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Monday, December 21, 2009
Rock Star - Lanzarote On Location
Guest Post by Nick Ball
The small Canary Island of Lanzarote is currently enjoying a spell in the limelight as the latest release from Spanish director Pedro Almódovar - Broken Embraces - was shot on location around the island. The film highlights Lanzarote's unique volcanic scenery to great effect.
Lanzarote was subjected to one of the modern world's longest ever volcanic eruptions during the 1730's. The eruption lasted for six years - totally remodelling much of the interior of the island, destroying farms and villages and replacing them with lava fields and the exhausted peaks of spent volcanoes.
The terrain here is so surreal and dramatic that it's a natural choice for filmmakers. Science fiction classics such as One Million Years BC and Krull were shot against the eerie lunar like landscape.
Guest post by Nick Ball from Lanzarote Guidebook.
Find out more about this unique volcanic island and get your hands on a free guidebook by visiting the Lanzarote Guidebook website, where you can download the latest edition of their comprehensive island guide free of charge.
The small Canary Island of Lanzarote is currently enjoying a spell in the limelight as the latest release from Spanish director Pedro Almódovar - Broken Embraces - was shot on location around the island. The film highlights Lanzarote's unique volcanic scenery to great effect.
Lanzarote was subjected to one of the modern world's longest ever volcanic eruptions during the 1730's. The eruption lasted for six years - totally remodelling much of the interior of the island, destroying farms and villages and replacing them with lava fields and the exhausted peaks of spent volcanoes.
The terrain here is so surreal and dramatic that it's a natural choice for filmmakers. Science fiction classics such as One Million Years BC and Krull were shot against the eerie lunar like landscape.
Guest post by Nick Ball from Lanzarote Guidebook.
Find out more about this unique volcanic island and get your hands on a free guidebook by visiting the Lanzarote Guidebook website, where you can download the latest edition of their comprehensive island guide free of charge.
Labels: canary-islands, guest-post, lanzarote, spain
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Looks and sounds like an awesome place. My husband will be very happy to know that Almodovar has a new movie.
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