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Contents March 2023
GAZETTE LIFE BURSTING INTO LIFE
Ed's letter Regulars
Lanzarote will turn green in more ways than one the music will be playing, the Guinness will be 06 Local News
this month, as springtime arrives on an island flowing and the craic will be mighty.
08 Island Info
that will be buzzing from start to finish.
But that's not all. Carnival parades in Costa
20 Crossword
Rains in February may have put the damper on Teguise, Playa Blanca, Haría and Tinajo will
a few holidays, but they also mean that the island bring more rhythm, noise, colour and joy to the 32 Recipe
will be dressing up in greenery for March. Every island, while the Hindu festival of Holi will also
few years we also get a beautiful display of wild return. 42 Maps
flowers, whose delicate colours light up all sorts
of unexpected corners of the island, and the The March events also remind us of a more 50 Property
conditions are perfect for such a show right now. painful anniversary. Three years ago, a two-
week lockdown was announced two days before 70 Sport
It's a wonderful time to get out to Lanzarote's St Patrick's Day. Those 14 days would become
countryside and see the brief but unforgettable six weeks, and an island that relies on tourism 72 Marketplace
way the island can burst into breathtaking faced its biggest challenge in recent history, with
75 Classifieds
beauty. travel restrictions that endured until last year.
78 Tide Times/Weather Watch
Also dressing up in green will be hundreds of Now, the resorts are full, the island is starting to
islanders celebrating St Patrick's Day. This has boom again and, if all goes well, this will be the 79 Tel Numbers
become a special event on Ireland's favourite first normal March we'll be experiencing for four
holiday destination, and you can guarantee that years. Let's celebrate it with heart and soul. 81 Horoscopes
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05 Tourism Row
Dodgy headlines in British papers
damage Lanzarote.
10
12 Doing Business
A chat with José Valle, president of
Lanzarote's Chamber of Commerce.
May
Elections
We interview Jacobo
18 Lanzarote Time Medina, the PP
party's candidate for
Machine Cabildo President.
Fire in Teguise!
22 The Secret Cave
A guided walk to a beautiful hidden
corner.
16
Paradise
34 Isle
We visit the
stunning Islote
de Fermina in
What's On Arrecife.
Your guide to March
events on the island.
26
St Patrick's 14
Special
Everyone's welcome to the The Piper
Irish party (except snakes)! Pilot
The Canaries
seen from above.
4 | Gazette Life | March 2023
GAZETTE | NEWS
NO PLAN TO LIMIT
BRITISH TOURISTS
“BRITISH TOURISTS
REMAIN AS WELCOME
AS ALWAYS.”
The Atlantic Museum
Lanzarote was the centre of a media storm last
month after sensationalist British newspapers
claimed Lanzarote wanted fewer British tourists.
On 2nd February, the Tenerife-
based newspaper Canarian Weekly
term tourist strategy is to reduce
mass tourism by attracting fewer,
IS LANZAROTE SATURATED?
published an article with the wealthier tourists. This is already On Lanzarote, María Dolores Corujo's speech
misleading headline “Lanzarote. happening – Lanzarote had fewer was criticised by political rivals for “damaging
We need less British tourists”. tourists last year than it did in the Lanzarote's image”. Members of the PP and
The article was based on a recent last “normal” year of 2019, but it CC parties did not address the inventions of the
speech by Cabildo President María made more money. British press, but condemned the President for
Dolores Corujo at the FITUR declaring that Lanzarote was a “touristically-
travel fair, in which she outlined the A second part of the plan is to
saturated zone” at a major travel fair intended to
island's tourism plan and claimed reduce reliance on the British
attract business.
the island was “saturated”. market by promoting the island in
other countries. The UK supplied Corujo defended her statements, saying that
At no point did she say that 53% of Lanzarote's international other Spanish destinations had also taken action
Lanzarote needed fewer British tourism in 2022, a higher share to control tourism and seek quality over quantity,
tourists, but that didn't stop UK than in the ten previous years, but did not withdraw her claim that Lanzarote
papers such as The Mail Online and the island is keen to spread was saturated.
