have started the Airbnb business. 

Photos belong to Jaro Franta.