Lanzarote moves into phase 1 today as part of the de escalation plan to get out of the national state of alarm caused by the Coronavirus pandemic. The government has introduced some more freedoms now allowing citizens to move between municiples and also visit family....
Lanzarote Musicians Unite
Lanzarote relies enormously on tourism so as you can imagine, many people living on the island have suffered terribly from the effects of the Coronavirus. Many people have not been able to work and earn a living and have not received government help or funding. To...
Castillo de San José and the Casa Museo del Campesino are Preparing to Open
The restaurants of the Castillo de San José and the Casa Museo del Campesino are preparing to open on May 25 after lock down The recommendation to make a reservation, a greater distance between tables, the reduction of capacity and the processing of online orders will...
First Phase to Release Lock Down in Lanzarote Begins
The first phase to ease restrictions on the lock down in Lanzarote began on Saturday. Guidelines were put in place allowing the public to exercise at different times of the day allowing different age groups out at different times.Unlike many European countries Spain...
Tourist Centers Plan New Virus Protocol
With the government starting this weekend to slowly ease the restrictions in place, the tourist centers have started to work on a plan so that they will be eventually able to open and offer a safe environment to the public. The Health counselor is planning on a...
Mid June Under Discussion to Resume Flights in Lanzarote
Plans are being discussed for Jet2 to resume flights to the Canaries around mid June. A meeting has been held between the airline and Canadian government to talk over implementing safe conditions on the islands and help re-establish the tourist sector which is so...
Canaries Work on a Plan to Re introduce Tourism
The whole world at the moment is making a conscious effort to get the pandemic under control with strict social distancing rules. This is just the first phase of reducing the numbers infected. Once the numbers of the infections have reduced all countries will be faced...
State of Alarm in La Graciosa
The canary archipelago have 3 islands where there have been no registered cases of the Corona Virus for weeks. Is it possible that they are closer to getting back to life as normal?.La Graciosa, El Hierro and La Gomera are the least populated and the oldest islands in...
Grape Picking Delayed
Due to the state of alarm the cultivation of grapes has been cancelled for this spring. This normally takes place during the middle of April to the middle of May. It looks as though the next possible opportunity will be towards the end of the season. To cover the...
Direct Flight from China Arrives in the Canary Islands
A direct flight from China has landed in the Canary islands for the first time. The plane took off from Shanghai making a journey of more than 10,500 kilometers to eventually land in Gran canaria Saturday morning loaded with 18000 kilos of supplies to fight against...