Fodor’s, the famous publisher of travel guides, has placed the Canary Islands on its 2026 “No List” of tourist destinations that conscientious travellers should avoid.

Canarians have a sweet tooth, and Christmas is one of the times when they’ll indulge it without shame. Here are a few Canarian Christmas treats for you to try at home this month.

115 homes on Lanzarote will be made available from a new state-owned housing agency.

After a couple of weeks during which most cars on Lanzarote managed to remain on four wheels, another car has flipped over in Playa Blanca.

A hang glider pilot was rescued from the Playa de la Cantería in Órzola yesterday morning with multiple injuries.

Spain's iconic Christmas lottery, El Gordo (The Fat One), returns on 22nd December, once again marking the unofficial start of the festive season for the entire nation.

The Cabildo has opened a new Inclusion and Social Welfare Centre in Puerto del Carmen.

Lanzarote’s hotels brought in €70 million in October 2025, €2.3 million more than in the same month last year. However, there were 3,000 fewer tourists staying in the hotels in the same period.

Their Royal Majesties Gaspar, Baltasar and Melchor arrive on all corners of Lanzarote on 5th January, bringing peace, joy, fantastic robes and thousands of boiled sweets.

Music schools on Lanzarote have already started to receive copies of a new book, “The Traditional Musical Repertoire of Lanzarote and La Graciosa”, which attempts to preserve the folk music traditions of the island.

Lanzarote isn’t at its warmest in December but it’s still the sunniest, hottest place in Europe, and thousands of holidaymakers will be coming to make the most of a week or two of Christmas sunshine.

Yesterday, a permanent exhibition of Juan Brito’s clay sculptures of Lanzarote’s legendary Maho rulers was opened at the Monumento del Campesino.

As the festive season transforms Lanzarote, the island’s plazas and homes begin to glow with a familiar sight: the traditional belén, or nativity scene. These intricate displays tell the story of the birth of Christ, but look a little closer and you might spot a unique twist hiding amongst the shepherds and livestock: the Caganer.

In 2025, a beloved Lanzarote service began an exciting new chapter. Agua Clara, a trusted name for drinking water solutions for over 14 years, was taken over by a local team. While the faces have fresh energy, the core mission remains unchanged: to ensure that everyone on Lanzarote and La Graciosa has access to clean drinking water.