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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.

Ceuta crisis highlights continuing pressure on Canary Islands migration route

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The migration crisis in Ceuta at the end of July focused the attention of the world on a situation which is already familiar to the Canaries.

Lanzarote prepares for its biggest pilgrimage

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Saturday 12th September is the most important day in Lanzarote’s calendar, when thousands of islanders dress up in traditional costume and make their way, by whatever means possible, to the church in Mancha Blanca.

Reader’s Letters – September 2026

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Our readers regularly send us messages and emails regarding Lanzarote, here are some of your thoughts that we printed in the September edition.

Lanzarote loses more than 1,000 holiday rentals as new law fails to ease housing crisis

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Lanzarote has lost over 1,000 holiday rentals in the last year, according to the Canarian Institute of Statistics. But the Canarian law that caused the decrease has so far failed to alleviate the acute housing crisis on the island.

Is the Way We Eat on Holiday Changing in Lanzarote?

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After years of seeing holidaymakers head out for dinner every evening, Nerina Howell of Event & Catering Solutions Lanzarote says she is noticing a growing appetite for something different: staying in, slowing down and letting dinner come to the villa. And this summer, husband Matt has unexpectedly become part of the picture too.

Why has the world’s first octopus farm in Gran Canaria been cancelled?

The world’s first octopus farm in Gran Canaria has been cancelled due to the difficulty of raising sufficient numbers of the creatures to make a profit.

Reckless driver arrested in Famara

A man was arrested in Famara yesterday after a high-speed car chase.

Comfort beats price for tourists choosing transport in Lanzarote

More than twice as many tourists visiting Lanzarote prioritised comfort over a lower price when choosing transport during their stay, according to the latest ISTAC survey.

Lanzarote ranks fourth in Europe for water sports searches, study finds

Lanzarote has been named the fourth most popular European island for water sports among 500 islands analysed in a new study by TUI Musement.