http://www.flickr.com/photos/wolfgangstaudt/tags/canaryislands/ Tue, 12 Jun 2012 07:04:49 -0700 Tue, 12 Jun 2012 07:04:49 -0700 http://www.flickr.com/ http://farm1.staticflickr.com/167/buddyicons/53074617@N00.jpg?1221398679#53074617@N00 http://www.flickr.com/photos/wolfgangstaudt/tags/canaryislands/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/wolfgangstaudt/7365328130/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/wolfgangstaudt/">Wolfgang Staudt</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wolfgangstaudt/7365328130/" title="Valle Gran Rey - On The Beach"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7231/7365328130_140602872f_m.jpg" width="240" height="148" alt="Valle Gran Rey - On The Beach" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.wolfgangstaudt.de" rel="nofollow">www.wolfgangstaudt.de</a><br /> <br /> <b>Valle Gran Rey</b> (which means in English &quot;Great King Valley&quot;) is located on the southwestern coast of La Gomera in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife of the Canary Islands, Spain. The Guanche name of the area was Orone. The seat of the municipality is La Calera since 1930, before it used to serve at Arure which was also a municipal name that time. Valle Gran Rey is linked with a main highway encircling every part of the island. Valle Gran Rey is linked by hydrofoil to Playa de Santiago, San Sebastian and Los Cristianos (Tenerife).<br /> <br /> The population is 4,745, its density is 144.22/km² and the area is 32.9 km². San Sebastián de la Gomera is the largest municipality in population and area. Valle Gran Rey is entirely surrounded with Vallehermoso to the east, while the Atlantic Ocean lies to the west offering a panoramic view of La Palma and El Hierro during clearer days.<br /> <br /> The coastline and the valley areas are made up of farmlands, while the mountainous areas are forested or grassy. Its main industry are agriculture which features mainly of banana cultivations and palm productions and fishery and is followed by tourism which existed since the 1970s, most of the tourists comes from Germany and other parts of the Canary Islands. Tourism had brought hotels with 1,500 beds in since 1990. The island has restaurants and bars as well as hotels and apartments even a sandy beach named Playa de Vueltas or Vueltas Beach. The area also features small homes and palm trees around the area.<br /> <br /> In 1989, Lanzarote's and Canary Island's famous architect César Manrique constructed a panoramic restaurant named Mirador del Palmerejeo that offers a view of its great valley, including from the toilets. By the mirador built a Manrique-type windmill as well.<br /> <br /> From <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valle_Gran_Rey" rel="nofollow"> Wikipedia</a>, the free encyclopedia</p> Tue, 12 Jun 2012 07:04:49 -0700 2012-02-18T21:26:51-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Wolfgang Staudt) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/7365328130 28.087249 -17.33514 28.087249 -17.33514 779204 Valle Gran Rey - On The Beach <p><a href="http://www.wolfgangstaudt.de" rel="nofollow">www.wolfgangstaudt.de</a><br /> <br /> <b>Valle Gran Rey</b> (which means in English &quot;Great King Valley&quot;) is located on the southwestern coast of La Gomera in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife of the Canary Islands, Spain. The Guanche name of the area was Orone. The seat of the municipality is La Calera since 1930, before it used to serve at Arure which was also a municipal name that time. Valle Gran Rey is linked with a main highway encircling every part of the island. Valle Gran Rey is linked by hydrofoil to Playa de Santiago, San Sebastian and Los Cristianos (Tenerife).<br /> <br /> The population is 4,745, its density is 144.22/km² and the area is 32.9 km². San Sebastián de la Gomera is the largest municipality in population and area. Valle Gran Rey is entirely surrounded with Vallehermoso to the east, while the Atlantic Ocean lies to the west offering a panoramic view of La Palma and El Hierro during clearer days.<br /> <br /> The coastline and the valley areas are made up of farmlands, while the mountainous areas are forested or grassy. Its main industry are agriculture which features mainly of banana cultivations and palm productions and fishery and is followed by tourism which existed since the 1970s, most of the tourists comes from Germany and other parts of the Canary Islands. Tourism had brought hotels with 1,500 beds in since 1990. The island has restaurants and bars as well as hotels and apartments even a sandy beach named Playa de Vueltas or Vueltas Beach. The area also features small homes and palm trees around the area.<br /> <br /> In 1989, Lanzarote's and Canary Island's famous architect César Manrique constructed a panoramic restaurant named Mirador del Palmerejeo that offers a view of its great valley, including from the toilets. By the mirador built a Manrique-type windmill as well.<br /> <br /> From <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valle_Gran_Rey" rel="nofollow"> Wikipedia</a>, the free encyclopedia</p> Wolfgang Staudt ocean mountains beach strand landscape rocks kanaren insel landschaft canaryislands laplaya lagomera kanarischeinseln vallegranrey vueltas lapuntilla lacalera wolfgangstaudt http://www.flickr.com/photos/wolfgangstaudt/7365328508/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/wolfgangstaudt/">Wolfgang Staudt</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wolfgangstaudt/7365328508/" title="Valle Gran Rey - Rolling Clouds"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7072/7365328508_5392a871fc_m.jpg" width="240" height="143" alt="Valle Gran Rey - Rolling Clouds" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.wolfgangstaudt.de" rel="nofollow">www.wolfgangstaudt.de</a><br /> <br /> <b>Valle Gran Rey</b> (which means in English &quot;Great King Valley&quot;) is located on the southwestern coast of La Gomera in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife of the Canary Islands, Spain. The Guanche name of the area was Orone. The seat of the municipality is La Calera since 1930, before it used to serve at Arure which was also a municipal name that time. Valle Gran Rey is linked with a main highway encircling every part of the island. Valle Gran Rey is linked by hydrofoil to Playa de Santiago, San Sebastian and Los Cristianos (Tenerife).<br /> <br /> The population is 4,745, its density is 144.22/km² and the area is 32.9 km². San Sebastián de la Gomera is the largest municipality in population and area. Valle Gran Rey is entirely surrounded with Vallehermoso to the east, while the Atlantic Ocean lies to the west offering a panoramic view of La Palma and El Hierro during clearer days.<br /> <br /> The coastline and the valley areas are made up of farmlands, while the mountainous areas are forested or grassy. Its main industry are agriculture which features mainly of banana cultivations and palm productions and fishery and is followed by tourism which existed since the 1970s, most of the tourists comes from Germany and other parts of the Canary Islands. Tourism had brought hotels with 1,500 beds in since 1990. The island has restaurants and bars as well as hotels and apartments even a sandy beach named Playa de Vueltas or Vueltas Beach. The area also features small homes and palm trees around the area.<br /> <br /> In 1989, Lanzarote's and Canary Island's famous architect César Manrique constructed a panoramic restaurant named Mirador del Palmerejeo that offers a view of its great valley, including from the toilets. By the mirador built a Manrique-type windmill as well.<br /> <br /> From <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valle_Gran_Rey" rel="nofollow"> Wikipedia</a>, the free encyclopedia</p> Tue, 12 Jun 2012 07:04:47 -0700 2012-02-18T15:18:38-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Wolfgang Staudt) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/7365328508 28.090003 -17.333078 28.090003 -17.333078 779204 Valle Gran Rey - Rolling Clouds <p><a href="http://www.wolfgangstaudt.de" rel="nofollow">www.wolfgangstaudt.de</a><br /> <br /> <b>Valle Gran Rey</b> (which means in English &quot;Great King Valley&quot;) is located on the southwestern coast of La Gomera in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife of the Canary Islands, Spain. The Guanche name of the area was Orone. The seat of the municipality is La Calera since 1930, before it used to serve at Arure which was also a municipal name that time. Valle Gran Rey is linked with a main highway encircling every part of the island. Valle Gran Rey is linked by hydrofoil to Playa de Santiago, San Sebastian and Los Cristianos (Tenerife).<br /> <br /> The population is 4,745, its density is 144.22/km² and the area is 32.9 km². San Sebastián de la Gomera is the largest municipality in population and area. Valle Gran Rey is entirely surrounded with Vallehermoso to the east, while the Atlantic Ocean lies to the west offering a panoramic view of La Palma and El Hierro during clearer days.<br /> <br /> The coastline and the valley areas are made up of farmlands, while the mountainous areas are forested or grassy. Its main industry are agriculture which features mainly of banana cultivations and palm productions and fishery and is followed by tourism which existed since the 1970s, most of the tourists comes from Germany and other parts of the Canary Islands. Tourism had brought hotels with 1,500 beds in since 1990. The island has restaurants and bars as well as hotels and apartments even a sandy beach named Playa de Vueltas or Vueltas Beach. The area also features small homes and palm trees around the area.<br /> <br /> In 1989, Lanzarote's and Canary Island's famous architect César Manrique constructed a panoramic restaurant named Mirador del Palmerejeo that offers a view of its great valley, including from the toilets. By the mirador built a Manrique-type windmill as well.