A Canarian tourist resort has become the first local council in Spain to impose a tourist tax. Mogán in Gran Canaria, home to upmarket resorts such as Puerto de Mogán and Puerto Rico, will charge each tourist a rate of 15 cents a night during their stay, payable to the council by the owners of […]
Around three million tourists arrived on Lanzarote last year, almost half of them from the UK, and there’s no indication that numbers will fall. But what can tourists expect in 2025? NO TOURIST TAX The Canarian Government has rejected the idea of introducing a tourist tax which could raise funds for environmental and social issues […]
Ecologists In Action have objected to the recent declaration of a water emergency on Lanzarote, claiming that it is not based on scientific evidence and may have been introduced to justify the construction of more desalination plants and sewage works on the island. The island’s Water Council declared a state of emergency in early December, […]
Norwegian pianist, Knut Erik Jensen, will perform at The Camel House in Macher on January 3rd, 2025. Knut Erik Jensen has since 2007 played close to 200 concerts in the USA and has been collaborating with the Northwest Edvard Grieg Society in Seattle, Washington. On January 3rd at 7pm he will put on a concert in The Camel House […]
A drunk driver crashed into various parked cars in Costa Teguise yesterday, leaving a pedestrian injured. The incident occurred at around 7pm on the Avenida Islas Canarias, when a car collided with several parked vehicles, shunting one onto the pavement where it hit a 50-year-old woman. The woman and the 36-year-old driver, who is reported […]
A drone show will take place on Arrecife’s seafront tonight. The spectacle will feature 235 drones, which will be programmed to represent various Christmas figures and symbols of the Canaries. The display will take place at 8pm on Friday 27th December, at the Parque Tematico in Arrecife. This is the Park area opposite the bus […]
Arrecife Ayuntamiento has purchased the city´s old Flour Mill for three million euros. Tucked away between the main streets of Calle Manolo Millares and Calle Fajardo, the flour mill is located on C/Alegranza near the Plaza Pedro Alcantará. It opened in 1955 and was devoted to the sale and distribution of flour and grain around […]
AEMET has issued a yellow alert for rainfall from 9pm on Saturday night until midday on Sunday. Spain’s weather agency predicts that up to 15 mm per hour of rain may fall, and there is even a possibility of hail. Yellow is the lowest level of alert, with no safety risk to citizens. However, people […]
Colombians have taken over from the British as the largest immigrant community on Lanzarote, according to recent census figures for 2024. There are currently 7,121 Colombians resident on Lanzarote, an increase of more than 3,000 in just two years. Meanwhile, the British community stands at 6,254, having shrunk by a few hundred for the second […]
Our recent post about Arrecife’s Christmas Fair received a lot of interest, so here are some more details about how to get there. The fair is at the Solar de Ginory, an area next to the Charco de San Ginés that is usually used as a carpark. It is open from 4.30 pm to 11 […]
