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The Orchilla lighthouse sits on the western side of El Hierro facing the sea. Until a few years ago, it was the prime meridian. This iconic corner of the smallest Canary Island is really off the beaten track. The lighthouse is easy to reach by car. Located in Punta de la Orchilla, you should go to see the sky and the golden sunsets and to breathe in the peaceful air.

This building is over one hundred years old and located in the area of the historic district known as El Calvario. Used for many decades as a residence by the Alfonso family, it is a traditional Canarian house typical of the wealthier classes, with an interior courtyard, semi-basement with wine cellar, wine press and barns. One of the descendants of this family, born in the late eighteenth century, was the highest ranking military officer in the municipality during his time, which gave the building the name by which it is known today, the Captain's House. This building was restored by the City Council of San Miguel de Abona to become a museum after being damaged by a fire in 1978.

Órzola is popular for being the gateway to the island of La Graciosa. It is a fishing village with a port that connects Lanzarote with Caleta de Sebo, the capital of the small island. Perfect for eating fish and enjoying the local atmosphere.

This small town in the north of the island only has around 20,000 inhabitants. In the area you can find the Isla de Lobos Nature Park, the Dunas de Corralejo Nature Park and the Tindaya Mountain. For those who prefer to explore the streets, La Oliva has some interesting tourist sites, such as the Casa de los Coroneles – a stately home from the XVII century, and Nuestra Señora la Candelaria Church – one of the biggest on the island – with a peculiar square stone bell tower.

El Julan lookout point opens to intoxicating panoramic views over the hillside, where we can appreciate its vertiginous slope, which advances in search of the cliff that kisses the Sea of Las Calmas. We observe incipient ravines and sparse vegetation, on a slope of young soils with the volcano field of La Restinga closing the view. It is comprised of piles of volcanic materials of intermediate age. The eruptive centers played an important mixed activity during the second interval of this series, in such a way that the products emitted superficially cover the entire slope, burying the primitive relief, which in some points outcrops in the form of islets, imprinting a particular morphology to the whole.

As the capital of Lanzarote since the second half of the 18th Century, it has become the administrative and commercial centre of the island. It has everything of a fisherman’s town. The lovely avenue by the sea and the Charco de San Ginés are a must for a tapas stop at any time of the day.

Although this building dates back to the end of the 16th century, it was rebuilt in the 17th century by the first Marquis de la Quinta Roja. It also served as temporary lodging for the Franciscan nuns and is now a cozy rural hotel.

Endless days of sun, a stable climate and water temperatures of around 20º. These are the main reasons why professional surfers choose the Canary Islands to for training at any time of year.

The Canary Island dragon tree is one of the species that is part of the identity of the Canary Islands. Dracaena draco is its official botanical name and, on the eight lucky islands as a whole, there are specimens of great importance and beauty. In La Gomera, the oldest and largest specimen on the island has its own name: the Agalán Dragon Tree.