Passing through Arrecife airport in the next month or so?  Then head over to Terminal 2 and catch an exhibition of sculptures by local artist, Francisco Medina Caraballo. Under the title ‘Naturally noble wood’ the pieces are all created from a single trunk or piece of wood and illustrate the intrinsic beauty of this material.
‘It is a bit crazy,’ the artist admitted, ‘that I work with wood on an island where there are no trees’. Caraballo has not been trained in the fine arts, but has a knack at creating …

It’s party time on Lanzarote this month as the annual Carnival season gets underway. Starting a month of celebrations across the island.
Arrecife swings into action this weekend with the Carnaval theme dedicated to the memory of Michael Jackson. So expect an abundance of white gloves and Thriller related threads.  The main event takes place in the island capital on Monday 15th as the Carnaval Parade sways through the streets from the Cuidad Deportiva to the Cabildo building n the seafront.
The action then moves on to Puerto del Carmen from the …

Severe storms have swept across the Canaries over the last couple of days.  Causing widespread flooding on larger islands such as Tenerife.  And whilst Lanzarote has managed to escape the worst of this weather transport routes to the island have still been disrupted.  With both flight and ferry services affected.
 
Yesterday eleven flights to Lanzarote from across mainland Europe had to be diverted to Fuerteventura – with pilots unable to land on the relatively short strip at Arrecife.  Whilst three inter Canary Island ferries were unable to dock at Puerto Marmoles.
 
The …

Sales of local wine in Lanzarote fell by almost a third in 2009. The decrease meant that only 1.2 million bottles were sold compared with 1.7 million the previous year.
The figures have been calculated by the Regulatory Council that issues the Denominación de Origen labels for wines produced on the island. Whether the situation has been caused by the crisis or a lack of promotion is unclear, but 29% fewer labels were issued during 2009.
It also suggests that the level of consumption in local restaurants declined during the last year. …

The Kiteboard World Pro Tour will be touching down in Lanzarote for the first time ever this June.  And is expected to attract an international field of top riders from around the world.  With prize money of €40,000 up for grabs – along with much coveted points towards the overall series title.
Kitesurfing’s profile is growing apace both international and on the island and the addition of this new event to the island sporting calendar will only help to further enhance its growing reputation as a spectator sport.
The first Lanzarote Kiteboard …