reporting “Lanzarote says it is fed risk. Unforeseen events, such as a
up with having so many British recession in the UK, the collapse That's because most islanders agree with her. Last
tourists visiting the island – and of a major airline or the volcanic year Lanzarote attracted 2.3 million tourists - 15
wants FEWER UK tourists”. ash cloud of 2011, have all affected for every resident living here, and the effects have
Hundreds of online commenters the island's economy in the past. been seen in areas such as public transport, rents
responded angrily to the headlines, and the environment. Upper limits on tourist
with many threatening to avoid If successful, the strategy may numbers have existed for decades to address this,
Lanzarote or take holidays result in fewer tourists overall, with but the rise of independent travel and unlicensed
elsewhere. British tourists making up a smaller holiday lets mean that official figures do not
share. But there is no plan to limit match reality.
But there is no plan to limit British British tourists, who will remain as
tourists. Part of Lanzarote's long- welcome as they always were.
March 2023 | Gazette Life | 5
LOCAL NEWS
Lanzarote residents had the rare chance to see
ALDI ARRIVES; LIDL TO LUNAR ROVER IN HARÍA a moon rover exploration vehicle in action last
COME TO PLAYA BLANCA month, when a CoRob-X (Co-operative Robots for
On 22nd February Aldi opened the doors Extreme Environments) rover was presented in the
of its first supermarket on Lanzarote Plaza de Haría.
since a branch in Arrecife closed several
years ago. The new Aldi is located on the The rover has been brought to Lanzarote as part
Rambla Medular in Arrecife, just on the of a project which uses caves in Haría to simulate
left as you arrive from Playa Honda. conditions on the moon’s surface. The project
involves mapping terrain, measuring gravity and
Meanwhile, Yaiza Ayuntamiento has investigating jameos (volcanic tunnels).
granted a licence for the construction of
a LIDL supermarket in Playa Blanca.
Yaiza Mayor Óscar Noda announced the
PLAYA BLANCA HELLO, CAMPERS!
licence last month, and thanked LIDL BUS CHANGES
and Club Lanzarote, who will take charge An Airbnb user in Arrecife
Yaiza Ayuntamiento announced has caused controversy
of roads, pavements, lighting and other
a new modified bus timetable as by offering visitors the
supporting infrastructure while LIDL
well as a new bus line that came possibility of “urban
build the store. Works should take nine
into force last month. camping” in various
months and Noda said the supermarket
is scheduled to open in December. dome tents located on
To address the public transport the roof of their property.
issues on Lanzarote, Yaiza The average price is €15 The owner also reserves the right
Ayuntamiento, along with the a night. to penalise guests with a fine of €35
Cabildo de Lanzarote, have for “going into the wrong room,
published a modified bus timetable Guests will be able to use tent or bed.”
with the introduction of a new 62 the indoor facilities, such as
bus line (following the same route the kitchen and bathroom, While some guests have reported
as the 60 but half the stops.) but are forbidden to enter that the tents are “clean and
private rooms. Smoking comfortable”, others have
You can find the new timetable at is banned in the property, complained that an extra blanket
www.arrecifebus.es with penalties of €500. costs €5.
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COSTA TEGUISE SPORTS CENTRE PLANNED Cabildo representatives
open the Tabayesco road.
Teguise Mayor Oswaldo Betancort has opened football pitch in Costa Teguise.
announced that an 8,000 square metre sports
centre will be constructed next to the recently- The centre will serve as a base for more
than 20 sporting clubs, including handball,
basketball, futsal, judo, hapkido and
skating. Betancort also said that it would
have a semi-Olympic swimming pool and
accommodation for visiting teams.
