Magazine Articles

The Canarian Association of Holiday Rental Owners (ASCAV) has strongly criticised the Canarian Government's white paper on holiday lets, which they claim will “exterminate the sector” on the islands.

Last month’s demonstrations against mass tourism development on the Canary Islands made international headlines. However, many of those headlines failed to represent the real reasons behind the protests, which were...

Our readers regularly send us messages and emails regarding Lanzarote, here are some of your thoughts that we printed in the May edition.

The main opposition parties in the Canaries have called for a tourist tax to be introduced… but what does that mean?

Andrew Maloney, 22, from Matagorda, is the Las Palmas 75 Kg (super-middleweight) boxing champion and was the Canarian champ until a close-split decision loss last month. We had a word...

At first sight Alejo Valido is a normal Lanzarote 14-year-old, friendly and open with that tanned look that comes from hours on the beach. But Alejo's sun and salt-bleached hair...

Nowadays, more and more tourists seek more from their Lanzarote holiday than just basking on the beach or by the pool. Increasing numbers are heading off into the wilder parts...

To understand the importance of Canarian Day, it's necessary to know a little about the history of the islands.

The Canarian puchero is the local version of European one pot, three-dish boiled recipes that include Madrid's famous cocido and the French pot-au-feu. Here’s our recipe on how to make...

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...