<br /> <br /> From <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valle_Gran_Rey" rel="nofollow"> Wikipedia</a>, the free encyclopedia</p> Wolfgang Staudt ocean mountains beach strand landscape rocks kanaren insel landschaft canaryislands laplaya lagomera kanarischeinseln vallegranrey vueltas lapuntilla lacalera wolfgangstaudt http://www.flickr.com/photos/wolfgangstaudt/7176479643/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/wolfgangstaudt/">Wolfgang Staudt</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wolfgangstaudt/7176479643/" title="La Gomera - Hermigua"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7221/7176479643_cc3f386fe4_m.jpg" width="240" height="153" alt="La Gomera - Hermigua" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.wolfgangstaudt.de/la-gomera-2012-teil-1/" rel="nofollow">www.wolfgangstaudt.de</a><br /> <br /> <b>Hermigua</b> is located on the northeastern coast of La Gomera in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife of the Canary Islands. It is located to the northwest, along the main highway, of the island's capital: San Sebastián de la Gomera. Garajonay National Park is located 7 km east of the town of Hermigua.<br /> Its valleys are made up of farmland, while mountains and hills dominate the southern part of the municipality. Its climate is mainly suited to vegetation; cedar forests dominate around Hermigua in the area known as El Cedro. Most of Hermigua's villages are rural, and tourism is the second main industry.<br /> <br /> The valley was first inhabited by the Guanches and was known as Mulagua. The municipality of Hermigua was founded in the 16th century as the settlement of Valle Bajo (Spanish for &quot;Lower Valley&quot;)<br /> <br /> <br /> From <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermigua" rel="nofollow"> Wikipedia</a>, the free encyclopedia</p> Mon, 11 Jun 2012 07:24:45 -0700 2012-02-17T17:15:18-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Wolfgang Staudt) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/7176479643 28.165813 -17.195852 28.165813 -17.195852 762129 La Gomera - Hermigua <p><a href="http://www.wolfgangstaudt.de/la-gomera-2012-teil-1/" rel="nofollow">www.wolfgangstaudt.de</a><br /> <br /> <b>Hermigua</b> is located on the northeastern coast of La Gomera in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife of the Canary Islands. It is located to the northwest, along the main highway, of the island's capital: San Sebastián de la Gomera. Garajonay National Park is located 7 km east of the town of Hermigua.<br /> Its valleys are made up of farmland, while mountains and hills dominate the southern part of the municipality. Its climate is mainly suited to vegetation; cedar forests dominate around Hermigua in the area known as El Cedro. Most of Hermigua's villages are rural, and tourism is the second main industry.<br /> <br /> The valley was first inhabited by the Guanches and was known as Mulagua. The municipality of Hermigua was founded in the 16th century as the settlement of Valle Bajo (Spanish for &quot;Lower Valley&quot;)<br /> <br /> <br /> From <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermigua" rel="nofollow"> Wikipedia</a>, the free encyclopedia</p> Wolfgang Staudt landscape rocks kanaren insel landschaft canaryislands lagomera märchenwald kanarischeinseln nebelwald wolfgangstaudt parquenacionaldegaranjonay http://www.flickr.com/photos/wolfgangstaudt/7341092286/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/wolfgangstaudt/">Wolfgang Staudt</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wolfgangstaudt/7341092286/" title="La Gomera - Just Another Sunset"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7228/7341092286_7a1481e551_m.jpg" width="240" height="159" alt="La Gomera - Just Another Sunset" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.wolfgangstaudt.de/la-gomera-2012-teil-1/" rel="nofollow">www.wolfgangstaudt.de</a><br /> <br /> <b>Valle Gran Rey</b> (which means in English &quot;Great King Valley&quot;) is located on the southwestern coast of La Gomera in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife of the Canary Islands, Spain. The Guanche name of the area was Orone. The seat of the municipality is La Calera since 1930, before it used to serve at Arure which was also a municipal name that time. Valle Gran Rey is linked with a main highway encircling every part of the island. Valle Gran Rey is linked by hydrofoil to Playa de Santiago, San Sebastian and Los Cristianos (Tenerife).<br /> <br /> The population is 4,745, its density is 144.22/km² and the area is 32.9 km². San Sebastián de la Gomera is the largest municipality in population and area. Valle Gran Rey is entirely surrounded with Vallehermoso to the east, while the Atlantic Ocean lies to the west offering a panoramic view of La Palma and El Hierro during clearer days.<br /> <br /> The coastline and the valley areas are made up of farmlands, while the mountainous areas are forested or grassy. Its main industry are agriculture which features mainly of banana cultivations and palm productions and fishery and is followed by tourism which existed since the 1970s, most of the tourists comes from Germany and other parts of the Canary Islands. Tourism had brought hotels with 1,500 beds in since 1990. The island has restaurants and bars as well as hotels and apartments even a sandy beach named Playa de Vueltas or Vueltas Beach. The area also features small homes and palm trees around the area.<br /> <br /> In 1989, Lanzarote's and Canary Island's famous architect César Manrique constructed a panoramic restaurant named Mirador del Palmerejeo that offers a view of its great valley, including from the toilets. By the mirador built a Manrique-type windmill as well.<br /> <br /> From <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valle_Gran_Rey" rel="nofollow"> Wikipedia</a>, the free encyclopedia</p> Tue, 05 Jun 2012 04:38:23 -0700 2012-02-23T20:39:47-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Wolfgang Staudt) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/7341092286 28.087249 -17.33514 28.087249 -17.33514 779204 La Gomera - Just Another Sunset <p><a href="http://www.wolfgangstaudt.de/la-gomera-2012-teil-1/" rel="nofollow">www.wolfgangstaudt.de</a><br /> <br /> <b>Valle Gran Rey</b> (which means in English &quot;Great King Valley&quot;) is located on the southwestern coast of La Gomera in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife of the Canary Islands, Spain. The Guanche name of the area was Orone. The seat of the municipality is La Calera since 1930, before it used to serve at Arure which was also a municipal name that time. Valle Gran Rey is linked with a main highway encircling every part of the island. Valle Gran Rey is linked by hydrofoil to Playa de Santiago, San Sebastian and Los Cristianos (Tenerife).<br /> <br /> The population is 4,745, its density is 144.22/km² and the area is 32.9 km². San Sebastián de la Gomera is the largest municipality in population and area. Valle Gran Rey is entirely surrounded with Vallehermoso to the east, while the Atlantic Ocean lies to the west offering a panoramic view of La Palma and El Hierro during clearer days.<br /> <br /> The coastline and the valley areas are made up of farmlands, while the mountainous areas are forested or grassy. Its main industry are agriculture which features mainly of banana cultivations and palm productions and fishery and is followed by tourism which existed since the 1970s, most of the tourists comes from Germany and other parts of the Canary Islands. Tourism had brought hotels with 1,500 beds in since 1990. The island has restaurants and bars as well as hotels and apartments even a sandy beach named Playa de Vueltas or Vueltas Beach. The area also features small homes and palm trees around the area.<br /> <br /> In 1989, Lanzarote's and Canary Island's famous architect César Manrique constructed a panoramic restaurant named Mirador del Palmerejeo that offers a view of its great valley, including from the toilets. By the mirador built a Manrique-type windmill as well.<br /> <br /> From <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valle_Gran_Rey" rel="nofollow"> Wikipedia</a>, the free encyclopedia</p> Wolfgang Staudt ocean mountains beach strand landscape rocks kanaren insel landschaft canaryislands laplaya lagomera kanarischeinseln vallegranrey vueltas lapuntilla lacalera wolfgangstaudt http://www.flickr.com/photos/wolfgangstaudt/7155890521/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/wolfgangstaudt/">Wolfgang Staudt</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wolfgangstaudt/7155890521/" title="Valle Sunset"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7237/7155890521_b65cc95f39_m.jpg" width="240" height="154" alt="Valle Sunset" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.wolfgangstaudt.de/la-gomera-2012-teil-1/" rel="nofollow">www.wolfgangstaudt.de</a><br /> <br /> <b>Valle Gran Rey</b> (which means in English &quot;Great King Valley&quot;) is located on the southwestern coast of La Gomera in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife of the Canary Islands, Spain. The Guanche name of the area was Orone. The seat of the municipality is La Calera since 1930, before it used to serve at Arure which was also a municipal name that time. Valle Gran Rey is linked with a main highway encircling every part of the island. Valle Gran Rey is linked by hydrofoil to Playa de Santiago, San Sebastian and Los Cristianos (Tenerife).<br /> <br /> The population is 4,745, its density is 144.22/km² and the area is 32.9 km². San Sebastián de la Gomera is the largest municipality in population and area. Valle Gran Rey is entirely surrounded with Vallehermoso to the east, while the Atlantic Ocean lies to the west offering a panoramic view of La Palma and El Hierro during clearer days.<br /> <br /> The coastline and the valley areas are made up of farmlands, while the mountainous areas are forested or grassy. Its main industry are agriculture which features mainly of banana cultivations and palm productions and fishery and is followed by tourism which existed since the 1970s, most of the tourists comes from Germany and other parts of the Canary Islands. Tourism had brought hotels with 1,500 beds in since 1990. The island has restaurants and bars as well as hotels and apartments even a sandy beach named Playa de Vueltas or Vueltas Beach. The area also features small homes and palm trees around the area.