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Monday Morning Photo - Finca de la Pansa

Finca de la Pansa B&B, once a farm house where grapes were dried to make the local Moscatel wine. The local farmsteads had this type of traditional frontage with arches so that the grapes - laid out on large cane mats could be dragged under cover quickly if it rained - yet still be out in the air to ´cure.´ See the video of Finca de la Pansa B&B on YouTube. Visit the  Finca de la Pansa website.
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More Blue Flags for Spain and the Canary Islands

The Fundación Europea de Educación Ambiental (FEE) has given out 45 blue flags to beaches across the Canary Islands, that´s seven more than last year.




Canary Island with Blue Flag Beaches

Gran Canaria - 13
Lanzarote - 6
Fuerteventura - 5
La Palma - 1
La Gomera -1

The only one of the Canaries without a blue flag beach is El Hierro. Compared with 2011, Tenerife has gained nine more flags, Gran Canaria one, Fuerteventura has lost three and Lanzarote, La Palma and La Gomera have kept the same number. The makes a total accredited area of 19,98 kms of sandy beaches.

This year 638 blue flags have been awarded around the Spanish coast, 540 beaches and 98 sports areas, the highest number ever awarded in Spain and 35 more than last year.


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