Designed by Elegant Themes | Powered by WordPress +34 928 25 26 30 serves Valsequillo as a refuge in front of the Central Massif of Gran Canaria with sharp cliffs arranged in a semicircular shape and carved essentially in volcanic agglomerate and lavas of the ‘Roque Nublo’ cycle being the tributary ravines of the Telde Basin that make up this structure and the escarpments stand out In this spectacular caldera landscape there are some rocks of phonolytic composition (Roque Saucillo and the Roques de Tenteniguada) we find the volcanic caldera of Los Marteles which stands out for its scenic and geological importance The middle stretch of the Telde Basin presents more closed-in ravines due to the partial filling of more recent volcanic flows over the old channels form lava terraces which serve as farm land Highlights in this section are tributaries of great scenic beauty such as the Barranco de los Cernícalos or San Roque Valsequillois situated in a fertile valley with a height of around 600 meters above sea level and is surrounded by mountains that exceed 1600 meters The volcanic nature of the island is evident in the rock formations that arise abruptly as well as in the sinking of the soil of the calderas The entire township is dotted with these surprising forms that the rock has shaped over millions of years The relatively humid climate and the abundance of springs cover the geography of Valsequillo with green which cover the area from December to June exclusive to the island and even to the area Among them the one that most attracts the attention of the visitor is perhaps the blue tajinaste whose color contrasts with the yellow of the bejeques when the almond trees bloom white and pink flowers small mammals and many invertebratesflourish Overhead the slow flight of raptors like the hawk and the kestrel always accompany the visitor to the summits and often appear between orchards and dwellings flora and fauna can be appreciated along trails that anyone in good shapecan traverse that include the most demanding climbs and do not disappoint the expert trekker Valsequillo is a paradise for hiking and for other sports such as mountain races horseback riding and all kinds of activities in nature Valsequillo is among the best places to study Gran Canaria’sethnographic heritage Here we find abundant remnants of how the Canarypeople were able to adapt to environmental conditions creating at the same time a rich cultural heritage of their own Aboriginal heritage survives in this even today in harmony with the contributions of the new settlers.An attentive look will discover in every corner of the town small masterpieces that tell us a way of life that local elders still remember and can recount Among the most outstanding manifestations of the real ethnographic heritage we highlight: chains or terraces and majanos; threshing areas; traditional farm dwellings; fountains corners and laundry rooms; caves and alpendres-caves (for grain storage); bread ovens Valsequillo was part of the Guanartemato of Telde one of the two kingdoms in which Gran Canaria was divided at the time of the Conquest There are about twenty archaeological sites of the ancient Canary people in the municipality mainly groupings of caves almost all of them reused in historical times the pre-Hispanic caves located in the west side of Barranco de San Miguel are noteworthy Many of them are reused as part of current housing as in the case of Tecén or Los Llanetes neighborhoods where the largest number of caves that retain their original state is concentrated a small rocky fortress located between the ravines of San Miguel and Los Mocanes The climatehas created habitats for certain plant species which has led to the development of different types of crafts such as wool spinning; the making of fabrics with the loom; the works of cane small centers of pottery and stonework are also noteworthy All of them give the town a unique personality where tradition and culture are closely linked Alternating with these works of traditional crafts it is worth highlighting the “new craftsmanship” that has been gaining importance in the municipality given the rural environment that surrounds Valsequillo and the diversity of forms of its crafts we could deduce that this work have sprung from a real need in the community the products we find are related to people’s daily life highlighting those that are linked to farming and livestock (baskets packs and sacks) and those of human use (tablecloths FEBRUARY: The Almond Blosson Festival.MAY: Las Vegas Valle San RoqueJUNE: Lomitos de Correa.SEPTEMBER: San Miguel Arcángeland The Letting Loose of the Mad Dog http://www.turismovalsequillo.com/ http://www.grancanaria.com/turismo/en/la-isla/municipios-de-gran-canaria/visita-valsequillo-de-gran-canaria/descubre-valsequillo-de-gran-canaria/ Check your privacy preferences to know them In our Privacy policy we establish the terms in which the information of our users is used and protected facilitate and optimize navigation (cookies acceptance or not) necessary for its operation and always active Si desactivas esta cookie no podremos guardar tus preferencias Esto significa que cada vez que visites esta web tendrás que activar o desactivar las cookies de nuevo We use third party cookies that help us improve our services and your user experience Cookies on this website belong to Google Analytics activa primero las cookies estrictamente necesarias para que podamos guardar tus preferencias In our Cookies policy you will find more information about cookies Breathe in the mountain air and go on a ramble to see the blue tajinaste plant The seeds that the blue tajinaste plants sprout from are of a discreet earthy colour produce bushes endemic to Gran Canaria that grow into natural towers reaching up to four metres in height topped off by gorgeous bunches of bluey flowers This species is indeed one of the island’s natural symbols and it is precisely in the month of April when they are in full bloom This colourful blue and fucsia kingdom spreads all over the north and north west of Gran Canaria concentrating especially around Tenteniguada Ravine and to a lesser extent at the ravines of Fagagesto and Antona