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The body of José Esteban Acuña Fernández, who went missing on Monday while gathering seafood, was discovered yesterday near Caletón Blanco on the Haría coast. The discovery, made by the victim´s brother, brings an end to a five-day search that extended as far as Fuerteventura. Emergency services believe the body may have been temporarily trapped […]
Hotels on Lanzarote generated 87 million euros more in 2024 compared to the previous year, totalling 772.8 million. According to data provided by ISTAC (Canary Islands Statistics Institute), the number of overnight stays rose by 300,000 compared to 2024, a total of 12.6 million. Hotel room occupancy increased from 84.9% in 2023 to 85.9% in […]
Three days of searching has failed to locate a man, who disappeared along the coast of Orzola while gathering seafood. Juan Acuña, aged 61, disappeared on Monday evening after setting out to hunt seafood on a rocky shore near Playa las Cocinitas in Haría. The alarm was raised by his wife when he failed to […]
Jacobo Medina has been replaced as Vice President of Lanzarote’s Cabildo by his party, the PP. Medina had occupied the Vice President’s role since the elections of 2023 and had enjoyed a close relationship with President Oswaldo Betancort of the Coalición Canaria. Rumours of a poor relationship between Medina and the leader of the PP […]
The Cabildo has announced that around 15 chefs and restaurant professionals will be flying to Madrid to show what Lanzarote has to offer at the upcoming Madrid Fusión fair. Photo: Saborea Lanzarote. This year’s edition of Madrid Fusión began today and will run until Wednesday. Over the three days chefs from Lanzarote will show off […]
A record 7.66 million journeys were taken on Lanzarote’s interurban buses in 2024, a 15% increase on 2023. More than 4.7 million of those journeys were made by locals using the Bono Residente Canario, which allows free travel to travellers who take more than 15 journeys in a quarter. The Cabildo has recently pledged to […]
Costa Coffee in the UK is likely to cause confusion after launching its new “Spanish Latte”, a long coffee drink that includes sweetened condensed milk. Available in hot or iced versions, the Spanish latte is described as “subtly sweet” and “velvety”, but most Canarian residents will recognise it as a longer variation of the local […]
AEMET has declared a yellow alert for rainfall and storms on Lanzarote and the Canaries as storm Garoé passes the islands today. The alert commenced at 9 am and will last until midnight. 15 mm of rain in an hour is predicted, with the northern and western facing parts of the island worst affected. The […]
Lanzarote has been placed on a yellow alert for rough seas by Spain’s meteorological agency AEMET as storm Garoé arrives to the Canaries. The alert lasts from 2pm this afternoon to 5 am tomorrow morning, with waves of 4 to 5 metres forecast. The rough seas will come from the north-east, and care is advised […]
The renovated Casa de los Volcanes museum at Jameos del Agua has been nominated for the prestigious EMYA European Museum Prize. The award is given to musems that “transcend traditional narratives” and “inspire creativity”, and the Casa de los Volcanes will compete against 41 other museums from 18 European countries. Winners will be announced in […]
