With over 150,000 vehicles, Lanzarote has more than one car for every single adult resident. It’s one of the highest ratios of cars to residents in Spain, and there are no signs of a slowdown in the number of vehicles yet.
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.
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.
Our readers regularly send us messages and emails regarding Lanzarote, here are some of your thoughts that we printed in the August edition.
Chicharrones (fried pork crackling) are a favourite dish from the island of La Palma, but today they are eaten throughout the Canary Islands, and gofio (toasted cornmeal) is often added. This is a typical, popular Canarian snack that resulted from using all of the pig after its slaughter.
For more than twenty years, the aroma of authentic Indian cuisine has been part of the holiday experience for countless visitors and residents across Lanzarote. What began as a single restaurant and a dream has grown into one of the island’s most recognisable restaurant groups, with five establishments serving guests across Lanzarote’s major resorts.
The latest figures from idealista show that Lanzarote’s property market has continued its upward trajectory, with average asking prices rising by 12 per cent during the first half of 2026.
“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.
After a recent hospital procedure, local chef Nerina Howell found herself swapping the kitchen for the waiting room. It became a timely reminder that, while Lanzarote is known for its landscapes and sunshine, it’s often the everyday kindness of its people that leaves the greatest impression.
The Fariones Hotel has requested permission to occupy public space in order to build a terrace bar on the Fariones beach.
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