<br /> <br /> In 1989, Lanzarote's and Canary Island's famous architect César Manrique constructed a panoramic restaurant named Mirador del Palmerejeo that offers a view of its great valley, including from the toilets. By the mirador built a Manrique-type windmill as well.<br /> <br /> From <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valle_Gran_Rey" rel="nofollow"> Wikipedia</a>, the free encyclopedia</p> Tue, 05 Jun 2012 04:38:23 -0700 2012-02-23T20:33:44-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Wolfgang Staudt) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/7155890521 28.087249 -17.33514 28.087249 -17.33514 779204 Valle Sunset <p><a href="http://www.wolfgangstaudt.de/la-gomera-2012-teil-1/" rel="nofollow">www.wolfgangstaudt.de</a><br /> <br /> <b>Valle Gran Rey</b> (which means in English &quot;Great King Valley&quot;) is located on the southwestern coast of La Gomera in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife of the Canary Islands, Spain. The Guanche name of the area was Orone. The seat of the municipality is La Calera since 1930, before it used to serve at Arure which was also a municipal name that time. Valle Gran Rey is linked with a main highway encircling every part of the island. Valle Gran Rey is linked by hydrofoil to Playa de Santiago, San Sebastian and Los Cristianos (Tenerife).<br /> <br /> The population is 4,745, its density is 144.22/km² and the area is 32.9 km². San Sebastián de la Gomera is the largest municipality in population and area. Valle Gran Rey is entirely surrounded with Vallehermoso to the east, while the Atlantic Ocean lies to the west offering a panoramic view of La Palma and El Hierro during clearer days.<br /> <br /> The coastline and the valley areas are made up of farmlands, while the mountainous areas are forested or grassy. Its main industry are agriculture which features mainly of banana cultivations and palm productions and fishery and is followed by tourism which existed since the 1970s, most of the tourists comes from Germany and other parts of the Canary Islands. Tourism had brought hotels with 1,500 beds in since 1990. The island has restaurants and bars as well as hotels and apartments even a sandy beach named Playa de Vueltas or Vueltas Beach. The area also features small homes and palm trees around the area.<br /> <br /> In 1989, Lanzarote's and Canary Island's famous architect César Manrique constructed a panoramic restaurant named Mirador del Palmerejeo that offers a view of its great valley, including from the toilets. By the mirador built a Manrique-type windmill as well.<br /> <br /> From <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valle_Gran_Rey" rel="nofollow"> Wikipedia</a>, the free encyclopedia</p> Wolfgang Staudt ocean mountains beach strand landscape rocks kanaren insel landschaft canaryislands laplaya lagomera kanarischeinseln vallegranrey vueltas lapuntilla lacalera wolfgangstaudt soulophotography2 http://www.flickr.com/photos/wolfgangstaudt/7295102494/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/wolfgangstaudt/">Wolfgang Staudt</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wolfgangstaudt/7295102494/" title="La Gomera"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7245/7295102494_15330aef02_m.jpg" width="240" height="158" alt="La Gomera" /></a></p> <p>Valle Gran Rey</p> Tue, 29 May 2012 07:46:25 -0700 2012-02-16T17:36:49-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Wolfgang Staudt) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/7295102494 28.087249 -17.33514 28.087249 -17.33514 779204 La Gomera <p>Valle Gran Rey</p> Wolfgang Staudt ocean mountains beach strand landscape rocks kanaren insel landschaft canaryislands laplaya lagomera kanarischeinseln vallegranrey vueltas lapuntilla lacalera wolfgangstaudt http://www.flickr.com/photos/wolfgangstaudt/7295102564/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/wolfgangstaudt/">Wolfgang Staudt</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wolfgangstaudt/7295102564/" title="La Gomera - Mirador del Santo"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7213/7295102564_a722abb165_m.jpg" width="240" height="136" alt="La Gomera - Mirador del Santo" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.wolfgangstaudt.de" rel="nofollow">www.wolfgangstaudt.de</a><br /> <br /> <b>Valle Gran Rey</b> (which means in English &quot;Great King Valley&quot;) is located on the southwestern coast of La Gomera in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife of the Canary Islands, Spain. The Guanche name of the area was Orone. The seat of the municipality is La Calera since 1930, before it used to serve at Arure which was also a municipal name that time. Valle Gran Rey is linked with a main highway encircling every part of the island. Valle Gran Rey is linked by hydrofoil to Playa de Santiago, San Sebastian and Los Cristianos (Tenerife).<br /> <br /> The population is 4,745, its density is 144.22/km² and the area is 32.9 km². San Sebastián de la Gomera is the largest municipality in population and area. Valle Gran Rey is entirely surrounded with Vallehermoso to the east, while the Atlantic Ocean lies to the west offering a panoramic view of La Palma and El Hierro during clearer days.<br /> <br /> The coastline and the valley areas are made up of farmlands, while the mountainous areas are forested or grassy. Its main industry are agriculture which features mainly of banana cultivations and palm productions and fishery and is followed by tourism which existed since the 1970s, most of the tourists comes from Germany and other parts of the Canary Islands. Tourism had brought hotels with 1,500 beds in since 1990. The island has restaurants and bars as well as hotels and apartments even a sandy beach named Playa de Vueltas or Vueltas Beach. The area also features small homes and palm trees around the area.<br /> <br /> In 1989, Lanzarote's and Canary Island's famous architect César Manrique constructed a panoramic restaurant named Mirador del Palmerejeo that offers a view of its great valley, including from the toilets. By the mirador built a Manrique-type windmill as well.<br /> <br /> From <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valle_Gran_Rey" rel="nofollow"> Wikipedia</a>, the free encyclopedia</p> Tue, 29 May 2012 07:46:26 -0700 2012-02-16T19:35:35-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Wolfgang Staudt) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/7295102564 28.135123 -17.324237 28.135123 -17.324237 56065222 La Gomera - Mirador del Santo <p><a href="http://www.wolfgangstaudt.de" rel="nofollow">www.wolfgangstaudt.de</a><br /> <br /> <b>Valle Gran Rey</b> (which means in English &quot;Great King Valley&quot;) is located on the southwestern coast of La Gomera in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife of the Canary Islands, Spain. The Guanche name of the area was Orone. The seat of the municipality is La Calera since 1930, before it used to serve at Arure which was also a municipal name that time. Valle Gran Rey is linked with a main highway encircling every part of the island. Valle Gran Rey is linked by hydrofoil to Playa de Santiago, San Sebastian and Los Cristianos (Tenerife).<br /> <br /> The population is 4,745, its density is 144.22/km² and the area is 32.9 km². San Sebastián de la Gomera is the largest municipality in population and area. Valle Gran Rey is entirely surrounded with Vallehermoso to the east, while the Atlantic Ocean lies to the west offering a panoramic view of La Palma and El Hierro during clearer days.<br /> <br /> The coastline and the valley areas are made up of farmlands, while the mountainous areas are forested or grassy. Its main industry are agriculture which features mainly of banana cultivations and palm productions and fishery and is followed by tourism which existed since the 1970s, most of the tourists comes from Germany and other parts of the Canary Islands. Tourism had brought hotels with 1,500 beds in since 1990. The island has restaurants and bars as well as hotels and apartments even a sandy beach named Playa de Vueltas or Vueltas Beach. The area also features small homes and palm trees around the area.<br /> <br /> In 1989, Lanzarote's and Canary Island's famous architect César Manrique constructed a panoramic restaurant named Mirador del Palmerejeo that offers a view of its great valley, including from the toilets. By the mirador built a Manrique-type windmill as well.<br /> <br /> From <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valle_Gran_Rey" rel="nofollow"> Wikipedia</a>, the free encyclopedia</p> Wolfgang Staudt ocean mountains beach strand landscape rocks kanaren insel landschaft canaryislands laplaya lagomera kanarischeinseln vallegranrey vueltas lapuntilla lacalera wolfgangstaudt http://www.flickr.com/photos/wolfgangstaudt/7556800542/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/wolfgangstaudt/">Wolfgang Staudt</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wolfgangstaudt/7556800542/" title="La Gomera - Wonderful Natur"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8028/7556800542_bd6b5af039_m.jpg" width="240" height="159" alt="La Gomera - Wonderful Natur" /></a></p> <p>Valle Gran Rey</p> Thu, 12 Jul 2012 09:49:39 -0700 2012-02-23T20:37:23-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Wolfgang Staudt) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/7556800542 28.087249 -17.33514 28.087249 -17.33514 779204 La Gomera - Wonderful Natur <p>Valle Gran Rey</p> Wolfgang Staudt ocean mountains beach strand landscape rocks kanaren insel landschaft canaryislands laplaya lagomera kanarischeinseln vallegranrey vueltas lapuntilla lacalera wolfgangstaudt http://www.flickr.com/photos/wolfgangstaudt/7183554205/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/wolfgangstaudt/">Wolfgang Staudt</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wolfgangstaudt/7183554205/" title="La Gomera - Lichtspiel"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5159/7183554205_6be3498e75_m.jpg" width="240" height="159" alt="La Gomera - Lichtspiel" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.wolfgangstaudt.de" rel="nofollow">www.wolfgangstaudt.de</a><br /> <br /> Die Insel<b> La Gomera</b> liegt rund 1300 Kilometer vom spanischen und 300 Kilometer vom afrikanischen Festland entfernt. Die Entfernung vom nächstgelegenen Fährhafen Los Cristianos auf Teneriffa beträgt 38 Kilometer. Bei einer Fläche von 369,76 km² hat die Insel einen Flächenanteil an der Gesamtfläche aller Kanaren von 4,94 Prozent. La Gomera hat 22.769 Einwohner (1. Januar 2009), was einer Bevölkerungsdichte von 60,2 Einwohnern pro km² entspricht.