Lanzarote’s Airport recorded 8.7 million travellers in 2024, an increase of 6.1% compared to the previous year. The airport ended the year with a total of 733,795 recorded travellers in December, 4.4% more than December 2023. In 2024 Canarian airports recorded a total of 52.8 million travellers, a 9% increase compared to the previous year. […]
The Cabildo’s Heritage Department has dedicated €62,000 towards the restoration of Lanzarote’s only functioning gofio mill in San Bartolomé. The José María Gil mill was built in 1870 and is currently the only place on the island that grinds gofio, the toasted cereal meal that has been a traditional staple of the Canarian diet for […]
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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez yesterday proposed taxes of up to 100% for non-resident non-EU foreigners who purchase properties in Spain, as one of several measures intended to address the housing crisis. Sánchez told an economic forum in Madrid that non-EU residents bought 27,000 properties in Spain in 2023, “not to live in” but “to […]
The proposed island plan for Lanzarote will see the hospital and courts moved to Tahiche, new industrial zones in Arrecife and Tinajo, a sporting complex and a rally circuit. The new Island Development Plan is currently at draft stage and is sure to be subjected to several objections and amendments before being approved, but the […]
Two men were rescued last Saturday after suffering injuries at the rocky area near the lighthouse in Playa Blanca. Upon arrival fire fighters found the two men, aged 35 and 64, and were able to bring them back to land. Both men were initially taken to the health centre in Playa Blanca, however, both of […]
2024 was the joint-second hottest year of the century, according to data from AEMET, Spain’s state meteorological agency. Last year, Lanzarote experienced an overall average temperature of 22.4 degrees Celsius: the same as the figure registered in 2010. In the 21st century only the year of 2023 has exceeded this temperature, with 22.7 degrees. The […]
A free concert will be held at Playa Reducto in Arrecife next Monday, 13th January, as part of the filming of series 3 of Netflix series La Reina del Flow. Footage from the concert will be used in the new series of the popular telenovela. The performances will begin at 2 pm and continue into […]
Arrecife’s Open Mall has requested permission to extend its premises to Calle Pérez Galdos. The extension would occupy the site of the old Hiperdino supermarket located opposite Valterra’s health centre. This supermarket was demolished when Hiperdino moved into the Open Mall and the site is currently used for car parking. The extension would increase the […]
Lanzarote has been chosen as the setting for one of the episodes of the new series of Netflix series La Reina del Flow (The Queen of Flow). A team has already arrived on the island to prepare filming, and the shoot is expected to attract plenty of interest from fans of the series, which is […]