Betancort publicly signed the contract
authorising the planning stage of the sports TABAYESCO ROAD FINALLY RE-OPENS
centre. However, no fixed dates have been After several years of closure due to the risk of
announced for the project yet. landslides, the Cabildo reopened the LZ-207 road
from Haría to Arrieta, which passes through the
lovely little village of Tabayesco.
The twisting road runs alongside the Barranco de
MASKS OFF ON PUBLIC TRANSPORT Chafaris, one of the largest valleys in the north of
From 7th February, face masks were no longer aeroplanes that had been in place for the island, which channels water from the highest-
compulsory on public transport and planes in almost three years. However, you'll still lying parts of Lanzarote to the sea.
Spain. need to keep a mask handy if you're going
However, this caused erosion and frequent landslides
to chemists shops, hospitals, health centres
The law lifted the requirement for masks on the road, which was closed in 2018. Five years,
and other “socio-sanitary” establishments,
to be worn on buses, taxis and Spanish €500,000 and a lot of roadworks later, the road is
such as dentists and opticians.
open once again.
RAIN, HAIL, AND TORNADOES
Lanzarote ticked all the weather boxes last The island also experienced hail, briefly
month, recording instances of rain, hail, covering La Geria and Timanfaya in a white
calimas and even some small tornadoes. blanket almost resembling snow. On the same
day, a small tornado was filmed in Tahíche
Just as the island’s weather looked to be and Teguise. Heavy calimas followed in mid-
improving, Lanzarote reminded us that February.
we’re not quite done with the rain yet. The
north of the island caught the worst of However, rain on Lanzarote always brings
the downpours, with instances of flooding beauty, and the island should be dressed in
around the island. spring greenery by the time you read this.
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ISLAND INFO
REMEMBERING RAQUEL EMERGENCY REPORT
In the film she was chased by a giant turtle at
Papagayo and snatched by a pterodactyl at El Golfo,
but it was her deerskin bikini and statuesque figure
that featured on one of the most iconic film posters
of all time.
Welch stayed at the Parador Nacional – the white
building on Arrecife's seafront that is now home to
the UNED. Juan Brito Martín, the archeologist and
folklorist, was working as one of the few taxi drivers
Raquel Welch, who died last month at the on the island at the time. He told us that “She was a
age of 82, came to Lanzarote just as the very nice woman, very well put together.” Like most
island was changing forever. islanders, censorship meant that neither he, nor the
local Canarian wrestlers who acted as caveman
In winter 1965, the year before César extras, saw the film until several years later.
Manrique returned and the Fariones Hotel
opened, Welch arrived to film One Million Since that first premiere, Lanzarote has appeared in Marcos Bergaz, councillor for the Emergency
Years BC, which would launch her as the dozens of films and TV programmes. But few are Consortium on Lanzarote, highlighted two
biggest sex symbol of the 60s and 70s. likely to have the same impact. causes for concern last month while presenting
the annual report on emergency call-outs in 2022.
1,097 services were carried out in 2022, 6% more
than in 2021. Of these services, 347 were related to
BOOSTER JAB CAMPAIGN fires, 156 to traffic accidents and 187 were rescues.
The Canarian Health Service has “There has been an increase of 92.5% in
reminded islanders that anyone registered the number of traffic accidents, said Bergáz.
with the health service can request a “Another aspect in which the figures increased
second booster jab against Covid 19. was the burning of rubbish containers, rising
from 62 interventions to 113”. Several people
Those who have recently suffered a case have been arrested in relation to the burning of
of Covid must wait until three months containers, he added.
from the infection before receiving the jab.