<br /> <br /> From <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Gomera" rel="nofollow"> Wikipedia</a>, the free encyclopedia</p> Wed, 13 Jun 2012 07:55:24 -0700 2012-02-19T12:49:29-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Wolfgang Staudt) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/7183554205 28.197926 -17.222871 28.197926 -17.222871 751554 La Gomera - Lichtspiel <p><a href="http://www.wolfgangstaudt.de" rel="nofollow">www.wolfgangstaudt.de</a><br /> <br /> Die Insel<b> La Gomera</b> liegt rund 1300 Kilometer vom spanischen und 300 Kilometer vom afrikanischen Festland entfernt. Die Entfernung vom nächstgelegenen Fährhafen Los Cristianos auf Teneriffa beträgt 38 Kilometer. Bei einer Fläche von 369,76 km² hat die Insel einen Flächenanteil an der Gesamtfläche aller Kanaren von 4,94 Prozent. La Gomera hat 22.769 Einwohner (1. Januar 2009), was einer Bevölkerungsdichte von 60,2 Einwohnern pro km² entspricht.<br /> <br /> From <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Gomera" rel="nofollow"> Wikipedia</a>, the free encyclopedia</p> Wolfgang Staudt ocean mountains landscape rocks kanaren insel landschaft canaryislands lasrosas lagomera kanarischeinseln agulo wolfgangstaudt roquecano vallehermose http://www.flickr.com/photos/wolfgangstaudt/7183387073/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/wolfgangstaudt/">Wolfgang Staudt</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wolfgangstaudt/7183387073/" title="La Gomera- Valle Gran Rey Sunset II"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7081/7183387073_ae815a782d_m.jpg" width="240" height="159" alt="La Gomera- Valle Gran Rey Sunset II" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.wolfgangstaudt.de/la-gomera-2012-teil-1/" rel="nofollow">www.wolfgangstaudt.de</a><br /> <br /> <b>Valle Gran Rey</b> (which means in English &quot;Great King Valley&quot;) is located on the southwestern coast of La Gomera in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife of the Canary Islands, Spain. The Guanche name of the area was Orone. The seat of the municipality is La Calera since 1930, before it used to serve at Arure which was also a municipal name that time. Valle Gran Rey is linked with a main highway encircling every part of the island. Valle Gran Rey is linked by hydrofoil to Playa de Santiago, San Sebastian and Los Cristianos (Tenerife).<br /> <br /> The population is 4,745, its density is 144.22/km² and the area is 32.9 km². San Sebastián de la Gomera is the largest municipality in population and area. Valle Gran Rey is entirely surrounded with Vallehermoso to the east, while the Atlantic Ocean lies to the west offering a panoramic view of La Palma and El Hierro during clearer days.<br /> <br /> The coastline and the valley areas are made up of farmlands, while the mountainous areas are forested or grassy. Its main industry are agriculture which features mainly of banana cultivations and palm productions and fishery and is followed by tourism which existed since the 1970s, most of the tourists comes from Germany and other parts of the Canary Islands. Tourism had brought hotels with 1,500 beds in since 1990. The island has restaurants and bars as well as hotels and apartments even a sandy beach named Playa de Vueltas or Vueltas Beach. The area also features small homes and palm trees around the area.<br /> <br /> In 1989, Lanzarote's and Canary Island's famous architect César Manrique constructed a panoramic restaurant named Mirador del Palmerejeo that offers a view of its great valley, including from the toilets. By the mirador built a Manrique-type windmill as well.<br /> <br /> From <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valle_Gran_Rey" rel="nofollow"> Wikipedia</a>, the free encyclopedia</p> Wed, 13 Jun 2012 06:51:15 -0700 2012-02-23T20:36:42-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Wolfgang Staudt) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/7183387073 28.088791 -17.336854 28.088791 -17.336854 779204 La Gomera- Valle Gran Rey Sunset II <p><a href="http://www.wolfgangstaudt.de/la-gomera-2012-teil-1/" rel="nofollow">www.wolfgangstaudt.de</a><br /> <br /> <b>Valle Gran Rey</b> (which means in English &quot;Great King Valley&quot;) is located on the southwestern coast of La Gomera in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife of the Canary Islands, Spain. The Guanche name of the area was Orone. The seat of the municipality is La Calera since 1930, before it used to serve at Arure which was also a municipal name that time. Valle Gran Rey is linked with a main highway encircling every part of the island. Valle Gran Rey is linked by hydrofoil to Playa de Santiago, San Sebastian and Los Cristianos (Tenerife).<br /> <br /> The population is 4,745, its density is 144.22/km² and the area is 32.9 km². San Sebastián de la Gomera is the largest municipality in population and area. Valle Gran Rey is entirely surrounded with Vallehermoso to the east, while the Atlantic Ocean lies to the west offering a panoramic view of La Palma and El Hierro during clearer days.<br /> <br /> The coastline and the valley areas are made up of farmlands, while the mountainous areas are forested or grassy. Its main industry are agriculture which features mainly of banana cultivations and palm productions and fishery and is followed by tourism which existed since the 1970s, most of the tourists comes from Germany and other parts of the Canary Islands. Tourism had brought hotels with 1,500 beds in since 1990. The island has restaurants and bars as well as hotels and apartments even a sandy beach named Playa de Vueltas or Vueltas Beach. The area also features small homes and palm trees around the area.<br /> <br /> In 1989, Lanzarote's and Canary Island's famous architect César Manrique constructed a panoramic restaurant named Mirador del Palmerejeo that offers a view of its great valley, including from the toilets. By the mirador built a Manrique-type windmill as well.<br /> <br /> From <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valle_Gran_Rey" rel="nofollow"> Wikipedia</a>, the free encyclopedia</p> Wolfgang Staudt ocean sunset mountains beach strand landscape rocks sonnenuntergang kanaren insel sunrays landschaft canaryislands laplaya sonnenstrahlen abendstimmung lagomera kanarischeinseln ozean vallegranrey vueltas lapuntilla lacalera wolfgangstaudt http://www.flickr.com/photos/wolfgangstaudt/7368619048/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/wolfgangstaudt/">Wolfgang Staudt</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wolfgangstaudt/7368619048/" title="La Gomera- Valle Gran Rey Sunset"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5332/7368619048_c2460665ef_m.jpg" width="240" height="159" alt="La Gomera- Valle Gran Rey Sunset" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.wolfgangstaudt.de/la-gomera-2012-teil-1/" rel="nofollow">www.wolfgangstaudt.de</a><br /> <br /> <b>Valle Gran Rey</b> (which means in English &quot;Great King Valley&quot;) is located on the southwestern coast of La Gomera in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife of the Canary Islands, Spain. The Guanche name of the area was Orone. The seat of the municipality is La Calera since 1930, before it used to serve at Arure which was also a municipal name that time. Valle Gran Rey is linked with a main highway encircling every part of the island. Valle Gran Rey is linked by hydrofoil to Playa de Santiago, San Sebastian and Los Cristianos (Tenerife).<br /> <br /> The population is 4,745, its density is 144.22/km² and the area is 32.9 km². San Sebastián de la Gomera is the largest municipality in population and area. Valle Gran Rey is entirely surrounded with Vallehermoso to the east, while the Atlantic Ocean lies to the west offering a panoramic view of La Palma and El Hierro during clearer days.<br /> <br /> The coastline and the valley areas are made up of farmlands, while the mountainous areas are forested or grassy. Its main industry are agriculture which features mainly of banana cultivations and palm productions and fishery and is followed by tourism which existed since the 1970s, most of the tourists comes from Germany and other parts of the Canary Islands. Tourism had brought hotels with 1,500 beds in since 1990. The island has restaurants and bars as well as hotels and apartments even a sandy beach named Playa de Vueltas or Vueltas Beach. The area also features small homes and palm trees around the area.<br /> <br /> In 1989, Lanzarote's and Canary Island's famous architect César Manrique constructed a panoramic restaurant named Mirador del Palmerejeo that offers a view of its great valley, including from the toilets. By the mirador built a Manrique-type windmill as well.<br /> <br /> From <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valle_Gran_Rey" rel="nofollow"> Wikipedia</a>, the free encyclopedia</p> Wed, 13 Jun 2012 06:51:15 -0700 2012-02-23T20:37:23-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Wolfgang Staudt) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/7368619048 28.086974 -17.339601 28.086974 -17.339601 779204 La Gomera- Valle Gran Rey Sunset <p><a href="http://www.wolfgangstaudt.de/la-gomera-2012-teil-1/" rel="nofollow">www.wolfgangstaudt.de</a><br /> <br /> <b>Valle Gran Rey</b> (which means in English &quot;Great King Valley&quot;) is located on the southwestern coast of La Gomera in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife of the Canary Islands, Spain. The Guanche name of the area was Orone. The seat of the municipality is La Calera since 1930, before it used to serve at Arure which was also a municipal name that time. Valle Gran Rey is linked with a main highway encircling every part of the island. Valle Gran Rey is linked by hydrofoil to Playa de Santiago, San Sebastian and Los Cristianos (Tenerife).