80,000 Visit Craft Fair
More than 80,000 people visited the Mancha Blanca craft fair which ran from 10th to 15th September. The record number of visitors enjoyed crafts from over 100 stallholders from all The Canary Islands, as well as from San Antonio in Texas, a city founded by Lanzaroteños.
8,698 Properties In Canaries Being Removed From Holiday Let Websites
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Agenda (MIVAU) has notified 8,698 illegal tourist apartments in The Canary Islands to digital platforms and instructed them to remove online ads for them. These are properties that have applied for the single registration number, but have been rejected as they did not meet the requirements. Here in Lanzarote, the municipality of Yaiza, including Playa Blanca has 442 properties on the list, and Tias, including Puerto del Carmen, has 427. Airbnb has committed to withdraw tourist apartments that have not obtained the mandatory registration number, approximately one in ten of those in Spain published on their platform,
Hikers Rescued
Two Polish hikers were rescued by emergency services after they ran out of water while hiking in Haria in very high temperatures. They were given water and energy gels and accompanied back to their car,
High Temperature Warning
AEMET has issued a yellow alert followed by an orange alert, for high temperatures on the island, with up to 34 degrees expected from Tuesday morning and lasting until at least Saturday, peaking on Friday with 37 degrees. Night time temperatures are not expected to fall below 20 degrees. Outdoor sports activities have been suspended for Friday.
Playa Blanca Sport Centre Should Open Summer 2026
The sports centre in Playa Blanca, on which work was suspended when the contractor went bust, should now be completed for summer 2026. The Ayuntamiento has announced they are now able to proceed to complete the works, which include the electrical and air conditioning systems, and they are tendering for a new contractor to complete the work.
Thousands Take Part In Pilgrimage
Thousands of pilgrims left from all part of the island to head to Mancha Blanca for the annual pilgrimage in honor of the Virgin of Los Dolores.
New Record At Airport
Lanzarote Airport recorded an all time record number of passengers travelling through in the month of August. 825,901 people used the airport, up 3.6% on 2024.
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