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Tenerife parties

One of the candidates for Carnival Queen in Santa Cruz de Tenerife has been eliminated because her costume was so heavy that the stage could not support it.

Tapas for beginners

Tapas are available throughout Lanzarote, but it's only in the resorts where you'll find a helpful translation on the menu. On the Canaries, tapas are often more seafood-oriented than elsewhere, and there are a few local favourites. Here are few dishes to look out for:

Podencos: Lanzarote’s Noble Hounds

Justin Kerswell, SARA volunteer photographer, introduces us to one of Lanzarote's most well-loved and ill-used animals – the Podenco.

Call for action on animals

Opposition members from the PP party in Lanzarote’s Cabildo have criticised the island’s government for its “phantom” Animal Welfare department, which has been unstaffed since its announcement in 2019.

Famara’s modernist house listed

One of the strangest buildings in Famara has been granted listed building status by the Cabildo of Lanzarote’s heritage department.

Cherry time of year!

At this time every year, ripe, glossy cherries suddenly arrive in local supermarkets and shops in huge quantities. They're not a Canarian product – cherries grow best in Spain's cooler northern regions, such as Aragon – but for cherry lovers, this is the moment they've been waiting for.

Close up on: Cueva del Agua

Cueva del Agua, near Los Cocoteros, is a place on Lanzarote that you may not have heard of before but if you’re looking for your own private rock pool then it doesn’t get much better than this. We visited it last month.

San Juan – Fire Fiesta

El Dia de San Juan (St John's Day) falls on the 24th June, and is a local holiday in Haría, Teguise and Tinajo. But it's the evening before when all the action take place.

Covid under control

Lanzarote continues to be one of the Canary Islands that are least-affected by the lingering Covid-19 pandemic.

Canaries exempt from “green tax”

The Canaries will be excluded from a new “green tax” on flights, which is soon to be approved by the European Parliament, due to the islands’ status as an ultra-peripheral community. Canarian President Ángel Victor Torres made the announcement on Wednesday.