News

Playa Blanca will have a rock-climbing wall next summer

Playa Blanca will have a 10-metre rock-climbing wall by next summer, after the Cabildo announced funding of €195,000 for the project.

Yaiza reveals this year’s nativity scene

Yaiza's famous belén (nativity scene) was officially opened on Friday night, surprising all those present when the model of Timanfaya suddenly erupted.

Thousands accompany Virgen de los Dolores

Thousands of pilgrims accompanied the image of the Virgin de los Dolores as it was taken down to Arrecife from Mancha Blanca yesterday.

Lanzarote now in a state of “water emergency”

Lanzarote's Water Consortium yesterday declared a state of water emergency on Lanzarote.

Arrecife Port Authority Police considering legal action against city police

Port Authority Police at Arrecife are considering legal action against the city's Local Police, who they claim have fined them up to eleven times for turning the blue lights of their vehicle on.

Travellers register comes into force on Monday

Spain's Minister of the Interior has ignored appeals to postpone the introduction of the new Travellers' Register, which will come into force next Monday, 2nd December.

Tourism reckoning

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This Christmas, Lanzarote will receive a record amount of tourists. For an island which depends on tourism for most of its income, that should be good news. But not everybody is happy.

Is Lanzarote prepared for heavy weather?

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Lanzarote responded brilliantly to Valencia’s flood disaster, but is the island itself prepared?

Reader’s Letters – December 2024

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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 December edition.

Talking Tourism with the head of Lanzarote’s tourist centres

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Ángel Vázquez was appointed as the head of Lanzarote’s CACTS (Centres of Art, Culture and Tourism) last year. With several years as the head of the External Promotion Department under his belt, he is a veteran operator in Lanzarote’s tourist industry. We talked to him last month about recent issues affecting the island’s most important business.