<br /> <br /> The population is 4,745, its density is 144.22/km² and the area is 32.9 km². San Sebastián de la Gomera is the largest municipality in population and area. Valle Gran Rey is entirely surrounded with Vallehermoso to the east, while the Atlantic Ocean lies to the west offering a panoramic view of La Palma and El Hierro during clearer days.<br /> <br /> The coastline and the valley areas are made up of farmlands, while the mountainous areas are forested or grassy. Its main industry are agriculture which features mainly of banana cultivations and palm productions and fishery and is followed by tourism which existed since the 1970s, most of the tourists comes from Germany and other parts of the Canary Islands. Tourism had brought hotels with 1,500 beds in since 1990. The island has restaurants and bars as well as hotels and apartments even a sandy beach named Playa de Vueltas or Vueltas Beach. The area also features small homes and palm trees around the area.<br /> <br /> In 1989, Lanzarote's and Canary Island's famous architect César Manrique constructed a panoramic restaurant named Mirador del Palmerejeo that offers a view of its great valley, including from the toilets. By the mirador built a Manrique-type windmill as well.<br /> <br /> From <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valle_Gran_Rey" rel="nofollow"> Wikipedia</a>, the free encyclopedia</p> Wolfgang Staudt ocean sunset mountains beach strand landscape rocks sonnenuntergang kanaren insel sunrays landschaft canaryislands laplaya sonnenstrahlen abendstimmung lagomera kanarischeinseln ozean vallegranrey vueltas lapuntilla lacalera wolfgangstaudt http://www.flickr.com/photos/wolfgangstaudt/7365328338/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/wolfgangstaudt/">Wolfgang Staudt</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wolfgangstaudt/7365328338/" title="La Gomera - Hotel Gran Rey"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7233/7365328338_e54a21f082_m.jpg" width="240" height="137" alt="La Gomera - Hotel Gran Rey" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.wolfgangstaudt.de" rel="nofollow">www.wolfgangstaudt.de</a><br /> <br /> <b>Valle Gran Rey</b> (which means in English &quot;Great King Valley&quot;) is located on the southwestern coast of La Gomera in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife of the Canary Islands, Spain. The Guanche name of the area was Orone. The seat of the municipality is La Calera since 1930, before it used to serve at Arure which was also a municipal name that time. Valle Gran Rey is linked with a main highway encircling every part of the island. Valle Gran Rey is linked by hydrofoil to Playa de Santiago, San Sebastian and Los Cristianos (Tenerife).<br /> <br /> The population is 4,745, its density is 144.22/km² and the area is 32.9 km². San Sebastián de la Gomera is the largest municipality in population and area. Valle Gran Rey is entirely surrounded with Vallehermoso to the east, while the Atlantic Ocean lies to the west offering a panoramic view of La Palma and El Hierro during clearer days.<br /> <br /> The coastline and the valley areas are made up of farmlands, while the mountainous areas are forested or grassy. Its main industry are agriculture which features mainly of banana cultivations and palm productions and fishery and is followed by tourism which existed since the 1970s, most of the tourists comes from Germany and other parts of the Canary Islands. Tourism had brought hotels with 1,500 beds in since 1990. The island has restaurants and bars as well as hotels and apartments even a sandy beach named Playa de Vueltas or Vueltas Beach. The area also features small homes and palm trees around the area.<br /> <br /> In 1989, Lanzarote's and Canary Island's famous architect César Manrique constructed a panoramic restaurant named Mirador del Palmerejeo that offers a view of its great valley, including from the toilets. By the mirador built a Manrique-type windmill as well.<br /> <br /> From <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valle_Gran_Rey" rel="nofollow"> Wikipedia</a>, the free encyclopedia</p> Tue, 12 Jun 2012 07:04:48 -0700 2012-02-18T15:19:40-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Wolfgang Staudt) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/7365328338 28.089548 -17.337541 28.089548 -17.337541 779204 La Gomera - Hotel Gran Rey <p><a href="http://www.wolfgangstaudt.de" rel="nofollow">www.wolfgangstaudt.de</a><br /> <br /> <b>Valle Gran Rey</b> (which means in English &quot;Great King Valley&quot;) is located on the southwestern coast of La Gomera in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife of the Canary Islands, Spain. The Guanche name of the area was Orone. The seat of the municipality is La Calera since 1930, before it used to serve at Arure which was also a municipal name that time. Valle Gran Rey is linked with a main highway encircling every part of the island. Valle Gran Rey is linked by hydrofoil to Playa de Santiago, San Sebastian and Los Cristianos (Tenerife).<br /> <br /> The population is 4,745, its density is 144.22/km² and the area is 32.9 km². San Sebastián de la Gomera is the largest municipality in population and area. Valle Gran Rey is entirely surrounded with Vallehermoso to the east, while the Atlantic Ocean lies to the west offering a panoramic view of La Palma and El Hierro during clearer days.<br /> <br /> The coastline and the valley areas are made up of farmlands, while the mountainous areas are forested or grassy. Its main industry are agriculture which features mainly of banana cultivations and palm productions and fishery and is followed by tourism which existed since the 1970s, most of the tourists comes from Germany and other parts of the Canary Islands. Tourism had brought hotels with 1,500 beds in since 1990. The island has restaurants and bars as well as hotels and apartments even a sandy beach named Playa de Vueltas or Vueltas Beach. The area also features small homes and palm trees around the area.<br /> <br /> In 1989, Lanzarote's and Canary Island's famous architect César Manrique constructed a panoramic restaurant named Mirador del Palmerejeo that offers a view of its great valley, including from the toilets. By the mirador built a Manrique-type windmill as well.<br /> <br /> From <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valle_Gran_Rey" rel="nofollow"> Wikipedia</a>, the free encyclopedia</p> Wolfgang Staudt ocean mountains beach strand landscape rocks kanaren insel landschaft canaryislands laplaya lagomera kanarischeinseln vallegranrey vueltas lapuntilla lacalera wolfgangstaudt http://www.flickr.com/photos/wolfgangstaudt/7365328654/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/wolfgangstaudt/">Wolfgang Staudt</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wolfgangstaudt/7365328654/" title="Valle Gran Rey - La Playa (6)"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7096/7365328654_ac59240f5f_m.jpg" width="240" height="138" alt="Valle Gran Rey - La Playa (6)" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.wolfgangstaudt.de" rel="nofollow">www.wolfgangstaudt.de</a><br /> <br /> <b>Valle Gran Rey</b> (which means in English &quot;Great King Valley&quot;) is located on the southwestern coast of La Gomera in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife of the Canary Islands, Spain. The Guanche name of the area was Orone. The seat of the municipality is La Calera since 1930, before it used to serve at Arure which was also a municipal name that time. Valle Gran Rey is linked with a main highway encircling every part of the island. Valle Gran Rey is linked by hydrofoil to Playa de Santiago, San Sebastian and Los Cristianos (Tenerife).<br /> <br /> The population is 4,745, its density is 144.22/km² and the area is 32.9 km². San Sebastián de la Gomera is the largest municipality in population and area. Valle Gran Rey is entirely surrounded with Vallehermoso to the east, while the Atlantic Ocean lies to the west offering a panoramic view of La Palma and El Hierro during clearer days.<br /> <br /> The coastline and the valley areas are made up of farmlands, while the mountainous areas are forested or grassy. Its main industry are agriculture which features mainly of banana cultivations and palm productions and fishery and is followed by tourism which existed since the 1970s, most of the tourists comes from Germany and other parts of the Canary Islands. Tourism had brought hotels with 1,500 beds in since 1990. The island has restaurants and bars as well as hotels and apartments even a sandy beach named Playa de Vueltas or Vueltas Beach. The area also features small homes and palm trees around the area.<br /> <br /> In 1989, Lanzarote's and Canary Island's famous architect César Manrique constructed a panoramic restaurant named Mirador del Palmerejeo that offers a view of its great valley, including from the toilets. By the mirador built a Manrique-type windmill as well.<br /> <br /> From <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valle_Gran_Rey" rel="nofollow"> Wikipedia</a>, the free encyclopedia</p> Tue, 12 Jun 2012 07:04:46 -0700 2012-02-18T14:19:13-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Wolfgang Staudt) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/7365328654 28.088337 -17.338571 28.088337 -17.338571 779204 Valle Gran Rey - La Playa (6) <p><a href="http://www.wolfgangstaudt.de" rel="nofollow">www.wolfgangstaudt.de</a><br /> <br /> <b>Valle Gran Rey</b> (which means in English &quot;Great King Valley&quot;) is located on the southwestern coast of La Gomera in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife of the Canary Islands, Spain. The Guanche name of the area was Orone. The seat of the municipality is La Calera since 1930, before it used to serve at Arure which was also a municipal name that time. Valle Gran Rey is linked with a main highway encircling every part of the island. Valle Gran Rey is linked by hydrofoil to Playa de Santiago, San Sebastian and Los Cristianos (Tenerife).<br /> <br /> The population is 4,745, its density is 144.22/km² and the area is 32.9 km². San Sebastián de la Gomera is the largest municipality in population and area. Valle Gran Rey is entirely surrounded with Vallehermoso to the east, while the Atlantic Ocean lies to the west offering a panoramic view of La Palma and El Hierro during clearer days.