Lanzarote Through the Eyes of José Saramago: “The Journey Never Ends”.

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Just a little rain to come on Lanzarote

Light rain is forecast for today (Saturday) with the chance of more showers in the days to come. AEMET, Spain’s weather agency, is currently predicting a 95-100% chance of rain today.  The wet weather will arise from the southern edges of a storm that is moving east from the Azores towards the Spanish and Portuguese […]

“El Market Lanzarote” shop opens at Lanzarote Airport

AENA has announced the opening of “El Market Lanzarote” at the Lanzarote Airport, which specialises in gifts & souvenirs. Lanzarote Airport reinforces its commercial offer this month with the opening of a new shop “El Market Lanzarote”. The new shop specialises in gifts and souvenirs. With an area of 82 square meters, the establishment offers […]

Jet2 announces more winter flights to Lanzarote from Manchester and Stansted

Jet2 is expanding its winter 25/26 programme with more flights to 13 popular destinations (including Lanzarote & Fuerteventura) from Manchester Airport & London Stansted. Jet2 and Jet2holidays have responded to continued demand for flights and holidays for Winter 25/26, by announcing a significant expansion across their Winter Sun, City Breaks, Ski and Christmas Markets programmes […]

Cabildo publishes “Lanzarote in Figures” 2024 stats

The statistics department of Lanzarote Cabildo has just published the report “Lanzarote in Figures 2024”, which contains plenty of fascinating and relevant data about the island. Published in Spanish and English, the report contains the latest information about this island of 846 square kilometres which is home to 163,467 people and had an average temperature […]

Four people rescued from boat fire near Puerto Calero

Three men and a woman were rescued from the sea after their boat caught fire off the shore of Puerto Calero yesterday evening. According to sources, the boat exploded at around 8.30 pm and the crew members jumped into the sea to await rescue by another vessel. All the emergency services were involved in the […]

Communications “restored but somewhat unstable” following power cut

Civil Protection yesterday declared that “communications are fully restored” following Monday’s massive power cut in mainland Spain. The Canaries did not lose power, but there were problems with internet and telephone connections that led to the failure of some cash machines, credit card payments and flight delays. PLATECA, the Canarian committee for civil protection yesterday […]

Lanzarote Chamber of Commerce publish taxi service report

José Valle, President of Lanzarote’s Chamber of Commerce, has delivered a report on Lanzarote’s taxi service to the Cabildo. The report, titled “User habits and image of Lanzarote’s taxi service among residents” attempts to gather opinions of local users of taxis. Among the main complaints of respondents are that it’s difficult to get a taxi […]

Cars set on fire in Playa Blanca

Two cars were destroyed in Playa Blanca this morning in the latest of a spate of fires in the resort. Emergency services were called to Avenida de Faro Pechiguera on the Residencial Playa Blanca estate at 4.12 am. When firemen arrived, they extinguished a blazer which was threatening to damage adjacent properties. The cars were completely […]

British tourism to remain dominant on Lanzarote

The British tourist market will reinforce its presence on Lanzarote in the second quarter of 2025, according to forecasts published by the Canarian Institute of Statistics. The British market already provides more than 50% of the island’s tourism and that dominance will continue into the summer, while other markets, such as the Scandinavia and Germany, […]