Simplify your life in Lanzarote

Learn To Live In Lanzarote takes away the headaches involved in various processes on the island including applying for visas, residency, healthcare appointments, Spanish wills, Ayuntamiento appointments and more. Learn To Live In Lanzarote was born with the purpose of helping expats start a new life on the island, overcoming language and cultural barriers. With […]

Playa Blanca road death

A 46-year-old woman died in a car accident on the LZ-72 road from Playa Blanca to Femes yesterday. Emergency services received reports at about 1pm that a car had left the road at high speed and rolled over several times.  The woman who died was travelling in the passenger seat, while the driver had to […]

30 women to take part in the Descent of the Risco de Famara

Around 30 women will take part in the Descent of the Risco de Famara this afternoon. The event commemorates the journey that generations of La Graciosa women had to make until the 1970s, crossing the strait daily from their island to Lanzarote, carrying fish and other products up the cliff to Haría and other villages, […]

Rain forecast this weekend on Lanzarote

Spain’s meteorological agency (AEMET) forecasts rain for the weekend and most of next week. On Wednesday this week, Canarian Emergency Services declared a state of pre-alert for rough seas as the possibility of rough weather arose as the tail-end of Storm Kirk arrives in the Canaries. At the time of writing AEMET has not echoed […]

Medcruise correction

Puertas Canarias has denied that the Canary Islands have de-registered with Medcruise, the association of Mediterranean cruise operators. The public body made the announcement after Yaiza Mayor Óscar Noda had complained about a news report that claimed that the Canaries had requested to be removed from Medcruise’s schedules, implying that there would be no cruise […]

Canal Gestión announces further water cuts this Thursday on Lanzarote

Canal Gestión has announced further water cuts this Thursday in five of Lanzarote’s seven municipalities. Sixteen areas of Lanzarote woke up without water this Thursday, as Canal Gestión report that “apart from the circumstances reported here, there are other incidents due to small breakdowns and scheduled maintenance that could cause momentary alterations in the supply […]

Rough seas and rain pre-alert due to Storm Kirk

Canarian Emergency Services have declared a state of pre-alert for rough seas, which commenced at 6pm on Wednesday this week. The possibility of rough weather has arisen as the tail-end of Storm Kirk arrives at the Canaries. The warning has not yet been echoed by Spain’s meteorological agency, AEMET, but the pre-alert status means that […]

Diwali Delight

Diwali is perhaps the most well-known of all the festivals observed in India and throughout its diaspora, a glittering, shimmering time of celebration and enjoyment. Diwali marks the start of the Hindu New Year, but it’s also celebrated to welcome the goddess Lakshmi into the homes by lighting her path and inviting her to bring […]

Jennifer Cunningham Insurances

If you’re looking for insurance in Spain to be made simple, then Jennifer Cunningham Insurances’ office in Tias is where you need to go. Jennifer Cunningham Insurances was initially set up in mainland Spain specialising in health insurance before the company moved onto covering clients’ home, car, motorcycle, business, travel, funeral insurance and more. The […]

Lanzarote tourism figures August 2024

In August this year Lanzarote recorded just over 287,000 tourists according to the Lanzarote Data Centre which brings this year’s total to over 2.2 million so far. The Centro de Datos is a great source for all things Lanzarote data, and they have just published August 2024 tourism numbers. The tourist figures for August 2024 […]