Marina Lanzarote project launched

24/07/2012 Lanzarote (BG) - On Tuesday morning the foundations for the construction of Marina Lanzarote, the new marina to be located in Puerto Naos (Arrecife) were laid.

The presentation ceremony at the Castillo de San José, to celebrate the launch of the project, was attended by the Presiden...

Man missing in Matagorda area

24/07/2012 Lanzarote (KMC) - A 52-year-old man from Arrecife has been missing in the Matagorda area since yesterday afternoon. He disappeared after going for a dive with a mask and snorkel off the coast of Puerto del Carmen. The safety and emergency services (Efectivos de Seguridad y Emergencias) be...

IV Cronoescalada Al Golpito 2012

24/07/2012 Lanzarote (BG) - This Sunday, the 29^th of July, sees the 4^th edition of the Cronoescalada Al Golpito cycle race take place at 10.30am and starting in Famara as competitors  make their way towards the ‘Ermita de las Nievas’ at the top of the risco.

The event ...

Slight increase in foreign visitors during June

23/07/2012 Canary Islands (BG) - According to a survey carried out by the Frontier Tourist Movement (FRONTUR), the Canary Islands recorded a total of 691,568 foreign visitors during the month of June, 4.8% more than during the same month of 2011.

The survey was prepared by the Tourism Insti...

Expectation for lower harvest this year

23/07/2012 Lanzarote (KMC) - The regulatory board for Lanzarote wines (el Consejo Regulador de la Denominación de Origin “Vinos de Lanzarote”) estimate that the harvest this year on the island will range between 1.5 million to 2 million kilograms of grapes. If this estimate is correct, there will be...

Arrecife: Alternativa Ciudadana propose pay cuts for Mayor and City Councilors

23/07/2012 Lanzarote (BG) - Councilors of Alternativa Ciudadana have filed a motion with the Ayuntamiento de Arrecife stating they wish to see the Mayor and fellow Councilors of the municipality take a pay cut.

Blanca Blancas and Domingo García of ‘Alternativa Ciudadana’ believe that City Councilo...

Lanzarote Tourist Resorts:
Tourist centres expand opening hours for Summer

20/07/2012 Lanzarote (KMC) - The Lanzarote tourist resorts have extended their opening hours to cope with the higher number of visitors during the summer season.

Timanfaya is open from 9am to 7pm, with the last bus trip taking off at 6pm. The restaurant ‘El Diablo’ is open from 9am to 4.45pm. Cueva...

NEW ENGLISH EDITION!

Letters to the editor

Lanzarote37° welcomes the opinion of all our readers and encourages you to pass on any queries, suggestions or concerns you may have to us via a letter to the editor.

If you have a follow up question on a piece we’ve written, a suggestion on how we can improve, an issue on the island you wish ...

Ryanair to cancel Canary Island flights

20/07/2012 Lanzarote/Canary Islands (BG) - Low cost Irish airline Ryanair yesterday announced it is to cut six flights to Lanzarote, and another 15 to the rest of the Canary Islands, from the 21^st of November of this year.

The airline claimed the decision was made due to the failure of...

Spain has highest number of hospitalised Britons worldwide

19/07/2012 Lanzarote (BG) - According to a new report recently released by the British Foreign Office, more than 1,100 cases of Britons ending up in hospital beds were reported to consular staff in Spain last year. The figure is equivalent to 20 hospitalisations every week in Spain and represents ne...

La Graciosa competes to become ‘the best corner of Spain’

19/07/2012 Lanzarote (KMC) - La Graciosa is to compete with other top national sites to be named ‘the best corner of Spain’ this year, proposed by the Repsol guide.

Caleta de Sebo will compete with 16 other places in the country, one for each Spanish region. La Graciosa will compete against la play...

Drug smuggling and human trafficking network infiltrated

18/07/2012 Lanzarote/Fuerteventura (BG) - 18 people have been arrested as part of the “New Moon” operation carried out by the Guardia Civil and Policía Nacional in the fight against organised crime on the Canary Islands of Lanzarote and Fuerteventura. The 18 arrested comprise of six Spanish national...

Spanish economy: New website for English speakers

18/07/2012 Canary Islands/Spain (BG) - The Spanish Ministry of the Economy and Competitiveness has launched a new English website containing information regarding the Spanish economy. The website, www.thespanisheconomy.com, may be used by any member of ...

New bus shelters for Arrecife and Yaiza

13/07/2012 Lanzarote (KMC) - The Department of Transport in the Cabildo (el Área de Transportes del Cabildo) has invested a total of €262,000 for 21 new bus shelters in the municipalities of Arrecife and Yaiza. The contract has been awarded to the company Hormigones Insulares S.L. (Horinsa) after, a...

Lanzarote: “Sustainable tourism model for the world”

13/07/2012 Lanzarote (KMC) - Lanzarote has been chosen as one of the six pilot projects of “sustainable tourism in the world” in a project launched by the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC).

The other five locations included in the pilot are Okavango Delta Ramsar Site in Botswana, Teton Coun...

MEETING:
New group aims to tackle current rental laws

12/07/2012 Lanzarote (KMC) - A new organisation, Lanzarote Property Owners (LPO) has been set up with the aim of protecting individual property owners and to work and lobby on their behalf to bring about changes and clarification regarding the current villa rental laws.

The group was created by the...

New health insurance requirements for EU citizens living in Spain

12/07/2012 Canary Islands/Spain (BG) - Citizen of the European Union and their families, who wish to spend more than three months in Spain without working, must prove that they are covered by a public or private health insurance scheme either in Spain or another country. The insurance must provide a...

June hotel occupancy at 71%

12/07/2012 Lanzarote (KMC) - The month of June ended with the second lowest occupancy rates this year of 71.41%. However the figure was higher than the same month last year when hotel occupancy stood at 69.75%. In comparison hotel occupancy in May was slightly higher at 76.83%.

4-star hotels on the...

Tinajo to host Tomás Viera Rallysprint

11/07/2012 Lanzarote (BG) - The nineteenth edition of the Rallysprint Tomás Viera race, organised by the Federación de Automovilismo de Las Palmas (Las Palmas Federation of Motorsports) in association with the Ayuntamiento de Tinajo, will take place this Saturday, the 14^th of July, a muni...