Reader’s Letters – July 2026
Our readers regularly send us messages and emails regarding Lanzarote, here are some of your thoughts that we printed in the July edition.
Entries by Gazette Life
How to make Garlic Prawns with Sherry
A perennially popular starter for holiday-makers and locals. Sizzling garlic prawns finished with a splash of sherry creates the most aromatic sauce – perfect for sharing and mopping up with warm crusty bread.
Island Eating: How Local Can Your Lanzarote Diet Be?
Is it possible to live entirely on food produced on Lanzarote? If you want to keep it local and support island businesses, here’s how to go about it.
Housing Crisis Continues to Deepen Across the Canary Islands
The study estimates that a single person in Las Palmas province, which comprises of Gran Canaria, Lanzarote and Fuerteventura, would need to earn a net annual income of €25,800 in order to afford the average monthly mortgage payment on a studio apartment and still live comfortably. This does not include the 30% downpayment on the property.
Pope Leo XIV Makes Historic Canary Islands Visit and Calls for Action on Migration
Pope Leo XIV commenced last month’s historic visit to the Canaries with a hard-hitting message about migration and human dignity.
“We Should Celebrate Our Tourists” – Yaiza Tourism Councillor Daniel Medina
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.
Pirates of Lanzarote: When the Island Lived in Fear of the Sea
For centuries, Lanzarote islanders lived in terror of pirate raids. An isolated, lightly protected island on the main trade routes to the Americas, it was highly vulnerable to attack from the sea.
Get Your Nose Into a Book!
Despite AI and the internet, real books aren’t going away any time soon. Plenty of holidaymakers, love to lose themselves in a good book, and residents also ensure that the printed page is in demand.
Spain Introduces New Prescription Charges Law
Last month, Spain introduced a new prescriptions law aimed at reducing the cost of vital drugs and medicines for residents with lower incomes.
The Other Lanzarote: A Hidden Village in the Mountains of Gran Canaria
There is another Lanzarote; a green, timeless place in the clouds where the babble of running water and the lowing of cattle are often the only sounds to break the silence.
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