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British ban until 5th January

Spain will not permit British nationals to enter until 6pm (5pm Canarian time) on 5th December, in an attempt to keep the new fast-spreading strain of coronavirus at bay. Spanish nationals and residents are excluded from the ban, which applies to all Spanish territory including the Canary Islands.

23/12/2020 by

UK flight ban

Spain has banned all flights arriving from the UK unless they are carrying Spanish nationals or residents, the Spanish government announced yesterday. The measure took effect today and it is not known how long it will last, although the decision is also due to be reviewed later today.

22/12/2020 by

The Fat One

Today sees one of Spain’s strangest and most annual rituals, as the draw for El Gordo de Navidad takes place live on national television.

22/12/2020 by

A safer place

There isn’t much good news around at the moment, so it seems a good time to remind any overseas holiday makers on Lanzarote that they are in one of the safest places in Europe.

20/12/2020 by

Tenerife closes down

While Covid numbers on Lanzarote have remained encouraging, infection rates continue to climb on Tenerife, which once again reported over 200 new cases yesterday and has seen 17 deaths in the last week.

19/12/2020 by

Message from the Christmas Voices

The pandemic has sadly put an end to many of the usual seasonal events that we’re used to, and among them are the traditional Christmas carol concerts by the Christmas Voices group from Lanzarote.

18/12/2020 by

Clarity on antigen tests at last

Cheap, rapid antigen tests will not be valid for entry to the Canary islands after the Spanish Council of State questioned last week’s Canarian decree permitting overseas tourists to use negative results of antigen tests. The next step for the Canarian Government is an almost-certain overruling in Spain’s Constitutional Court.

17/12/2020 by

Star of Wonder

From tonight until Christmas it should be possible to see the great conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn , which has been hailed in the press as the first appearance of the Star of Bethlehem for 800 years.

16/12/2020 by