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New Market For Arrecife

admin — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 11:51:58 +0000

Arrecife is soon to be home to a major new market. As part of broader drive to attract more tourists to Lanzarote´s capital city. The new weekly market in Arrecife will be held in the Parque Canarias (which is located next to the beach at Playa El Reducto) every Saturday morning from 9am onwards. And will feature hundreds of stalls selling traditional foodstuffs, handicrafts and souvenirs. As well as weekly entertainment, such as Canarian wrestling. The new market will be inaugurated on April 10th.

Fantasy Island?

admin — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:23:28 +0000

Could Lanzarote´s capital city soon be home to an important new landmark building? That will certainly be the case if the mayor of Arrecife gets his way. As plans are afoot to use an area known as the Islote de Frances as the site for an impressive new structure. With owners hoping that a major international name such as Sir Norman Foster can be attracted to the project.

The Islote de Frances is located in front of the Charco in the capital, enjoying an enviable coastal position that could be exploited for the benefit of the tourist industry and local residents alike, according to the mayor of Arrecife, Candido Reguera. The 82,000 square metre plot has a reputed value of 305 million euros due to its classification as urban land.

Currently the Islote it is the site of abandoned warehouses and a parking lot, but its owner, Jaime Cortezo hopes that a prestigious internationally renowned architect, such as Norman Foster (whose Crystal Island in Moscow is pictured) or Santiago Calatrava might be persuaded to create an iconic building for the city of Arrecife.

The Ayuntamiento already has plans to demolish the old warehouses of La Rocar, which were once used by the fishing industry. At present there is no fixed plan on the type of development that would be suitable, apart from the desire to create an edifice that will excite international interest in the city

€2 Million For Palace of Congress

admin — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 10:00:19 +0000

The Canarian Government has approved a bill assigning a budget of more than two million euros for services relating to the construction of the new Palace of Congress in Lanzarote, which will be located on a plot close to the Cabildo in Arrecife.

The design for this new building was opened to tender and 52 international architectural companies submitted their proposals to create a Congress that it is hoped will give a further boost to tourism in the capital and provide an appropriate space for cultural events and conventions.

The winning design, from Henning Larsen Architects and Carlos Morales stood out from competing ideas due to its originality, versatility, budget, energy efficiency solutions and ease of maintenance.

The amount necessary to commission services for the deployment of this project has risen to 2,627,000 euros, the Canarian Government indicated. Only recently, the Tourist Councillor, Rita Martin indicated that the work would commence no later than autumn 2010.