<br /> <br /> The coastline and the valley areas are made up of farmlands, while the mountainous areas are forested or grassy. Its main industry are agriculture which features mainly of banana cultivations and palm productions and fishery and is followed by tourism which existed since the 1970s, most of the tourists comes from Germany and other parts of the Canary Islands. Tourism had brought hotels with 1,500 beds in since 1990. The island has restaurants and bars as well as hotels and apartments even a sandy beach named Playa de Vueltas or Vueltas Beach. The area also features small homes and palm trees around the area.<br /> <br /> In 1989, Lanzarote's and Canary Island's famous architect César Manrique constructed a panoramic restaurant named Mirador del Palmerejeo that offers a view of its great valley, including from the toilets. By the mirador built a Manrique-type windmill as well.<br /> <br /> From <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valle_Gran_Rey" rel="nofollow"> Wikipedia</a>, the free encyclopedia</p> Wolfgang Staudt ocean mountains beach strand landscape rocks kanaren insel landschaft canaryislands laplaya lagomera kanarischeinseln vallegranrey vueltas lapuntilla lacalera wolfgangstaudt http://www.flickr.com/photos/wolfgangstaudt/7176480023/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/wolfgangstaudt/">Wolfgang Staudt</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wolfgangstaudt/7176480023/" title="La Gomera"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7076/7176480023_e19d127ef2_m.jpg" width="240" height="161" alt="La Gomera" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.wolfgangstaudt.de/la-gomera-2012-teil-1/" rel="nofollow">www.wolfgangstaudt.de</a><br /> <br /> <b>Hermigua</b> is located on the northeastern coast of La Gomera in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife of the Canary Islands. It is located to the northwest, along the main highway, of the island's capital: San Sebastián de la Gomera. Garajonay National Park is located 7 km east of the town of Hermigua.<br /> Its valleys are made up of farmland, while mountains and hills dominate the southern part of the municipality. Its climate is mainly suited to vegetation; cedar forests dominate around Hermigua in the area known as El Cedro. Most of Hermigua's villages are rural, and tourism is the second main industry.<br /> <br /> The valley was first inhabited by the Guanches and was known as Mulagua. The municipality of Hermigua was founded in the 16th century as the settlement of Valle Bajo (Spanish for &quot;Lower Valley&quot;)<br /> <br /> <br /> From <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermigua" rel="nofollow"> Wikipedia</a>, the free encyclopedia</p> Mon, 11 Jun 2012 07:24:44 -0700 2012-02-17T17:09:50-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Wolfgang Staudt) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/7176480023 28.153554 -17.210615 28.153554 -17.210615 12578031 La Gomera <p><a href="http://www.wolfgangstaudt.de/la-gomera-2012-teil-1/" rel="nofollow">www.wolfgangstaudt.de</a><br /> <br /> <b>Hermigua</b> is located on the northeastern coast of La Gomera in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife of the Canary Islands. It is located to the northwest, along the main highway, of the island's capital: San Sebastián de la Gomera. Garajonay National Park is located 7 km east of the town of Hermigua.<br /> Its valleys are made up of farmland, while mountains and hills dominate the southern part of the municipality. Its climate is mainly suited to vegetation; cedar forests dominate around Hermigua in the area known as El Cedro. Most of Hermigua's villages are rural, and tourism is the second main industry.<br /> <br /> The valley was first inhabited by the Guanches and was known as Mulagua. The municipality of Hermigua was founded in the 16th century as the settlement of Valle Bajo (Spanish for &quot;Lower Valley&quot;)<br /> <br /> <br /> From <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermigua" rel="nofollow"> Wikipedia</a>, the free encyclopedia</p> Wolfgang Staudt landscape rocks kanaren insel landschaft canaryislands lagomera märchenwald kanarischeinseln nebelwald wolfgangstaudt parquenacionaldegaranjonay http://www.flickr.com/photos/wolfgangstaudt/7361704196/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/wolfgangstaudt/">Wolfgang Staudt</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wolfgangstaudt/7361704196/" title="La Gomera - Hermigua"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7229/7361704196_b2d4c552ee_m.jpg" width="240" height="148" alt="La Gomera - Hermigua" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.wolfgangstaudt.de/la-gomera-2012-teil-1/" rel="nofollow">www.wolfgangstaudt.de</a><br /> <br /> <b>Hermigua</b> is located on the northeastern coast of La Gomera in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife of the Canary Islands. It is located to the northwest, along the main highway, of the island's capital: San Sebastián de la Gomera. Garajonay National Park is located 7 km east of the town of Hermigua.<br /> Its valleys are made up of farmland, while mountains and hills dominate the southern part of the municipality. Its climate is mainly suited to vegetation; cedar forests dominate around Hermigua in the area known as El Cedro. Most of Hermigua's villages are rural, and tourism is the second main industry.<br /> <br /> The valley was first inhabited by the Guanches and was known as Mulagua. The municipality of Hermigua was founded in the 16th century as the settlement of Valle Bajo (Spanish for &quot;Lower Valley&quot;)<br /> <br /> <br /> From <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermigua" rel="nofollow"> Wikipedia</a>, the free encyclopedia</p> Mon, 11 Jun 2012 07:24:45 -0700 2012-02-17T17:18:18-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Wolfgang Staudt) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/7361704196 28.166569 -17.198255 28.166569 -17.198255 762129 La Gomera - Hermigua <p><a href="http://www.wolfgangstaudt.de/la-gomera-2012-teil-1/" rel="nofollow">www.wolfgangstaudt.de</a><br /> <br /> <b>Hermigua</b> is located on the northeastern coast of La Gomera in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife of the Canary Islands. It is located to the northwest, along the main highway, of the island's capital: San Sebastián de la Gomera. Garajonay National Park is located 7 km east of the town of Hermigua.<br /> Its valleys are made up of farmland, while mountains and hills dominate the southern part of the municipality. Its climate is mainly suited to vegetation; cedar forests dominate around Hermigua in the area known as El Cedro. Most of Hermigua's villages are rural, and tourism is the second main industry.<br /> <br /> The valley was first inhabited by the Guanches and was known as Mulagua. The municipality of Hermigua was founded in the 16th century as the settlement of Valle Bajo (Spanish for &quot;Lower Valley&quot;)<br /> <br /> <br /> From <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermigua" rel="nofollow"> Wikipedia</a>, the free encyclopedia</p> Wolfgang Staudt landscape rocks kanaren insel landschaft canaryislands lagomera märchenwald kanarischeinseln nebelwald wolfgangstaudt parquenacionaldegaranjonay http://www.flickr.com/photos/wolfgangstaudt/7274945120/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/wolfgangstaudt/">Wolfgang Staudt</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wolfgangstaudt/7274945120/" title="La Gomera"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8013/7274945120_a85d4dbaf9_m.jpg" width="240" height="154" alt="La Gomera" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.wolfgangstaudt.de" rel="nofollow">www.wolfgangstaudt.de</a><br /> <br /> <b>Roque de Agando</b> is a prominent rock formation on the island of La Gomera in the Canary Islands. It is one of La Gomera's most striking features and is frequently used as a symbol for the island.<br /> <br /> Roque Agando is the most prominent of a group of four volcanic plugs called simply Los Roques, near the centre of the island. The others are named Roque Carmona, Roque Ojila, and Roque Zarcita. It rises directly above the main road between the island's capital San Sebastián and Garajonay National Park in the centre, which makes it a popular tourist sight.<br /> <br /> The summit is not accessible by foot. During the 20th century, some easy rock-climbing routes were established on the peak, but climbing is now banned there, and hiking is restricted to established paths in its vicinity, as it forms part of a protected area.<br /> <br /> Remains of aboriginal Guanche sacrificial shrines have been found on the summit. These were in good condition until the 1980s, when they were looted by a German group making a documentary film.<br /> <br /> <br /> From <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roque_de_Agando" rel="nofollow"> Wikipedia</a>, the free encyclopedia</p> Sat, 26 May 2012 12:40:10 -0700 2012-02-25T17:48:46-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Wolfgang Staudt) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/7274945120 28.130733 -17.189655 28.130733 -17.189655 12578031 La Gomera <p><a href="http://www.wolfgangstaudt.de" rel="nofollow">www.wolfgangstaudt.de</a><br /> <br /> <b>Roque de Agando</b> is a prominent rock formation on the island of La Gomera in the Canary Islands. It is one of La Gomera's most striking features and is frequently used as a symbol for the island.<br /> <br /> Roque Agando is the most prominent of a group of four volcanic plugs called simply Los Roques, near the centre of the island. The others are named Roque Carmona, Roque Ojila, and Roque Zarcita. It rises directly above the main road between the island's capital San Sebastián and Garajonay National Park in the centre, which makes it a popular tourist sight.<br /> <br /> The summit is not accessible by foot. During the 20th century, some easy rock-climbing routes were established on the peak, but climbing is now banned there, and hiking is restricted to established paths in its vicinity, as it forms part of a protected area.