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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.
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How to make Baked Canarian Cheesecake

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Figs are one of Lanzarote’s most-awaited seasonal products, and they come in two varieties. Larger, coarser, less flavoursome brevas appear in early summer, but the smaller, luscious, deep purple, velvety higos should be available in September. This recipe is one way of making the most of them.
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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.
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Lanzarote Faces Growing Backlash Over Off-Road Tourism

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With over 150,000 vehicles, Lanzarote has more than one car for every single adult resident. It’s one of the highest ratios of cars to residents in Spain, and there are no signs of a slowdown in the number of vehicles yet.
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A Town in Transition: Arrecife’s Tourism Transformation

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Lanzarote’s capital, Arrecife, has changed a lot in recent years. Once little-known to tourists, it has now become one of the most popular locations on the island. We recently spoke to Eli Merino, who has been in charge of Arrecife’s Tourist Department since 2023.
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Pride of Lanzarote: Kenneth Gasque’s Enduring Legacy

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Kenneth Gasque was recently named as an Adoptive Son of Lanzarote, one of the highest honours the island can bestow. It’s the latest in a long list of honours and awards that Kenneth has received, but it may just be one of the sweetest. We caught up with the man who transformed Lanzarote into an athletes’ paradise recently.
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