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AEMET forecast a warm and dry March

Spain’s Meteorological Agency (AEMET) forecast that March will be a warm month in the Canary Islands with little rain.

The pressure of tourism

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Could changes in tourism break Lanzarote's delicate balance of freedom and protection?

Migrant centre – but where?

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Residents of Güime have rallied against rumours that the town may be the proposed location of an accommodation centre for newly-arrived migrants.

Hotel prices at all-time high

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The average cost of a night in a Lanzarote hotel reached €120 in 2023, 6.5% more than in the previous year and almost double the average price of €62 ten years ago.

Readers’ Letters – March 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 March edition.

The toughest day trip

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At 44 years of age, Mark Honeyman is already a veteran of endurance events on and off Lanzarote. But this May he hopes to complete a challenge that has never been achieved before – a return swimming journey to Fuerteventura.

Ready for St. Patrick’s Day

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St. Patrick's Day on Lanzarote is more than just a terrific afternoon. The atmosphere lasts all week, with many tourists heading over especially for the week leading up to the Saint's Day. Here’s what’s happening on the island for St. Patrick’s Day.

The question of art

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The case of the French artist who painted artworks on two abandoned houses in rural Lanzarote has highlighted Lanzarote’s complicated attitude towards heritage and public art.

Chasing the top spot

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It has been a tremendous opening 20 matches of the season for UD Lanzarote, with 13 wins and just one loss; but even with this super form the Rojillos (the reds) are in third spot and trail league leaders CD Tenerife b by four points in the RFEF 3 (fifth tier). Ian lane reports.

La Graciosa cut off due to bad weather

The two ferries from Orzola to La Graciosa are likely to be further affected by rough seas and high wind today, after several cancellations yesterday.