To conclude, he thanked “the commitment
You can ask for an appointment at the Over 60s should have already received their and professionalism of the fire brigade and
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CRICKET NEWS Lanzarote will be competing CAT AND DOG OF THE MONTH
for some silverware. We are
Cricket on Lanzarote took currently holding practice LINA
a bit of a knock during the sessions and nets for
pandemic, but it's on the anyone who is interested in Lina is a friendly female pastor-mix. This five-year-
way back. playing, or at least joining and-eight-month-old girl was rescued by the shelter
in and getting involved.” with her pups. All her pups have been adopted to
good homes, but Lina is still waiting for her second
The 2023 Lanzarote chance at happiness. Could it be with you? Find out
International T20 Cricket more about her at http://saraprotectora.org or book
Tournament is coming up an appointment on 928 173 417 (English spoken). Dog
on the 24th to 26th March walkers welcome from
and will be held at the 10.30 13.00 Monday-
Puerto Del Carmen Saturday (Saturday
Football Ground. by appointment only).
Peter Starmer told us
If it is your first visit,
“Lanzarote still hosts For further information
please bring ID.
its annual cricket and updates go to Cricket
tournament, and as always, Lanzarote Facebook page ENECO
a representative team from or call Pete on 650643713.
Eneco is a happy little male black cat. He is very
affectionate and loves people. This six-year-old boy also
gets on well with other cats. He would be the perfect
LANZAROTE LEADS TOURISM addition to the right home. Find out how to meet him
and about adoptions at http://saraprotectora.org.
Lanzarote airport welcomed 628,000 passengers in There are also limited places for people to help with
January, 50% more than in January last year, and 10.3% socialising cats. Email info@sara-lanzarote.eu.
higher than in the last January before the pandemic, in
2019.
The figures make Lanzarote the Canarian airport that
has seen the highest amount of growth.
3.9 million arrived on the Canaries in January, of which
2.5 million were international, while 1.4 million came
from Spanish airports. Although both markets have
increased, domestic arrivals have shown greater growth
than overseas visitors.
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GAZETTE | POLITICS
Interview: Jacobo Medina, PP candidate for Cabildo President.
Cabildo Vice President during the first years of the current
legislature. We met him at the Gran Hotel in Arrecife.
“WHEN WE'RE IN What have the PP achieved on Lanzarote in the
last four years?
POWER,YOU NOTICE”. Currently we're in opposition in the Cabildo, but until
November 2021 we were part of the ruling group and, of
course, much of that time was spent under the pandemic.
We helped develop Lanzarote Covid Safe, which was
an innovative project that helped the island recuperate
valuable tourism.
As Minister for Public Works I worked on a lot on the
improvements that we're seeing the results of now, such as
the new and renovated roads all over the island, including
those in Nazaret and Tabayesco. When the PP are in
power, you notice.
What are the obstacles holding Lanzarote back?
The main problem is the lack of a viable Island Plan.
We're still working with a plan dating from 1991 that is
more than 30 years old. The Cabildo President has thrown
another proposed plan in the bin, but winning an absolute
majority would free us to push a new plan through.
What about the current tourism strategy?
On that we're in agreement that the island should pursue
quality over quantity. But claiming that the island is
“saturated” at a tourism fair, as the Cabildo's President
did recently, is damaging.
How about renewable energies?
Opportunities have not been taken. We could be pioneers
in this area and be moving towards an island that is 100%
renewable, but we should have started that 20 years ago.
We'd make it easier for wind farms and solar energy parks
to establish themselves on the island, and we'd also like to
change the public transport contracts on the island, which
have not been updated for years.
Why did the PP form a pact with the Socialists to
govern the Cabildo and Arrecife in 2019? Was it
part of a strategy to remove the Coalición Canaria
(CC) from power?