The blue tajinaste searches for the sunny side of hills for growing flowering and transforming itself into an unforgettable gift of the island’s natural surroundings A good way of taking in this fine spectacle is to go along the route that connects Caldera de los Marteles with Rincón de Tenteniguada It comprises a footpath that crosses a natural reserve full of botanical and geological features that showcase the volcanic origins of Gran Canaria in turn revealing the extraordinary biodiversity of the island right before our eyes It is a straightforward walk which can be covered in under two hours We breathe in the mountain air and walk on ahead past a thunderous memory of an titanic clash that took place between water and molten lava Our first steps take us through the humid summit areas The setting is like a lobby before moving onto the main lounge of the blue tajinaste the pathway meanders past some splendid examples of blue tajinaste and other indigenous flower species The musical backdrop is provided by common bees and bumble bees who do the job of turning the nectar into sought after honey This is how the insects turn the countryside into a delight for your palate The sound of our footsteps blend in with the buzzing of the insects as we move on through a priviledged natural enclave including the striking marjoram and malfurada shrub Just one kilometre on from our starting point the Roque Grande emerges the base of which provides a bed for more blue tajinaste plants together with a range of botanical species exclusive to Gran Canaria We leave behind the memorable countryside presided by the blue tajinaste with its hawks we too have become part of these superb surroundings Portugal (AP) — An out-of-control wildfire in Spain's Canary Islands was throwing flames 50 meters (160 feet) into the air on Monday forcing emergency workers to evacuate more than 9,000 people The blaze — described by the local fire department as "a monster" — was racing across parched woodlands into Tamadaba Natural Park regarded as one of the jewels on Gran Canaria a mountainous volcanic island in the Atlantic Ocean archipelago off northwest Africa are popular European vacation destinations but the blaze was in a rugged inland area Canary Islands President Ángel Víctor Torres said 1,100 firefighters were being deployed in shifts along with 16 water-dropping aircraft to battle the blaze that started Saturday afternoon The local government said around 6,000 hectares (14,800 acres) had been charred in just 48 hours villages were evacuated and two dozen roads were closed Emergency workers faced huge flames and gusting winds that blew embers into the air Summer temperatures Monday were expected to hit 36 degrees Celsius (nearly 97 degrees Fahrenheit) and build to 38 C (100 F) later this week The Spanish caretaker government's farm minister told a news conference in Las Palmas that Madrid sent a "cutting-edge" drone to the island that can livestream images of the fire at night One aircraft on Gran Canaria also coordinated aviation movements to prevent an accident in the busy skies Planas said the official response to the fire on Gran Canaria was one of the greatest firefighting deployments recently in all of Spain Gran Canaria is the third-largest island in the Canary Islands archipelago which is 150 kilometers (93 miles) west of Africa About 50 kilometers (31 miles) in diameter Wildfires are common in southern Europe during the parched summer months but changing lifestyles and the emptying out of rural areas have made woodlands more vulnerable Gran Canaria emergency chief Frederico Grillo said recent blazes on the island are much worse now than when families worked in the countryside and kept the forests more orderly He said if the island's entire annual budget was used for forest fire prevention it would only be possible to clear brush from 30% of its woodlands and there would still be large amounts of inaccessible areas due to the island's steep mountains and deep ravines Sign up for our daily Newsletter and stay up to date with all the latest news You are receiving this pop-up because this is the first time you are visiting our site You are using software which is blocking our advertisements (adblocker) we are relying on revenues from our banners So please disable your adblocker and reload the page to continue using this site.Thanks which accounts for more than 96% of the Spanish strawberry production and crop yields shared by the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food revealed that the second largest strawberry production area in Spain is the Canary Islands; a region that is suffering the same problems as Huelva despite its distinct climatic and geographical characteristics "This has so far been a very atypical year in terms of production and sales there are about 35 hectares in production which yield 1,200,000 kilos of strawberries per year This fruit is consumed in the Canary Islands but we cannot export them because our production costs are very high," says Juan Miguel Gil they are "abysmally high compared to those of the mainland" since all inputs they are having problems because of the price of water but here we are paying one Euro per cubic meter of irrigation water," said Juan Miguel we must also take into account that our strawberry production is down by 30%; a similar figure to that recently reported by Freshuelva," said the also president of Frescanarias "and the origin of the problem is in the strawberry plant nurseries from the cold areas of the peninsula." Because as Juan Miguel recalls so all the plants come from the same place as those grown in Huelva." "When the government banned the products for soil disinfection we were not the only ones who had to stop using them and we think that this has been the problem it was reported that they've had to replace 20% of the roots that they had planted despite being a day's truck ride away from the nurseries and the loss of plants has amounted to 30% keeping in mind that it is much more difficult to replace them If 100,000 plants were bought and 30,000 died that means that I have eventually lost about 60,000 Euro because the lost plants required the same expenses