<br /> <br /> Remains of aboriginal Guanche sacrificial shrines have been found on the summit. These were in good condition until the 1980s, when they were looted by a German group making a documentary film.<br /> <br /> <br /> From <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roque_de_Agando" rel="nofollow"> Wikipedia</a>, the free encyclopedia</p> Wolfgang Staudt ocean mountains beach strand landscape rocks kanaren insel landschaft canaryislands laplaya lagomera kanarischeinseln vallegranrey vueltas lapuntilla lacalera wolfgangstaudt http://www.flickr.com/photos/wolfgangstaudt/7274942290/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/wolfgangstaudt/">Wolfgang Staudt</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wolfgangstaudt/7274942290/" title="Von Arure nach La Calera (10)"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7074/7274942290_dc18f5c6ce_m.jpg" width="240" height="146" alt="Von Arure nach La Calera (10)" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.wolfgangstaudt.de" rel="nofollow">www.wolfgangstaudt.de</a><br /> <br /> <b>Valle Gran Rey</b> (which means in English &quot;Great King Valley&quot;) is located on the southwestern coast of La Gomera in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife of the Canary Islands, Spain. The Guanche name of the area was Orone. The seat of the municipality is La Calera since 1930, before it used to serve at Arure which was also a municipal name that time. Valle Gran Rey is linked with a main highway encircling every part of the island. Valle Gran Rey is linked by hydrofoil to Playa de Santiago, San Sebastian and Los Cristianos (Tenerife).<br /> <br /> The population is 4,745, its density is 144.22/km² and the area is 32.9 km². San Sebastián de la Gomera is the largest municipality in population and area. Valle Gran Rey is entirely surrounded with Vallehermoso to the east, while the Atlantic Ocean lies to the west offering a panoramic view of La Palma and El Hierro during clearer days.<br /> <br /> The coastline and the valley areas are made up of farmlands, while the mountainous areas are forested or grassy. Its main industry are agriculture which features mainly of banana cultivations and palm productions and fishery and is followed by tourism which existed since the 1970s, most of the tourists comes from Germany and other parts of the Canary Islands. Tourism had brought hotels with 1,500 beds in since 1990. The island has restaurants and bars as well as hotels and apartments even a sandy beach named Playa de Vueltas or Vueltas Beach. The area also features small homes and palm trees around the area.<br /> <br /> In 1989, Lanzarote's and Canary Island's famous architect César Manrique constructed a panoramic restaurant named Mirador del Palmerejeo that offers a view of its great valley, including from the toilets. By the mirador built a Manrique-type windmill as well.<br /> <br /> From <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valle_Gran_Rey" rel="nofollow"> Wikipedia</a>, the free encyclopedia</p> Sat, 26 May 2012 12:39:34 -0700 2012-02-25T11:59:47-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Wolfgang Staudt) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/7274942290 28.134669 -17.320804 28.134669 -17.320804 753201 Von Arure nach La Calera (10) <p><a href="http://www.wolfgangstaudt.de" rel="nofollow">www.wolfgangstaudt.de</a><br /> <br /> <b>Valle Gran Rey</b> (which means in English &quot;Great King Valley&quot;) is located on the southwestern coast of La Gomera in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife of the Canary Islands, Spain. The Guanche name of the area was Orone. The seat of the municipality is La Calera since 1930, before it used to serve at Arure which was also a municipal name that time. Valle Gran Rey is linked with a main highway encircling every part of the island. Valle Gran Rey is linked by hydrofoil to Playa de Santiago, San Sebastian and Los Cristianos (Tenerife).<br /> <br /> The population is 4,745, its density is 144.22/km² and the area is 32.9 km². San Sebastián de la Gomera is the largest municipality in population and area. Valle Gran Rey is entirely surrounded with Vallehermoso to the east, while the Atlantic Ocean lies to the west offering a panoramic view of La Palma and El Hierro during clearer days.<br /> <br /> The coastline and the valley areas are made up of farmlands, while the mountainous areas are forested or grassy. Its main industry are agriculture which features mainly of banana cultivations and palm productions and fishery and is followed by tourism which existed since the 1970s, most of the tourists comes from Germany and other parts of the Canary Islands. Tourism had brought hotels with 1,500 beds in since 1990. The island has restaurants and bars as well as hotels and apartments even a sandy beach named Playa de Vueltas or Vueltas Beach. The area also features small homes and palm trees around the area.<br /> <br /> In 1989, Lanzarote's and Canary Island's famous architect César Manrique constructed a panoramic restaurant named Mirador del Palmerejeo that offers a view of its great valley, including from the toilets. By the mirador built a Manrique-type windmill as well.<br /> <br /> From <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valle_Gran_Rey" rel="nofollow"> Wikipedia</a>, the free encyclopedia</p> Wolfgang Staudt ocean mountains beach strand landscape rocks kanaren insel landschaft canaryislands laplaya lagomera kanarischeinseln vallegranrey vueltas lapuntilla lacalera wolfgangstaudt http://www.flickr.com/photos/wolfgangstaudt/7274943746/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/wolfgangstaudt/">Wolfgang Staudt</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wolfgangstaudt/7274943746/" title="Von Arure nach La Calera (11)"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7232/7274943746_5615f1406b_m.jpg" width="240" height="147" alt="Von Arure nach La Calera (11)" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.wolfgangstaudt.de" rel="nofollow">www.wolfgangstaudt.de</a><br /> <br /> <b>Valle Gran Rey</b> (which means in English &quot;Great King Valley&quot;) is located on the southwestern coast of La Gomera in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife of the Canary Islands, Spain. The Guanche name of the area was Orone. The seat of the municipality is La Calera since 1930, before it used to serve at Arure which was also a municipal name that time. Valle Gran Rey is linked with a main highway encircling every part of the island. Valle Gran Rey is linked by hydrofoil to Playa de Santiago, San Sebastian and Los Cristianos (Tenerife).<br /> <br /> The population is 4,745, its density is 144.22/km² and the area is 32.9 km². San Sebastián de la Gomera is the largest municipality in population and area. Valle Gran Rey is entirely surrounded with Vallehermoso to the east, while the Atlantic Ocean lies to the west offering a panoramic view of La Palma and El Hierro during clearer days.<br /> <br /> The coastline and the valley areas are made up of farmlands, while the mountainous areas are forested or grassy. Its main industry are agriculture which features mainly of banana cultivations and palm productions and fishery and is followed by tourism which existed since the 1970s, most of the tourists comes from Germany and other parts of the Canary Islands. Tourism had brought hotels with 1,500 beds in since 1990. The island has restaurants and bars as well as hotels and apartments even a sandy beach named Playa de Vueltas or Vueltas Beach. The area also features small homes and palm trees around the area.<br /> <br /> In 1989, Lanzarote's and Canary Island's famous architect César Manrique constructed a panoramic restaurant named Mirador del Palmerejeo that offers a view of its great valley, including from the toilets. By the mirador built a Manrique-type windmill as well.<br /> <br /> From <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valle_Gran_Rey" rel="nofollow"> Wikipedia</a>, the free encyclopedia</p> Sat, 26 May 2012 12:39:52 -0700 2012-02-25T14:34:40-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Wolfgang Staudt) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/7274943746 28.115139 -17.328357 28.115139 -17.328357 12578031 Von Arure nach La Calera (11) <p><a href="http://www.wolfgangstaudt.de" rel="nofollow">www.wolfgangstaudt.de</a><br /> <br /> <b>Valle Gran Rey</b> (which means in English &quot;Great King Valley&quot;) is located on the southwestern coast of La Gomera in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife of the Canary Islands, Spain. The Guanche name of the area was Orone. The seat of the municipality is La Calera since 1930, before it used to serve at Arure which was also a municipal name that time. Valle Gran Rey is linked with a main highway encircling every part of the island. Valle Gran Rey is linked by hydrofoil to Playa de Santiago, San Sebastian and Los Cristianos (Tenerife).<br /> <br /> The population is 4,745, its density is 144.22/km² and the area is 32.9 km². San Sebastián de la Gomera is the largest municipality in population and area. Valle Gran Rey is entirely surrounded with Vallehermoso to the east, while the Atlantic Ocean lies to the west offering a panoramic view of La Palma and El Hierro during clearer days.<br /> <br /> The coastline and the valley areas are made up of farmlands, while the mountainous areas are forested or grassy. Its main industry are agriculture which features mainly of banana cultivations and palm productions and fishery and is followed by tourism which existed since the 1970s, most of the tourists comes from Germany and other parts of the Canary Islands. Tourism had brought hotels with 1,500 beds in since 1990. The island has restaurants and bars as well as hotels and apartments even a sandy beach named Playa de Vueltas or Vueltas Beach. The area also features small homes and palm trees around the area.<br /> <br /> In 1989, Lanzarote's and Canary Island's famous architect César Manrique constructed a panoramic restaurant named Mirador del Palmerejeo that offers a view of its great valley, including from the toilets. By the mirador built a Manrique-type windmill as well.