Interviews

Rice and fire: Lanzarote chef brings Mediterranean dishes to Seaside Los Jameos hotel

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Each year, thousands of tourists spend glorious holidays at Seaside Los Jameos hotel in Los Pocillos. They enjoy its beautiful gardens, its traditional yet elegant and modern décor and the incredibly high quality of its food.
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East End ‘Queen’ Jean Fullerton brings her stories to Lanzarote

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Jean Fullerton is the “Queen of the East End Saga”, the author of several best-selling sagas set in the working-class area of London where she was born and raised. She arrived on Lanzarote in early August with her husband Kelvin, who is the locum rector for the St Laurence Anglican Parish until the end of September, and she will be giving a talk in Puerto del Carmen on 19th September.
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A Town in Transition: Arrecife’s Tourism Transformation

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Lanzarote’s capital, Arrecife, has changed a lot in recent years. Once little-known to tourists, it has now become one of the most popular locations on the island. We recently spoke to Eli Merino, who has been in charge of Arrecife’s Tourist Department since 2023.
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Pride of Lanzarote: Kenneth Gasque’s Enduring Legacy

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Kenneth Gasque was recently named as an Adoptive Son of Lanzarote, one of the highest honours the island can bestow. It’s the latest in a long list of honours and awards that Kenneth has received, but it may just be one of the sweetest. We caught up with the man who transformed Lanzarote into an athletes’ paradise recently.
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Celebrating Five Years of Movie Vault

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"There's no place like home." Dorothy may have said it in The Wizard of Oz, but for David and Emily, home turned out to be somewhere they never expected. Five years ago, that place became Lanzarote.
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“We Should Celebrate Our Tourists” – Yaiza Tourism Councillor Daniel Medina

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Lanzarote’s southernmost municipality, Yaiza, receives hundreds of thousands of tourists each year, mostly in the resort of Playa Blanca. Keeping those tourists happy, and ensuring that income benefits local residents is just one of the challenges faced by the local council in a world which bring new challenges all the time. We spoke to Daniel Medina, Yaiza’s Tourism Councillor, last month.
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