in fertilizers and labor." strawberries from Huelva arrive on the Canary Islands and significantly affect the market"All this has led Canary strawberry growers to produce less and with delays but we need to make the most of those months because the strawberries from Huelva arrive in the Canary Islands and take a significant toll on the market with prices against which the Canary strawberries cannot compete because of the production costs we managed to get an AIEM of 5% for strawberries from the peninsula but the price at which we have to sell our strawberries to cover our costs is still much higher." This difficulty is common not only to strawberry growers in Valsequillo but to all Canary growers who are dealing with the inevitable cost overruns of ultraperipherality and double insularity and the worst part is that there are fewer and fewer growers there were plots planted with potatoes or with millet and I already know that nobody is going to keep my farm when I retire because being an agricultural producer in the Canary Islands is becoming increasingly difficult a producer who works from sunrise to sunset from Monday to Sunday retires at 67," says Juan Miguel For more information:Finca La PalmaTel.: +34 670 811 819[email protected]http://fincalapalma.es FreshPublishers © 2005-2025 HortiDaily.com The eternal Spring in Gran Canaria is accentuated at this time of the year with an eclosion of new life The calendar announces that it is now Springtime as Spring is just another full time resident on the island The finely striped black bee is never short of a flower to suck on nor short of reasons to take to the skies and buzz along happily a few verses underlined in its country notebook and an open invitation to stop and marvel at the highly colourful eclosion that comes along long before anywhere else in Europe So there is a way to bring forward the calendar and welcome in the Spring season early: just come to Gran Canaria This peculiar type of Spring which has very little letup is now displaying a special beauty The generous natural surroundings of the island pick up a brush and start painting landscapes full of flowers blooming and birds that are diving in and out of the lush vegetation where their newly borns will shortly be making their appearance at the eternal Spring in Gran Canaria the island where there are over a hundred plants that are unique species to these plains The ancient inhabitants on the island knew when Spring was coming by interpretting the stars dozens of people come along to the so called King’s Tomb to witness how the first rays of sunlight of the Spring equinox shine directly on this pre-Hispanic settlement up on high at Risco de Amurga Painter Néstor de la Torre left his work Poem of the Land incomplete which included an oil painting depicting the Spring the natural surroundings of Gran Canaria that the artist was trying to pay tribute to has conspired to conclude this fine work day after day and year after year It is enough then to just delve into the island to appreciate the extraordinary beauty of his work.  The Spring Museum has just opened its doors has created a new path that runs through the unique forest of red eucalyptus trees found at the bottom of the Barranco de San Miguel This grove is made up of around 70 red eucalyptus trees which occupy a wide sector of the bottom of the ravine and rise from the very base with several thick trunks with a whitish bark which appear not to have undergone significant pruning its canopies shade this area of ​​the eastern midlands of Gran Canaria which is of enormous ethnographic and landscape interest Works on the walking path took place between February 21 and March 18 and consisted of creating a proper walking path through this fragment of 'Australian forest'.  about 480 linear meters of  trail have been built in an action that will be completed with the placement of two information panels whose approximate cost has been about 9,000 euros the technicians of the Ministry of the Environment consider as unique due to their size a number of around 27 whose base perimeters range from 3 to 14.7 meters with perimeters of the trunk at the height of 1.30 that reach 10.7 meters and with up to 32 meters high and crown diameters that range between 16 and 34 meters has pointed out that this minimal intervention in the territory "values ​​this eucalyptus grove that we have in the municipality and is in line with an element of balance of protecting and conserving the entire environment and of making visible these magnificent specimens that we have in Valsequillo” It should be remembered that the Ministry of the Environment of the Cabildo de Gran Canaria with the collaboration of the Fundación Canaria Universitaria de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and the Inserta Dual Training Program began in 2018 the preparation of an inventory of these trees that can be considered of insular and local interest there were more than 400 specimens on the list and it's considered as one of the most complete databases that have been made of this natural heritage 273 specimens of trees have been identified and located which are the ones that constitute the base proposal Cheese and Honey Fair will be organized on November 2nd and 3rd in the municipality of Valsequillo in Gran Canaria Cheese and Honey Fair - will celebrate in 2019 its tenth anniversary all the other local products that have participated in previous editions of the Fair The objective of this event is to boost the island's economy and support local producers Visitors will be able to enjoy the products of 58 companies The turnover obtained in previous editions which has generated a revenue of 120,000 euros for the exhibitors in addition to the 15,000 average visitors has made this Fair a fundamental tool to boost the rural economy especially in the municipalities of San Bartolomé de Tirajana Read more info about the weather in Gran Canaria in November we recommend that you plan a visit to the municipality of Valsequillo de Gran Canaria to see the almond trees in blossom and participate in the local events organized to celebrate this moment See info about the weather in Gran Canaria in January