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The rehabilitation of the Arrieta walkway begins
The Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Commerce of the Government of the Canary Islands directed by Yaiza Castilla has started the rehabilitation works of the pedestrian walkway of Arrieta, in the municipality of Haría. The work, which coordinates the general...
Brexit Meetings
Meetings have been arranged for this week and members of the consular team will be in each venue for a couple of hours so British nationals can pop along at any point during this time with queries they may have about preparation for our EU exit.
Brexit Meetings
Meetings have been arranged for this week and members of the consular team will be in each venue for a couple of hours so British nationals can pop along at any point during this time with queries they may have about preparation for our EU exit.
Big Band. Dinner, Music and Dance
Saturday 26th October at Sassi's Puerto del Carmen - not too be missed
High Temperatures Forecast
The Consortium of Security, Emergencies, Rescue, Prevention and Fire Fighting of Lanzarote informs that the General Directorate of Security and Emergencies of the Government of the Canary Islands has declared the situation of pre-alert due to high temperatures for...
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The Data Center of the Cabildo de Lanzarote disseminates the statistical yearbook of Lanzarote 2018
The Data Center of the Cabildo de Lanzarote, Department of Education, Citizen Participation and Youth Area coordinated by the Minister Paula Corujo, has begun the digital distribution of the Statistical Yearbook of Lanzarote 2018. This publication, which has been...
Healthcare after Brexit
Healthcare in Spain after Brexit The UK and Spain have each taken steps to ensure that people living in each country can continue to access healthcare as they do now until at least 31 December 2020. This means that if you are currently living in Spain and the UK...
Tourist employers transfer their concerns for the sector to the government
The top officials of the Canary Islands tourism employers - Ashotel, FEHT, Asofuer and the Tourist Federation of Lanzarote, which integrates Asolan and Aetur‒ held a first official meeting with the Minister and Deputy Minister of Tourism of the Government of the...
The Cabildo meets with the tourism sector due to the Thomas Cook crisis
The Cabildo de Lanzarote closely follows the situation caused by the closure of British tour operator Thomas Cook . Earlier this Monday, the president of the Cabildo, María Dolores Corujo, met with the Minister of Tourism and president of the Tourist Board of...
Cruise ship record in the port of Arrecife
Cruise ship record in the port of Arrecife 78 tourist boats are expected to arrive until the end of the year. This Monday visit Lanzarote the Explorer of the Seas with more than 4,000 people The capital of Lanzarote will receive until December 31 the scale of...
Lanzarote fire extinguished
"Feeling of panic" is what was experienced this Monday morning in the Forest of Haría after declaring a fire conato in the well-known Barranco de Elvira Sánchez . This is stated by the deputy mayor of Haría, Marci Acuña, who expresses his joy at the total extinction...
The heat wave will affect Lanzarote especially this Saturday
This cloudy and calm sky is the prelude to a heat wave that will affect us especially this Saturday when the thermometers reach 34 degrees. The State Metereology Agency (Aemet) has posted the yellow notice until Saturday. "We are on alert for maximum...
New Hotel for Costa Teguise
The City of Teguise has reported that it has licensed a five-star luxury hotel in Costa Teguise with a capacity for 709 seats linked to health and spa tourism, thus assuming one of the largest private investments in the tourist area of the municipality in around 100...
The Lanzarote Tourism Federation is born
Historical day this Tuesday for tourism in Lanzarote. And it is that the Tourist Federation of Lanzarote has been officially constituted. "Today the first constitutional general assembly for the launching of the Tourist Federation of Lanzarote took place. A few...
Happening in Lanzarote this week
The possibility of a museum. Parallel activities Friday 2nd of August. 20.00 hours Museums and performing arts. Idylls and breaks. Conference: Natalia Álvarez Simó. Feasts of Our Lady of Carmen in Puerto del Carmen Tuesday 30 «Children's Day» All attractions...
Timanfaya, among the 20 natural wonders of Spain
The prestigious National Geographic magazine once again looks at Lanzarote when it comes to choosing what it calls "The 20 Natural Wonders of Spain". Specifically, it focuses on the Timanfaya National Park, which places it in third place . "It is not necessary to...
An update from Brits in Spain
1. HMA Simon Manley gave a short video update to UK nationals today. Here is a link to the video: https://www.facebook.com/BritsInSpain/videos/3290730450940942/ Please do share on your channels as appropriate. 2. To try and address individual questions we...
Maritime procession of the Virgen del Carmen in Valterra was lived
The sailor neighborhood of Valterra lived this Sunday its maritime procession in honor of the Virgen del Carmen after several weeks of festivities. Hundreds of neighbors joined together to walk around the marina of Arrecife to the patron saint of the...
New Bistro Bar for Puerto del Carmen
Sassi's Bistro and Bar - Congratulations Robbie and Geraldine Last Sunday we were delighted to attend the "private opening" of Sassi's Bistro and Bar in Puerto del Carmen. Sassi's is the latest business venture of Robbie, and Geraldine McFadden who you will probably...
Green light to the Arrieta footbridge
The Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sports of the Government of the Canary Islands has given the green light to the contracting of the works of the footbridge and the solarium of the beach of Arrieta, in the municipality of Lanzarote of Haría, in which the Government...
Opening of the Avenida de Arrecife, in Arrecife
It is expected that the change of signage will only take a few days and that by the end of the week or the beginning of the next it may already be open The City of Arrecife announced on Monday the signing of the decree by the mayor of Arrecife, Ástrid...
Watch the video of the awards ceremony of the Open Fotosub Lanzarote
Watch the video of the awards ceremony of the Open Fotosub Lanzarote Yeray Delgado and Abigail Martín win tenth edition. Sacha Lobenstein and Carlos González achieve second place and Eladio Frías with Joana Pereira, third place The team consisting of...
Support in Spain
On Monday we attended the launch and presentation of a new not-for-profit website, supportinspain.info, aimed at over 50s UK nationals, the site has lots of useful information to help older residents and other vulnerable people. The launch was held in Puerto...
Thousands of people enjoy the ‘Traditional Cooking Festival’
The 'XI Lanzarote Wine Run & Traditional Cuisine Festival' kicked off this Saturday in Uga (Yaiza) with the main objective, as indicated by its slogan, of contributing to 'Save La Geria'. In fact, one more year, the event will allocate a percentage of the...