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A night to remember
Dining out in Lanzarote with friends, whether it be tapas by the sea after work or dinner in one of the traditional restaurants, is always a pleasurable experience. Great local dishes, relaxed atmosphere, and fair prices. But once in a while it’s good to get really...
Do you miss it?
I often get asked by visitors “Do you miss home?” My immediate response to that question is this “But I am home!” But of course they mean England. Mmmm, let me think...... The top of my “miss” list of course would be my family and friends – always! And if you are a...
Maestro Music Management presents Concerts Under Canopy
10th September at Puerto Calero - Concerts Under Canopy Local Island Musicians Jam Session 19:30 H Concert 20:00H Piano Extravaganza! (two pianos, 8 hands and guest artists) The concert will begin with a piece for one hand, and finish with a piece for eight hands on...
Solidarity Day II for Sara Saturday 24th September 2011
The Association for the Protection of Animals and Plants, Sara, is holding a Solidarity Day II on Saturday 24 September, to raise funds. The event will take place in the Plaza del Carmen, Playa Blanca. During the morning there will be all kinds of pet-related...
Jobs-Lanzarote on Facebook
There is a new Facebook group dedicated to people that are looking for work in Lanzarote. So if you are looking for work why not join the group. It is an open group so anyone can join. The idea is that people can post any jobs that they hear about as well, for...
Dream Islands on Lanzarote – Saturday 10.09.11
Great news! There is a new program starting on SKY TV this weekend called Dream Islands. It is on channel 284, and is on at 18.30. The program this week focuses on Lanzarote and some of the great places to go on the island, and is a MUST SEE for anyone wanting to come...
How to get your Empadronamiento and Convivencia certificates in Tias
Well after 13 years, I decided it was time for me to get Empadronamiento with the town hall in Tias. Yes - 13 years is a long time, but it is one of those things that I kept putting off thinking that it would take ages - how wrong could I have been! It only took 2...
Lanzarote on yellow alert for high temperature
The Meteorological Agency in the Canary Islands (AEMET) has activated the yellow alert for risk of high temperatures on the islands of Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria and Tenerife during the day on Wednesday, September 7. The thermometers, AEMET say, are...
Composting workshop run by the Cabildo of Lanzarote
The Cabildo of Lanzarote is holding a workshop to be held at the Experimental Agricultural Farm on 12 September and you can learn all about the fundamentals of composting, including the following: - • What is compost. • Biology of compost: carbon / nitrogen...
La Bocaina – Playa Blanca
La Bocaina are holding a Summer Ball on the 9th September 2011 and have only a few places left. Make sure that you contact them to reserve your place on 928 518 388 after 5pm or send them an email tolabocainarestaurant@hotmail.com
Lanzarote secrets
The Secret Cinema in Teguise will be closed between the 7th and 15th September for refurbishing. Haven´t you been there yet? Don´t miss it, it´s something special to enjoy beautiful Teguise even more. Also, if you have any unwanted vintage/designer clothes, furniture...
New Lanzarote iPhone App
There is a new Lanzarote App available for the iPhone. This application provides maps of the island of Lanzarote (Canary Islands) in offline mode. Do not need internet to browse them!. 100% guaranteed. -Includes GPS location. -Most important contact phones. -The most...
SARA Fundraiser – 17th September 2011
1 pm - 6 pm SATURDAY 17 SEPTEMBER Joan and Keith will be holding a fund-raiser at their lovely home on the outskirts of Tias, which will include a BBQ, live music, a bar, good quality second-hand clothes and an auction. The tickets are only 10 Euros each ... fantastic...
Piano extravaganza in Puerto Calero, Lanzarote
We have great pleasure in sharing with you the latest Maestro Music Management Press release: Maestro Music Management open their Autumn 2011 Season with an extraordinary Piano Extravaganza! TWO PIANOS - EIGHT HANDS Maestro Music Management?s exciting and varied new...
Profile Lanzarote People – Larry Yaskiel
Taken from www.diariodelanzarote.com In one of the walls of the house with Larry Yaskiel (London, 1936) in Puerto del Carmen, Larry himself appears in dozens of photographs, very dark, bearded, always smiling, and many of them, sitting in his office he is surrounded...
Profile Lanzarote People – Sir Ernest Hall
Suarez house, a house in centennial Macher (Tias), is the pianist's vacation retreat, British businessman and philanthropist Sir Ernest Hall, 81. Taken from www.laprovincia.es Sir Ernest, a well known Lanzarote resident, has realized another of his dreams, The Camel...
Something for the kids – Tias 26.08.11
Why not come along and see if your child could be one of the 50 first to get there and enter for free!
Travesía El Río 2011 – swim from Lanzarote to La Graciosa
24th September 2011 The most popular swim across the Canary Islands takes place in the stretch of sea between the islands of Lanzarote and La Graciosa, called "El Río", within the Marine Reserve largest area of Spain. It has become a must for lovers of swimming in...
Arrecife Gran Hotel Fun Run – 15th October 2011
On 15th October 2011 there is a "Fun Run" of 6km, going from the Arrecife Gran Hotel to the turning point in the urbanization La Concha, passing back to Arrecife, to return to the finish line. Thes best bit is that the finish line is located on the top floor of...
Yaiza approves lease of public land to a hotel, which aims to build a “theme park” with an aquapark
The Aparthotel Paradise Island, which for years has occupied a plot of the Municipality of Yaiza private sports courts and mini golf, has launched a new project by asking the Ayunatmiento of Yaiza to lease them more land to build a "theme park" that includes a water...
ATC Strike in Germany is expected to cause many problems in Lanzarote today
The air traffic controllers' strike in Germany is expected to affect 70 flights to the Canary Islands and Lanzarote is in particular due to suffer. The strike that GDF controllers' union has called for Germany on Tuesday could affect about 70 scheduled flights between...
Tourist spending has increased in Lanzarote in the 2nd quarter of 2011
The total expenditure per tourist per day has increased in the second quarter of 2011 in Lanzarote and reached 111.06 euros, 73.81 euros of which was spent on the booking and 37.25 euros on the island. The data obtained from the "Tourism Expenditure Survey," published...
Canary Islands launch free app for Water Sports
The Canary Islands have launched a free iphone App for their Water Sports Experience. In a press release yesterday, the Deputy Minister for Tourism in the Canary Islands confirmed that they had released an app promoting water sports for the iphone. The app can be...
Tickets for Lanzarote Attractions can now be purchased online
Tickets to visit the Centers for Art, Culture and Tourism of the Cabildo of Lanzarote and can be purchased online through www.centrosturisticos.com page. Similarly, as noted by the first vice president and chief executive of the area, Astrid Pérez, "anyone who wishes...
Lanzarote Airport report 2 cancellations due to the wind on Sunday
Guacimeta Airport in Lanzarote have reported two cancellations and 24 diversions due to delays in the wind on Sunday 31st July. The operations of the airport on Sunday was hampered by the strong winds of up to 80km per hour. Guacimeta recorded two cancellations, and...












