Blog Charco del Palo

...only 40 meters from the Atlantic Ocean, and just some steps to the tidal pool:

Charco Natural

Last night you could see a special Moon: Except that there was full moon (approximately 4:00AM) it was in its orbit at the perigee (closest distance to the Earth) and therefore seemed larger than normal and also dyed reddish. Moreover, even the Earth slid partially before the Moon and generated a partial lunar eclipse, seen from Valencia.

This morning at 9:34 AM local time Lanzarote Davy Beaudart crossed with his Mini 6.50 the finish line ahead of Arrecife. He is the winner of the first leg of the Mini Transat 2015 ! The regatta was started on 19th September at 3:30 PM in Douarnenez in Brittany (France), thus Beaudart needed for 1,250 nautical miles 6 days, 19 hours and 4 minutes. The pursuers are now expected during the... read more...

As mentioned in one of my last posts, the diving area at Charco del Palo is one of the most beautiful of the Canary Islands...

Here just a small selection of underwater photos shared by one of our holiday guests...

Charco del Palo diving photos

Just to show you the beauty of our small naturist seaside resort Charco del Palo.

Find more photos from Charco del Palo in our photo gallery

Apartments in Charco del Palo

Holidays in Arrieta, yes exactly where the dolphins were seen two days ago ! (See previous post)

Closer to the sea is not possible...

Casitas del Mar

Yesterday a small school of Stenella Dolphins was seen off Arrieta (video): Video FB

Some days ago I posted here some pictures of the sunset in El Golfo. Well, the photo above is not the view from my bedroom window, but Charco del Palo is situated at the east-coast of Lanzarote, so I can´t avoid to show you how the sunrise looks like seen from Charco del Palo ;-) This photo must have been taken around 7:40 AM - tooo early for me, but a... read more...

Some days ago I visited my good old friend Manfred again, and I had the need to show you the stunning views from the terraces of his holiday apartments over the sandy Beach of Famara and the Atlantic Ocean. Want to rent it?

Famara Beach Apartments

Have you ever looked below the water surface in our tidal pool in Charco del Palo? No, not this, I mean the fish ;-) These photos where made with a 10-euro single-use camera for underwater use. I didn't know that there are so many fishes... In fact, the coast of Charco del Palo is one of the most beautiful diving spots in the Canary Islands. But it's not necessary to dive... read more...

Our photo on the left shows the the building of the former Gran Hotel in Arrecife, taken in the early 90's when it was already abandoned, but even before it completely burned in 1993. The photo was then taken by Hartwig Paulsen Photo gallery. On the right the restored and in 2004 newly opened Gran Hotel how you can see it today. As before, the "scyscraper" is a building with a... read more...