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Street of Teguise


Street of Teguise
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Copyright: Lucio Red (Redrubin) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 736 W: 38 N: 1180] (8424)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-12-30
Categories: Architecture
Exposure: f/11, 1/500 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-04-24 8:05
Viewed: 364
Points: 34
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Teguise the old capital of Lanzarote.
The typical streets and houses all in white.

Just metres from the coast, you come across the placid Villa de Teguise (village of Teguise), once the ancient capital of the island. With over 500 years of history, which the town has proudly preserved, Teguise was declared Conjunto Arquitectónico Histórico-Artķstico (an architecturally historic artistic site) in the 1980“s.

Today it serves as an escape from the bustle of the city and a reminder of the glory of yesterday.


In 1418, Maciot de Bethencourt first demarcated the town's boundaries making Teguise the first urban centre in the Canary Islands. Its domestic architecture can still be seen in the beautifully restored palaces and stately homes such as the Spķnola Palace. Among the religious buildings are Ntra. Sra. de Guadalupe church and the convents of St. Domingo and San Francisco. And on top of Guanapay volcano sits the old castle of Santa Bįrbara.

Teguise also offers its visitors great opportunities for shopping. Not to be missed is the famous outdoor market held every Sunday morning when the village turns itself into a grand bazaar! It's a great mix of the traditional and modern.

Teguise is a Canarian municipality in the north-central and the eastern portion of the island of Lanzarote in the Las Palmas province in the Canary Islands The population is 14,214 (ISTAC, 2003), its density is 53.84/km² and the area is 263.98 km². The town population is around 3,000. The population doubling time is about 20 years and the growth between 2001 and 2003 was at 10.14% It is located north of Arrecife on a main highway of LZ1 and south of Harķa. The main industry are agriculture and tourism. The Atlantic Ocean is to the northwest and east and the mountains are around the municipality.

Farmlands dominate the rest of the municipality. César Manrique was born in the area. The insect of the island is the cochineal which carmine, a dye is extracted from.

The municipality also comprises a number of neighbouring islands including Graciosa, Alegranza, Roque del Este, Roque del Oeste and Montańa Clara.


PL
Miasto zostało założone w 1414 i do roku 1852 pełniło funkcję stolicy wyspy(od momentu ustania ataków piratów, kiedy stolica została przeniesiona na wybrzeże do Arrecife). W okolicach miasta znajduje się najstarszy fort na Wyspach Kanaryjskich Castillo de Santa Barbara, zbudowany na szczycie góry Guanapay w XVIw, w którym obecnie znajduje się Museo del Emigrante Canario z kolekcją obrazującą historię migracji z Wysp Kanaryjskich do nowego świata. W mieście znajduje się kilka klasztorów: Convento de Miraflores, Convento de Santo Domingo. W każdą niedzielę w mieście odbywa się targ gromadzący sprzedawców i turystów z całej Lanzarote.
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Hi Lucio,

Good shot.
It looks like a studio set...
Superb.

jp

I love the colors in this. I think I would like to see a bit more of the blue sky above the building, because it looks so nice with the green doors. Nice shot!
Tracy

WOW!!!!!!!

beautiful so pure and white!!
KISSESSSSSSSSSS

tfs
aniA

PS. we are migrating too, to the New world hahaha!

Ciao Lucio!
Interesanta e semplice tua foto da Lanzarote!
Tu parli anche polonese?
Good perspective and nice light!
Tanti saluti!
Lili

Ciao Lucio
excellent shot my dear, great contrast and light, really good composition, great work...
pa
Magda

Ciao Lucio
today delicate light tones
nice presentation
so peaceful here
great POV and sharp
regards , ciao , grazie
Karolina

Semplice geometria. Bella prospettiva. Colori delicati.

Roberto

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  • Poraj Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 65 W: 0 N: 179] (726)
  • [2008-04-24 12:45]
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Hi Lucio
Nice composition, excellent colours and sharpness. Great POV. Thanks for polish note.
Best regards
Robert

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  • Iness (243)
  • [2008-04-24 14:17]
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Hi,
Beautiful colours and good composition. Really good shot. I like it.:)
Iness

Hi Lucio,

I have always enjoyed your gallery, and anxiously await your next post. I'm sure you could have taken many, many photos of this beautiful place. It's so quaint.


thanks for sharing this charming part of the world with us!

Lisa

Hello Lucio.

Great composition.
Love the colors adn light.
Also have an amazing story.
Thaks for sharing with us.

Sabina

Excellent shot, Lucio! Love the colors and the textures of the cracked paint on the walls and distressed woodden doors!!! Very well done!
Best regards,
Diana
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I posted a picture for you to see! :)

Ciao Lucio, bell'esempio di classica architettura mediterranea, con i tipici colori dei paesi caldi, bella prospettiva, bravo, ciao Silvio

Hi Lucio,
Beautiful light and composition,
Excellent POV. and details,
Great naturel colors, and sharpness,
Regard,
Ciao,
Michel

Hola Lucio Amazing composition. Wonderful colors. Amazing lightness. Good sharpness. Original picture. Good luck!

Hi, Lucio!

Very cosy picture, nice composition. I like it!

jazmin

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  • pozaru Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3345 W: 688 N: 1917] (16115)
  • [2008-05-05 4:30]
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I love this one !


congrats and thanks,
v

Hello Lucio,

I like very much this composition and light and the color pallet is just great! Excellent seen and presented. TFS
Best regards,
Sorina

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