Canarian Food: Gofio, Mojo, Papas and What to Try
On the menu of any restaurant in Lanzarote you will find words that mean nothing to a visitor and everything to a local: gofio, mojo, papas arrugadas. Canarian cooking is…
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La Graciosa: A Complete Guide to a Day on the Eighth Island
Twenty-five minutes by ferry from northern Lanzarote sits an island with not one paved road. La Graciosa is the eighth inhabited Canary Island — the last to be officially recognized,…
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Things to Do in Lanzarote: A Local Guide Beyond the Resort
Twenty minutes from any hotel pool, the strangest landscape in Europe begins. Lanzarote is not a beach destination with a few attractions bolted on: it is an island conceived almost…
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Lanzarote Cultural Agenda May 2026: IRONMAN, books and fiestas
The Lanzarote Cultural Agenda May 2026 opens with a book fair that brings Juan José Millás and Máximo Huerta to Arrecife, crosses a week of patron saint fiestas with camels…
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Lanzarote in May: weather, plans and what to do on the island
Lanzarote in May is the island at its sporting and festive best. IRONMAN — Europe’s oldest long-distance triathlon — takes over the island’s roads at the end of the month,…
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Lanzarote Wine: La Geria, Wineries and Volcanic Wine Tourism
The La Geria vineyards: Malvasía Volcánica vines sheltered by dry-stone walls on black lapilli soil. A farming landscape unlike anywhere else on earth. Lanzarote wine is born from an act…
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Suelo y Aire 2026: Lanzarote’s Contemporary Dance Festival Turns Ten
Contemporary dance in its purest form: Suelo y Aire turns ten in Lanzarote. Suelo y Aire 2026 celebrates its tenth edition with the most ambitious program in its history. The…
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Diabletes de Teguise: 600 Years of the Canaries’ Oldest Tradition
The Diabletes de Teguise, the oldest tradition in the Canary Islands. The Diabletes de Teguise are the most ancient figures in Canarian carnival and a tradition that exists in only…
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Volcano Triathlon Lanzarote 2026: Route, Registration and Guide
The Volcano Triathlon cycling leg runs beneath the Famara cliffs. Credit: Club La Santa The Volcano Triathlon Lanzarote 2026 celebrates its 42nd edition on Saturday, April 25 at Club La…
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Holy Week Lanzarote 2026: Processions, Times and Traditions
Holy Week procession in Lanzarote. Credit: OcioLanzarote.com Holy Week Lanzarote 2026 fills the island’s streets with processions, sacred music and a devotion that stretches back to the earliest years of…
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Lanzarote in March: Weather, Plans and Why Visit
March is peak season for international sailing regattas in Lanzarote. The waters off Playa Blanca, backed by volcanic mountains, provide the perfect setting. Credit: OcioLanzarote.com Lanzarote in March is the…
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Sonidos Líquidos 2026: Dates, Lineup and Belingueos
Sonidos Líquidos 2026 hits its peak. The 16th edition of the festival that blends music, wine and volcanic landscape has sold out its main event at La Geria on Friday,…
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Playa Blanca Carnival 2026: Gods of Olympus, Program and Dates
Fantasy and color at Playa Blanca Carnival. The Playa Blanca Carnival 2026 summons the gods of Olympus for four days of celebration in the south of Lanzarote, from March 12…
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St. Patrick’s Festival Puerto del Carmen 2026: Program and Dates
Plaza del Varadero during the St. Patrick’s Festival in Puerto del Carmen. Credit: OcioLanzarote.com The St. Patrick’s Festival Puerto del Carmen 2026 returns from March 14 to 17 with what…
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Los Buches of Arrecife 2026: The Oldest Carnival Tradition in the Canary Islands
The Parranda Marinera de Buches beside the sculpture honoring this centuries-old tradition at Charco de San Ginés. Los Buches of Arrecife represent the most authentic expression of traditional Carnival in…
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Lanzarote in February 2026: Weather, Things to Do & Why Visit
February is ideal for outdoor sports in Lanzarote. La Geria, with its volcanic vineyards, hosts races and cycling routes. Photo: Tomás Sestayo Visiting Lanzarote in February is one of the…
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Escena Lanzarote 2025-2026: Performing Arts Festival in César Manrique Spaces
Escena Lanzarote, el festival de artes escénicas de los Centros de Arte, Cultura y Turismo. Escena Lanzarote 2025-2026 celebra su quinta edición con once espectáculos de danza, teatro y música…
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Lanzarote Sailing Season 2026: Olympic Regattas at Marina Rubicón
Regatta at Marina Rubicón, epicenter of winter sailing in Europe. Credit: Lanzarote Sailing Center The Lanzarote sailing 2026 season confirms the island as Europe’s winter sailing capital. Between January and…
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Lanzarote Cultural Agenda February 2026: Carnival, Sailing & Performing Arts
Famara Beach, one of Lanzarote’s iconic landscapes in February. Credit: OcioLanzarote.com The Lanzarote Cultural Agenda February 2026 arrives packed with color, rhythm and international competition. Carnival takes over the streets…
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Fiestas de La Candelaria y San Blas Tías 2026
Official poster for La Candelaria and San Blas 2026. Credit: Ayuntamiento de Tías. The La Candelaria and San Blas Tías 2026 festivities run from January 23 to February 3 with…
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FTL and ASOLAN deliver toys to 154 children in 15th solidarity campaign
Representatives from FTL and ASOLAN with some of the toys collected during the 15th edition of the solidarity campaign. Credit: FTL/ASOLAN. The Lanzarote Tourism Federation (FTL) and the Lanzarote Island…
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Lanzarote in January: weather, things to do and why visit
The Cactus Garden in January, with clear skies and perfect temperatures for exploring. Credit: editorial photography. While half of Europe shivers under rain, snow or perpetual grey, Lanzarote in January…
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Lanzarote Carnival 2026: dates, themes and programs by municipality
During Carnaval, the streets of Lanzarote become a surreal parade of characters where reality and parody completely blur. You might bump into a perfectly convincing Bad Bunny, a hilariously exaggerated politician from today’s headlines, or iconic pop-culture figures from Netflix, TikTok, and classic cinema. Superheroes, retro legends, viral memes, and fantasy characters all mix together—sometimes sitting right next to you at a bar as if it were the most normal thing in the world. The only rule is that nothing is too strange, too bold, or too unexpected.
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Timanfaya: How to Visit the Fire Mountains
A 9-mile road is maintained within the National Park for your enjoyment. The path this road follows is perfectly entwined with the local environs, stretching along the main centre of the eruption sites, where there’s a high concentration of important geologic and geomorphologic formations, such as volcanic chimneys, caves and malpaises.
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César Manrique: The Artist Who Designed Lanzarote
In Lanzarote you don’t go to see César Manrique’s work: you are inside it from the moment the plane lands. The white houses of restrained height, the absence of billboards,…
