History

Lanzarote's history is the history of its most precious resource – water. As the island's mains water system creaks under the pressure of an increased population and a tourist boom,...

Many visitors are surprised to discover there are hedgehogs on Lanzarote – they seem to belong to cooler, wetter climes – but these spiky specimens are one of the few...

Tourists aren’t the only creatures that love Lanzarote’s beaches. You’ll also see several species of birds enjoying some quality time by the seaside.

Rafael Cabrera Padrón is the man who prepared the ground for Puerto del Carmen’s transformation into Lanzarote’s most important tourist resort.

Recently, Elizabeth and Barry Hitchins contacted us to ask if we would be interested in some old photos of Lanzarote that they had taken in the 1970s – and the...

The kestrel is the commonest falcon on Lanzarote, often seen hovering by roadsides or heard on rural hillsides.

Lanzarote’s goats are, literally, the GOATS of the islands, an animal that has defined life, language and landscape for thousands of years.

Playa de las Cucharas is Costa Teguise’s largest beach, a 650-metre stretch of toasted, golden sand sheltered by a large bay and is guarded by a strange, unmissable sculpture that...

Famara is perhaps the most inspiring landscape on Lanzarote, an eternal source of inspiration for artists and dreamers.

Sea salt is a local product here on Lanzarote, made and packaged on the island, where sea water, sunshine and wind power are plentiful. Here's the history of Lanzarote's sea...