No. We've worked with the CC in the past, but they have
also tended to treat the PP like a junior partners. In 2019
we sought an agreement with the Socialists that would
L
work in the general interest, and this resulted in the
ocal elections take place throughout Spain on 28th May, and breaking of a hegemony.
will dictate how Lanzarote is governed for the next four years. How successfully do you think the pandemic was
Over the next months, we'll be talking to key figures from the managed on Lanzarote and the Canaries?
three main parties on the island, starting with Jacobo Medina, the That was mostly out of our hands, although we were
involved in security aspects such as the evacuation of
PP's candidate for Cabildo President. tourists following the lockdown. What was necessary was
to use the opportunity that the lockdown provided to
At 35 years of age, Jacobo Medina will be one of the youngest candidates on the island, improve the island with public works.
but his youth hasn't stopped him reaching the highest level of island politics. He's the
Secretary General of Lanzarote's branch of the Partido Popular (PP), Spain's closest We've criticized the failure to reactivate the economy
equivalent to the British Conservatives, and held the title of Public Works Minister and immediately after the pandemic. We demanded easier
10 | Gazette Life | March 2023hiring conditions, which have been rejected. For the PP, the best
social policy is jobs.
No British or EU foreign national will be able to vote for
THE PP ON LANZAROTE
you, as they are only allowed to vote at municipal level. predicting they will become stronger
What are your views on that? following the elections.
Of course people who live here and contribute should be
allowed to vote, but that's a decision at national level, and The party's strongholds are in
unfortunately there's been no movement for years. Arrecife, where the party's Lanzarote
president Astrid Pérez has been the
How will the fortunes of the PP at a national level affect Mayor for the last four years; and
your chances in the elections? Tías, where Francisco “Pancho”
Favourably, I believe. The PP is polling well at a national level, Hernández governed the municipality
and a lot of that is due to the party's leader, Alberto Nuñez Feijóo, until 2019. The PP has also had a
who has brought two important qualities: First, experience – strong presence in the Cabildo.
he's ruled Galicia for four terms; and second, confidence. He
looks like a leader and is seen as a safe pair of hands. National corruption scandals affected
the party at the last elections, after
T
Lanzarote politics can seem bitter and partisan. What he Partido Popular (PP) is a the government's support for oil-
are relations really like between representatives of national Spanish party that drilling off Canarian coasts had
different parties? has ruled Spain under José deeply damaged its support in the
María Aznar from 1996 to 2004 and Canaries. However, the party is now
Respectful, usually. Campaigning is one thing, but at the end
Mariano Rajoy from 2011 to 2018. keen to show that these issues are
of the day we all know we have to sit down and talk with each
With conservative and traditionalist behind it. The collapse of the centre-
other.
tendencies, it is Spain's main right- right Ciudadanos party and the lack
In summary, why should voters place the PP slip in the wing party. of support for the far right Vox party
ballot box? in the Canaries mean that the PP
The PP are currently the third force continue to be the main right-wing
Because we're the party of good management, as has been
in Lanzarote politics, with recent polls national party on the islands.
shown by the work of Astrid Pérez in Arrecife and Pancho
Hernández in Tías.
March 2023 | Gazette Life | 11GAZETTE | NEWS
“IMPROVEMENT, Interview: José Valle, President of Lanzarote's Chamber of Commerce.
IMPROVEMENT, IMPROVEMENT”
Jose Vallé
“WE NEED TO SHOW
THAT WE OFFER MORE
THAN JUST BEACHES.”
Lanzarote's Chamber of Commerce
can be found in an impressive modern
building close to Arrecife's hospital.
It's the organization created in 2006 to
look after Lanzarote's business interests,
Valle with the board of the Chamber of Commerce.
promote small and medium-sized
businesses and nurture new ones. we need to improve all the time, remaining competitive, and laying the
ground for more successful business.”
Fourthly: sustainability. “I'm proud that Lanzarote has been chosen
José Valle was elected President of the Chamber last June,
of one of 13 Industrial Clusters in the world by the World Economic
taking over from José Torrres. Last month we headed to the
Forum,” says Valle. “ the Canary Islands Net Zero project will turn us
Chamber to meet him and ask what he saw as the priorities
into a laboratory and a world reference for sustainability in tourism.”
for Lanzarote under his presidency.
