Lanzarote recorded almost 315,000 tourists in February this year according to the Lanzarote Data Centre. The Centro de Datos is a great source for all things Lanzarote data, and they have just published February 2025 tourism numbers. Compared to February 2024, Lanzarote received 10,742 more tourists in February 2025 which is a 3.5% increase. Tourists […]
Spain’s Meteorological Agency (AEMET) will activate a yellow wind warning on Lanzarote this Thursday. The warning will activate this Thursday (April 3rd) at 3pm and will remain active until midnight. Southwest wind speeds are forecast to reach up to 70 km/h and will mainly affect the interior of the island. Intense gusts of winds of […]
Ryanair has welcomed the decision by the Malta court to convict a passenger who disrupted flight FR5205 from Cologne to Malta on 22nd March last by smoking onboard and refusing to follow crew instructions. The troublesome passenger who boarded flight FR5205 on March 22nd pleaded guilty in court and received a €2,000 fine. Regarding the […]
The new Sidney Nomination Italy jewellery shop in Puerto del Carmen offers unique link bracelets with special Lanzarote links for you to personalise your very own island-themed jewellery. They are also a distribution point for the Gazette. New to Puerto del Carmen and to the Lanzarote Gazette, Sidney Nomination Italy is a luxury jewellery shop […]
Holiday rental properties on Lanzarote made over €24 million in February, an average of €3,314 for each of the 7,290 registered viviendas vacacionales. 319 more holiday lets are in operation than during February last year, contributing to an overall turnover that is €7.5 million higher than February 2024. Figures have been heading steadily upward in […]
It may not seem like it with the cool weather, clouds and fresh winds, but levels of ultraviolet rays are abnormally high for the time of year, prompting the Canarian Health Service to issue advice to residents. UV levels are currently at level 9, classed as “very high”, and are forecast to remain at that […]
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A cyclist was injured after a motorbike collided with him yesterday. The incident occurred at around midday on Calle Leon y Castillo, just a few hundred metres from the Open Mall. Despite his bike being broken in two by the collision, the 39-year-old cyclist was “lightly injured”, and taken to the Dr José Molina Orosa […]
Canal Gestion, the Madrid-based company in charge of Lanzarote’s water supply, has issued a press release highlighting the “concerning” consumption of water on the island. The company point out that the average daily consumption of water by each Lanzarote resident in 2024 was 194 litres a day. This is more than twice the daily limit […]
Several roads will be closed in Haría today and tomorrow as the northern town celebrates its carnival. Tonight, will see a competition of murgas (singing groups), followed by an open-air concert, while tomorrow Haria will host its main carnival parade at 6pm, with the theme “Star Wars”. Between 6 p.m. on Friday the 21st and […]
