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Despite of the official Saint’s Day being the 16th of July, Puerto del Carmen celebrates their Our Lady of Carmen Festivities later on that most of the other towns and villages in Lanzarote. The town hall releases the official programme almost later than that! Joking aside, here you will find the scheduled activities for this…
A busy British sports bar in Costa Teguise is looking for a kitchen assistant to join their team. It’s a permanent position, with a contract and reasonable working hours, to work alongside the chef as a team player. Call them on (0034) 609 972 451 or email radlanza@yahoo.co.uk for more information or to arrange an…
We’re often asked for advice about tipping in Lanzarote. As with most European countries, there are no hard and fast rules, and whether you tip or not should depend on the quality of service you receive. If it isn’t good, don’t tip, if it is, do so, and if it’s exceptional, be generous! Restaurants In…
It’s easy to be confused with the tax status of Lanzarote and the other Canary islands. Although we have been part of Spain for 500 years, we’re an autonomous region, which means we have a high degree of self government. We also have some quirks in our fiscal system which are interesting: We are outside…
Rushes and Fishes The third weekend in July was always circled in red in my diary when we lived in the UK. I took part in almost every annual Rochdale Rush bearing event as a singer and as a poet after a mate and I formed a folk group over forty years ago. We called…
I don’t know why we haven’t been to Restaurante el Risco before, but we’ll be returning! We joined some friends for Sunday lunch, who are regulars at the restaurant, after they had told us it was their favourite in Famara. It has an unprepossessing frontage, on the sandy, “back road” in Famara, and unfortunately the…
There are so many things to do in Lanzarote. If any of the things listed below float your boat, use our search facility above to find out more about how to do them or where to book them. Sports The only sports we can think of you can’t do in Lanzarote involve snow and ice!…
We think everyone should try the local dishes whilst on holiday so we have highlighted 6 unusual foods in Lanzarote Gofio Gofio is a milled grain that is similar to wholegrain flour and it has been a staple part of the Canarian diet for thousands of years and many children are still weaned on it. …
San Bartolomé Moves To Restrict Off Road Vehicles In a new ordinance passed unanimously at a council meeting, San Bartolomé Ayuntamiento has banned off road vehicles like buggies, quads and motorcycles from using many of the urban, unpaved roads in the municipality. They will in future be limited to just three roads – The Camino…
Lanzarote’s original holiday resort of Puerto del Carmen remains as popular as ever, regularly topping the tourism visitor figures for the island. The holiday resort was established with the construction of two hotels in the 1960’s, the Los Fariones and the San Antonio, both of which still exist today. Puerto del Carmen starts in Matagorda…
Mike, also known as Miguel, is a co-founder of Lanzarote Information. He’s lived on the island since the millenium and his passion for it remains very strong. He’s a Lanzarote Ironman, a petrol head and loves travelling around the world. He’s published 5 books, 4 of them relate to Lanzarote.
Charlie has been visiting Lanzarote for almost 10 years and he loves the island! He is a keen photographer and is music obsessed. Charlie trained as a Chef and is well known for his incredible curries, burritos and burgers! Charlie plans on moving to Lanzarote with his family within the next few years.
Natalie has been visiting Lanzarote for almost 20 years and the plan is to move here. She is a sun worshiper, a music fan and a real foodie. Home life is busy and she is always planning her next adventure with her Husband, Daughter Missy and their 10 stone Dogue de Bordeaux Gerald.
Norman and his wife, Dee, have been living on the island for three years having been holiday makers here for fifteen years beforehand. In Rochdale in the UK Norman was a writer, poet and radio presenter covering community arts and High Art. He is thrilled by the vibrancy of that scene in Lanzarote and tries to capture that in his articles.
Julie, also known as Jules. What started out as a hobby for her – writing and taking photos of Lanzarote – developed into the successful business it is today. She’s also an Ironman and loves booking other people’s holidays when she’s not travelling herself. Lanzarote still takes her breath away most days.
Susana is originally from Barcelona but lived in Ireland for 14 years. She came to Lanzarote for the first time in the summer of 2009 and fell in love with the place, she moved over in August 2010 and has being trying to find her feet… she’s found out they are at the end of her legs!
Graham had been visiting Lanzarote for seventeen years before taking the plunge and moving to the island in 2013 with his wife, Sally. He works as a freelance writer and copy editor and loves to go off-roading, taking pictures and writing about the lesser known aspects of Lanzarote.
By the way, we have been coming to Lanzarote for well over 20 years, (I first came in 1987). I have read your books (love them) and keep going back to them every time I am there.
Can I take this opportunity to say I enjoyed you books and could not live without your weekly news letter. It keeps me going waiting for my next visit to Lanzarote. Thank you for all your hard working.
Thanks for the hire car, I have hired cars for many years in all corners of the world and I have to say this was the best value package I’ve ever come across, we won’t hesitate to contact you for our next hire car.
