Eat here at least once every time we visit. Have known Martin and Linda for years. We were regulars when they were in Montecastillo even back in the days of the market, would call into Martin for a coffee and pancakes while the missus went browsing.

They do a great range of Tapas at lunchtime together with a nice cold glass of rosé.

Have had some lovely evening meal including liver and onions something a lot of people cannot get right often the liver is to dry, but Linda’s is succulent,

whats happenig to the palm trees up rooted outside las americas nearly all gone

Hi all, first post so please forgive as we are technically challenged. Our complex in Caleta is in the process of being sold off after years of neglect. All our palm trees need pruning, and one is diseased which needs removing. Our admin company is going to charge us 115e per tree to prune, and 3,000e to get rid of the diseased one. The first phase of pruning has already taken place, but does anyone know of a licensed horticulturalist who could do the same job at a more reasonable rate? We are a

On my 4th Coconut Palm, all died.
yet around hotels, there are plenty and all doing great

Is it wind or mealy bugs, killing them ?

My favourite palm, yet so differcult.

Royal Palms, Queens Palms, all dying.
I personally think its Mealy Bugs.
When I am off island, is there people you can pay, to come round and treat weekly, my palms ?

Radio Sintonia:

The Canarian palm tree, a symbol of our land.

It is well known the enormous interest that the Canarianpalm tree (Phoenix canariensis) has in our islands, both for being one of the most representative elements of biodiversity and the Canarian landscape, and for what it means for the economy of some productive sectors. These and other relevant characteristics, such as its great beauty and cultural value for Canarian society, have been the fundamental reasons, even, to be cons

A man in serious condition when a palm tree fell on him in El Castillo
The affected person had polytrauma of a serious nature.


A man has been seriously injured after the fall of a palm tree on Avenida del Castillo, in the municipality of Antigua, as reported by the Emergency and Security Coordination Center of the 112 of the Canary Islands.

The Events took place at 11.41 a.m. in the minigolf area of a hotel located on that avenue, where personnel from the Canary Islands Emergency Servic