Property Prices Continue To Rise in 2026

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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.

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.

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

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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.

Pirates of Lanzarote: When the Island Lived in Fear of the Sea

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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

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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

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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.

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.

Island Eating: How Local Can Your Lanzarote Diet Be?

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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.