Finally, I'd like to see our ports used to their full potential. The Marina
“There are five priority areas for me,” says Valle. “ First,
in Arrecife is being improved, and Playa Blanca's new port will make
renewing Arrecife and developing its tourist potential. The
connections to Fuerteventura and, I hope, other islands faster and easier.”
capital has been left behind, but we've signed an agreement
with the Metropoli Foundation to create a project of urban “Improvement, improvement, improvement,” is how Valle sums up the
renewal similar to one seen in Bilbao.” way forward for Lanzarote.
“Then there's training,” he continues., “We need to prepare
young people and adults here on the island, so that we BUSINESS NURSERY
have the human resources necessary to improve the island's
The Chamber of Commerce would like to remind all British and other
businesses, which are mainly related to tourism”.
foreign business owners that it is there for all businesses on the island,
The island's tourist plan is the third priority: “Lanzarote offering the tools , assistance and advice that can help your business thrive.
depends on tourism. That's a fact we have to face. But the
At the Chamber there are several specialised desks where you can find
current strategy focuses on attracting higher-spending visitors
out about help with the Cabildo and institutions, external commerce,
over mass tourism. The pandemic was terrible, but it gave us
training and renewables, and there is also a Business Nursery with room
the chance to appreciate our island with fewer crowds, more
for 17 start-ups.
space. We need to show that we offer more than just beaches –
promoting our tourist centres, our food and drink, our events You can call for an appointment on 928 82 41 61, or just pop in for a chat.
and all the ancillary businesses that reinforce Lanzarote's
tourist appeal and contribute to its unique identity. And Thanks to Pilar Hernández for her assistance.
12 | Gazette Life | March 2023Should you fear being tax resident in Spain?
By Paul Montague, Partner, Blevins Franks
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March 2023 | Gazette Life | 13GAZETTE | NEWS
THE PIPER PILOT
The Isle of Alegranza.
on an aircraft carrier. All airports are different
– Tenerife North is often cloudy, for example,
while Gran Canaria has two big runways.
WHAT DO YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE
ISLANDS FROM A BIRDS-EYE-VIEW?
All sorts of things. I love flying to Lanzarote.
It's forbidden to fly over Timanfaya but I love
seeing El Golfo and going up to La Graciosa.
On Fuerteventura you see long white beaches
and crashing seas, and the western islands are
much greener. The Canaries are dry in the
summer, but after rain, everything goes green
Stanislav Kaljban is a 47-year old flying instructor from Slovakia
in just a few days.
whose blog, The Piper Pilot, regularly shows the most spectacular
aerial views of the Canary Islands, photographed from the vantage Mount Teide above a sea of cloud.
point of a Piper training aircraft.
STAN, TELL US HOW ALL THIS our little training plane gets to mix with the
STARTED. big boys – it's a busy international airport with
I wanted to be a military pilot originally, but lots of passenger planes.
back then the Berlin wall had just fallen and
no one knew what was going to happen with
“I NEVER
the Soviet Migs I would have been flying. I
followed another career, but the dream never
GAVE UP ON
died, and when I came to Tenerife in 2004, I
joined a flying club, eventually becoming an
instructor.
The blog began in 2010. I'd bought an iPhone MY DREAM DO YOU EVER SEE PLACES YOU'D
LIKE TO VISIT ON THE GROUND
TO FLY.”
5, took it up to the top of Mount Teide and LATER?
was amazed by the photos. At first, it was Often. For example, the old airport at La
mostly a way for me to keep memories, but it Gomera fascinated me for five years, so I
picked up more and more followers all round arranged a trip there and wrote a long blog
the world. post about it.
IS THERE AN AIRPORT THAT'S
WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE CHALLENGING?
CANARIAN AIRPORT? Not really, but La Gomera sometimes worries Stan's amazing blog can be found at www.flywithstan.
Tenerife South - it's my home base, the people the first time. It has cliffs all around, com, but you can also follow him on Facebook,
controllers there are great and I like the way and the winds can be strong. It's like landing Instagram and Twitter. Search for The Piper Pilot.
