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.. the rest of our Municipality, and for saving euros!Earlier this month we decided to visit the Saturday artisans' market in Lajares, which has been heavily publicised. This is done on the hourly El Cotillo bus which takes a very circuitous route via our administative capital of La Oliva. When we got there we went for a walk first around the village and found this delightful statue. And that was about it! We met a waiter we know, and we looked at the market stalls (a dozen or so).The products were all quite pleasing
and original, with a "new age" feel. We managed to resist purchasing anything and decided to catch the bus that we come on when it returned from El Cotillo. We had a coffee in Canela next to the bus stop:- it had a very tempting menu and ambience!
and original, with a "new age" feel. We managed to resist purchasing anything and decided to catch the bus that we come on when it returned from El Cotillo. We had a coffee in Canela next to the bus stop:- it had a very tempting menu and ambience!
Next stop La Oliva! We walked round that in about 20 minutes! The attractive church was locked. The Muni
cipal Offices were closed of course, but we saw where our local tax goes, and we failed to find the new indoor swimming pool (of which there is apparently a fiscal incompetence tale to be told later!) Nor did Bob find the monument "Casa de los Coroneles" because the signs ran out! So plans for long quiet lunch in La Oliva were abandonned and we got back on a bus to Corralejo, to have said lunch at La Lonja by the fish market. The sun came out and we stayed for a long time listening to old Majorero men singing traditional songs whilst eating something very "peasant".
This day of public transport was 30% subsidised by the island government (Cabildo) through their bono scheme.
cipal Offices were closed of course, but we saw where our local tax goes, and we failed to find the new indoor swimming pool (of which there is apparently a fiscal incompetence tale to be told later!) Nor did Bob find the monument "Casa de los Coroneles" because the signs ran out! So plans for long quiet lunch in La Oliva were abandonned and we got back on a bus to Corralejo, to have said lunch at La Lonja by the fish market. The sun came out and we stayed for a long time listening to old Majorero men singing traditional songs whilst eating something very "peasant".
This little card costs 12 euros (In Corralejo only from the 7 Dwarfs sweet shop on Lepanto) and goes in a machine next to the driver. Very good value!
As is the Hablaya card with which 5 euros gives 200 minutes of phone calls to UK landlines (from public or home phones).
Another bargain is the new(ish) Chinese Wok restaurant where about 10 euros plus tax gives access to the exquisite buffet including sushi, bespoke wok cooking and the teppanyaki grill. The staff are delightful and you can sit there all night if you want to.
A final money-saving tip:- wine in a tetrapak at 80 cents per litre (white and rose OK but red best used to clear drains!)