<br /> <br /> From <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valle_Gran_Rey" rel="nofollow"> Wikipedia</a>, the free encyclopedia</p> Wolfgang Staudt ocean mountains beach strand landscape rocks kanaren insel landschaft canaryislands laplaya lagomera kanarischeinseln vallegranrey vueltas lapuntilla lacalera wolfgangstaudt http://www.flickr.com/photos/wolfgangstaudt/7274076142/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/wolfgangstaudt/">Wolfgang Staudt</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wolfgangstaudt/7274076142/" title="La Gomera - Stones"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8167/7274076142_59c41e7f27_m.jpg" width="240" height="148" alt="La Gomera - Stones" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.wolfgangstaudt.de" rel="nofollow">www.wolfgangstaudt.de</a><br /> <br /> <b>Valle Gran Rey</b> (which means in English &quot;Great King Valley&quot;) is located on the southwestern coast of La Gomera in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife of the Canary Islands, Spain. The Guanche name of the area was Orone. The seat of the municipality is La Calera since 1930, before it used to serve at Arure which was also a municipal name that time. Valle Gran Rey is linked with a main highway encircling every part of the island. Valle Gran Rey is linked by hydrofoil to Playa de Santiago, San Sebastian and Los Cristianos (Tenerife).<br /> <br /> The population is 4,745, its density is 144.22/km² and the area is 32.9 km². San Sebastián de la Gomera is the largest municipality in population and area. Valle Gran Rey is entirely surrounded with Vallehermoso to the east, while the Atlantic Ocean lies to the west offering a panoramic view of La Palma and El Hierro during clearer days.<br /> <br /> The coastline and the valley areas are made up of farmlands, while the mountainous areas are forested or grassy. Its main industry are agriculture which features mainly of banana cultivations and palm productions and fishery and is followed by tourism which existed since the 1970s, most of the tourists comes from Germany and other parts of the Canary Islands. Tourism had brought hotels with 1,500 beds in since 1990. The island has restaurants and bars as well as hotels and apartments even a sandy beach named Playa de Vueltas or Vueltas Beach. The area also features small homes and palm trees around the area.<br /> <br /> In 1989, Lanzarote's and Canary Island's famous architect César Manrique constructed a panoramic restaurant named Mirador del Palmerejeo that offers a view of its great valley, including from the toilets. By the mirador built a Manrique-type windmill as well.<br /> <br /> From <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valle_Gran_Rey" rel="nofollow"> Wikipedia</a>, the free encyclopedia</p> Sat, 26 May 2012 09:46:39 -0700 2012-02-25T13:51:52-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Wolfgang Staudt) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/7274076142 28.122936 -17.328143 28.122936 -17.328143 12578031 La Gomera - Stones <p><a href="http://www.wolfgangstaudt.de" rel="nofollow">www.wolfgangstaudt.de</a><br /> <br /> <b>Valle Gran Rey</b> (which means in English &quot;Great King Valley&quot;) is located on the southwestern coast of La Gomera in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife of the Canary Islands, Spain. The Guanche name of the area was Orone. The seat of the municipality is La Calera since 1930, before it used to serve at Arure which was also a municipal name that time. Valle Gran Rey is linked with a main highway encircling every part of the island. Valle Gran Rey is linked by hydrofoil to Playa de Santiago, San Sebastian and Los Cristianos (Tenerife).<br /> <br /> The population is 4,745, its density is 144.22/km² and the area is 32.9 km². San Sebastián de la Gomera is the largest municipality in population and area. Valle Gran Rey is entirely surrounded with Vallehermoso to the east, while the Atlantic Ocean lies to the west offering a panoramic view of La Palma and El Hierro during clearer days.<br /> <br /> The coastline and the valley areas are made up of farmlands, while the mountainous areas are forested or grassy. Its main industry are agriculture which features mainly of banana cultivations and palm productions and fishery and is followed by tourism which existed since the 1970s, most of the tourists comes from Germany and other parts of the Canary Islands. Tourism had brought hotels with 1,500 beds in since 1990. The island has restaurants and bars as well as hotels and apartments even a sandy beach named Playa de Vueltas or Vueltas Beach. The area also features small homes and palm trees around the area.<br /> <br /> In 1989, Lanzarote's and Canary Island's famous architect César Manrique constructed a panoramic restaurant named Mirador del Palmerejeo that offers a view of its great valley, including from the toilets. By the mirador built a Manrique-type windmill as well.<br /> <br /> From <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valle_Gran_Rey" rel="nofollow"> Wikipedia</a>, the free encyclopedia</p> Wolfgang Staudt ocean mountains beach strand landscape rocks kanaren insel landschaft canaryislands laplaya lagomera kanarischeinseln vallegranrey vueltas lapuntilla lacalera wolfgangstaudt http://www.flickr.com/photos/wolfgangstaudt/7274079486/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/wolfgangstaudt/">Wolfgang Staudt</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wolfgangstaudt/7274079486/" title="La Gomera - Arure View"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8160/7274079486_05c3d4edc9_m.jpg" width="240" height="130" alt="La Gomera - Arure View" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.wolfgangstaudt.de" rel="nofollow">www.wolfgangstaudt.de</a><br /> <br /> <b>Valle Gran Rey</b> (which means in English &quot;Great King Valley&quot;) is located on the southwestern coast of La Gomera in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife of the Canary Islands, Spain. The Guanche name of the area was Orone. The seat of the municipality is La Calera since 1930, before it used to serve at Arure which was also a municipal name that time. Valle Gran Rey is linked with a main highway encircling every part of the island. Valle Gran Rey is linked by hydrofoil to Playa de Santiago, San Sebastian and Los Cristianos (Tenerife).<br /> <br /> The population is 4,745, its density is 144.22/km² and the area is 32.9 km². San Sebastián de la Gomera is the largest municipality in population and area. Valle Gran Rey is entirely surrounded with Vallehermoso to the east, while the Atlantic Ocean lies to the west offering a panoramic view of La Palma and El Hierro during clearer days.<br /> <br /> The coastline and the valley areas are made up of farmlands, while the mountainous areas are forested or grassy. Its main industry are agriculture which features mainly of banana cultivations and palm productions and fishery and is followed by tourism which existed since the 1970s, most of the tourists comes from Germany and other parts of the Canary Islands. Tourism had brought hotels with 1,500 beds in since 1990. The island has restaurants and bars as well as hotels and apartments even a sandy beach named Playa de Vueltas or Vueltas Beach. The area also features small homes and palm trees around the area.<br /> <br /> In 1989, Lanzarote's and Canary Island's famous architect César Manrique constructed a panoramic restaurant named Mirador del Palmerejeo that offers a view of its great valley, including from the toilets. By the mirador built a Manrique-type windmill as well.<br /> <br /> From <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valle_Gran_Rey" rel="nofollow"> Wikipedia</a>, the free encyclopedia</p> Sat, 26 May 2012 09:47:18 -0700 2012-02-25T11:51:06-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Wolfgang Staudt) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/7274079486 28.134707 -17.320075 28.134707 -17.320075 753201 La Gomera - Arure View <p><a href="http://www.wolfgangstaudt.de" rel="nofollow">www.wolfgangstaudt.de</a><br /> <br /> <b>Valle Gran Rey</b> (which means in English &quot;Great King Valley&quot;) is located on the southwestern coast of La Gomera in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife of the Canary Islands, Spain. The Guanche name of the area was Orone. The seat of the municipality is La Calera since 1930, before it used to serve at Arure which was also a municipal name that time. Valle Gran Rey is linked with a main highway encircling every part of the island. Valle Gran Rey is linked by hydrofoil to Playa de Santiago, San Sebastian and Los Cristianos (Tenerife).<br /> <br /> The population is 4,745, its density is 144.22/km² and the area is 32.9 km². San Sebastián de la Gomera is the largest municipality in population and area. Valle Gran Rey is entirely surrounded with Vallehermoso to the east, while the Atlantic Ocean lies to the west offering a panoramic view of La Palma and El Hierro during clearer days.<br /> <br /> The coastline and the valley areas are made up of farmlands, while the mountainous areas are forested or grassy. Its main industry are agriculture which features mainly of banana cultivations and palm productions and fishery and is followed by tourism which existed since the 1970s, most of the tourists comes from Germany and other parts of the Canary Islands. Tourism had brought hotels with 1,500 beds in since 1990. The island has restaurants and bars as well as hotels and apartments even a sandy beach named Playa de Vueltas or Vueltas Beach. The area also features small homes and palm trees around the area.<br /> <br /> In 1989, Lanzarote's and Canary Island's famous architect César Manrique constructed a panoramic restaurant named Mirador del Palmerejeo that offers a view of its great valley, including from the toilets. By the mirador built a Manrique-type windmill as well.<br /> <br /> From <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valle_Gran_Rey" rel="nofollow"> Wikipedia</a>, the free encyclopedia</p> Wolfgang Staudt ocean mountains beach strand landscape rocks kanaren insel landschaft canaryislands laplaya lagomera kanarischeinseln vallegranrey vueltas lapuntilla lacalera wolfgangstaudt