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, […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Lanzarote’s Socialists have called on the President of the Cabildo, Oswaldo Betancort, to impose a tourist tax. Maria Dolores Corujo, general secretary of the Socialists on the island, called on Betancort to apply a tax, given that the “island can’t take any more.” The proposed tax would consist of a levy on every night spent […]
Jet2 and Jet2holidays launched their biggest ever summer programme for 2026 at the end of last month, with flights and holidays to 57 destinations (including the Canaries) across 12 UK airports. Keen sun seekers can now book for summer 2026 with 57 destinations flying from 12 UK airports including – Belfast International, Bournemouth, Birmingham, Bristol, […]
