Sunshine? Plenty. Average daily high temperatures are in the 20Cs throughout winter. Flight time? Four hours and 30 minutes — half the journey to Florida (and, anyway, you can’t go there due to travel restrictions). Are we welcome? Yes! The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has just made the Canaries a ‘travel corridor’. So there’s … Read more
A British holidaymaker has died in hospital after being pulled from a Spanish hotel swimming pool in a ‘critical condition’. The woman was in cardiac arrest when she was pulled from the pool in Lanzarote and revived at the scene by a lifeguard and emergency responders. Police on the island confirmed today she had lost … Read more
Face masks must now be worn while walking along beaches on Tenerife and Lanzarote – but not while sunbathing – as the islands toughen coronavirus measures The Canaries had been one of few places in Spain not to enforce the regulation Tourists are also being warned to wear them when around swimming pools The archipelago … Read more
British tourist sparks Lanzarote Covid cluster fears after testing positive at the Spanish resort forcing her into quarantine and nine others she had been in contact with to be investigated The woman tested positive for Covid-19 after arriving on holiday in Lanzarote The woman, who has not been identified publicly, has been put into quarantine … Read more
Red dunes, a green lagoon and vineyards in black volcanic soil: The incredible images that show Lanzarote in all its otherworldly beauty Photos showcase the island’s varied topography, from black beaches and azure waters to epic volcanic zones They were taken by photographer Eleonora Costi, who described it as ‘unlike anywhere else on the planet’ … Read more