Spain’s Meteorological Agency (AEMET) announced today that tomorrow’s rain warning has been upgraded to an orange warning alongside the yellow storm warning. Additionally, it has announced a yellow rain warning for this Thursday as well. The now orange rain alert will become active on April 9th at 6am and will remain active until 3pm the […]
Spain’s Meteorological Agency (AEMET) has announced yellow rain and thunder alerts this Wednesday, April 9th, on Lanzarote. The yellow rain alert will become active on April 9th at 6am and will remain active until 3pm the same day. 15mm of rain per hour is forecast. The yellow thunder alert will become active on April 9th […]
Guardia Civil arrested a man at the end of last month for breaking and entering a property in Playa Blanca. The property owner had reported the perpetrator on March 31st. After verifying the facts, and finding the perpetrator inside the property, he was arrested and brought to court. According to Article 202 of Spain’s Penal […]
An article on Lanzarote’s volcanic landscapes has been featured in the latest edition of National Geographic’s Traveller magazine. National Geographic Traveller is a travel magazine that aims to inspire travel through compelling storytelling, photography, and insightful information, with a focus on authentic experiences and sustainable travel. In the latest edition of the publication, they have […]
A young tourist was escorted to safety after suffering from a panic attack on Montaña Amarilla in La Graciosa yesterday. The 26-year-old German was unable to continue while walking on the cinder-toffee coloured volcano on the south-west of the island. Emerlan volunteers escorted him to the foot of the mountain where he was given a […]
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 […]
