The Arrecife City Council has made a decision to have 3 new public electric buses in operation throughout the the city. The initiative will cost over one million euros, which will also include the installation of three recharging points for vehicles. The are hoping...
Arrecife will have 12,000 poinsettias on the Christmas season spread throughout the various neighbourhoods of the city, mainly adorning parks, roundabouts and shopping areas. The company CESPA Ferrovial, the concessionaire of the parks and gardens service, contributes...
The famous Nativity Scene (Belen) of Yaiza has returned to this quaint village after missing last year due to the pandemic. The nativity was inaugurated last Friday, 3rd December, by the deputy mayor who recalled that the scene was not just the representation of the...
Human bones were recently found in Famara in the north west of the island. The bones were discovered in a hard to access cave and have been dated to around 400 AD which is 1000 years before the Spanish conquest and are said to be part of an aboriginal burial site. The...
Gone are the days where tourists were having to pay higher prices for their shopping in local resort supermarkets in resort. There has been quite a bit of competition over the past few years. The first bigger supermarkets to dominate the island were Spar...
A study by the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC) concludes that a tourist bus would reduce emissions in Lanzarote by 15% if it were used by 20% of tourists who would normaly rent a car when on holiday to see the attractions. A report also highlights...
It's that time of year when lots of small businesses get together on the island to show their goodies at various Christmas Fayres. These are just some of the Christmas Fayres that we know of listed below. Go along and join in the fun and support small businesses on...
Lanzarote Council has given 390,000€ to restore the Castillo de San Gabriel and Las Bolas Bridge in Arrecife. The money will be used to repair the old wooden drawbridge, install new lighting and improve the walkway across the bridge to the castle. The castle is a...
Teguise celebrated last Friday, November 5, its new title of one of "The Most Beautiful Villages of Spain", granted by the Association of the Most Beautiful Villages of Spain itself. The association proposed in 2019 that the village Teguise should form part of the...
The Puerto del Carmen beaches have this week seen the return of the sunbeds and umbrellas. They are back available to rent on the Playa Grande beach and in the next few days will also return to the beaches of Matagorda and Los Pocillos. The sunbeds will be available...