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Paradise Isle Photos: Rens Königs
The Islote de la Fermina finally opened to
the public on January 30th. We took a look
at Arrecife's beautiful new tourist attraction.
T
his small island just off the shore near the Gran Hotel
used to be called “the island of love” by locals, because
it was a popular place for young couples to seek a little
privacy. But its official name is Islote de la Fermina, named
after a local businesswoman who built a shipyard there in the
1920s. In the 1970s, the Cabildo acquired the isle and César
Manrique was hired to design the project.
It never opened. Delays and bureaucracy kept the island
closed for several years, and it was in an advanced state
of neglect until it was renovated recently. And now,
finally, anyone can stroll across the wooden bridge to this
lovely place.
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16 | Gazette Life | March 2023The first thing you notice is the brilliant white of sunbathers, but a perfect place for children to Views like this are the big surprise awaiting the
the floor and the aquamarine of the abstractly- play hide and seek. A lighthouse made of lava visitor to the Islote. Not only does it offer fine
shaped pools, studded with jet black rocks and overlooks the bay. outlooks over Arrecife's bay; it also gives stunning
leaning palms. The design echoes Manrique's views south to Fuerteventura and the Ajaches
pool at Jameos del Agua, or his stunning Lago The tempting pool contains unheated sea mountains.
Martiánez in Tenerife. water, and will open later in the year. There's
also a pleasant café, whose staff wear the tunics As the setting sun's rays burst through dramatic
Canarian plants have been carefully planted Manrique designed for the tourist centres, and cloud, burnishing the horizon, you realise that
everywhere – tabaibas, veroles, drago trees buildings where award-giving functions will be those lovers who led their partners here were
and palms – and one end of the island has held. Indoors, those huge Manrique windows looking for more than intimacy – they also found
several black basalt windbreaks – meant for frame views of Arrecife's seafront. romance, inspiration and beauty.
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EACH MONTH WE LOOK AT...
THE STORY BEHIND AN OLD
PHOTOGRAPH OF LANZAROTE.
FIRE IN
TEGUISE
Teguise's main church has survived six centuries of misfortune, but it remains
and it abides, the centrepiece of Lanzarote's historical capital.
The Church of Our Lady of capital of the island until 1847. fire and all efforts to extinguish tower, making it the tallest building
Guadalupe in Teguise in the Over the centuries it has been the blaze failed. The fire spread on the island at that point.
central square of Teguise is one attacked, pillaged and burnt by quickly, reaching the tower and
of the prettiest churches on pirates and raiders on a number stopping the clock at 12.25. The main photo shows Teguise
Lanzarote, visited and passed by of occasions. But the end of piracy men and boys, all wearing their
hundreds of thousands of tourists did not mean an end to disaster. Fortunately, some brave locals caps and sombreros, in front of the
who attend the Sunday market plunged into the smoke-filled burnt-out church, which appears
each year. But its simple, tranquil On the 6th February 1909, an building and rescued the image of to be still smouldering. Several of
beauty hides a turbulent past. altar boy lit a candle to melt the the Virgin of Guadalupe for whom the men seem to be aware they
wax on some metal candlesticks he the church is named, as well as are being photographed – a rare
First established in the 15th was cleaning. Just before midday, three other images of saints. event in those days – and are
century, the Church of Guadalupe he left the candle near a cupboard posing for the camera. A Guardia
is the mother church of Lanzarote and climbed the tower to ring The church was rebuilt with Civil officer, in his distinctive cape
and the principal place of worship the bells. When he returned, the donations from local residents, and and tricorn hat, can be seen on
in Teguise, the town that was sacristy of the church was on in 1914 a dome was added to the the left.
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Prize Crossword
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 This month's fab crossword
celebrates the 60th anniversary
of the Beatles' first album, Please
Please Me, which was released on
22nd March 1963.
Once you've finished twisting,
8 9 shouting and solving, send a
photo of the completed crossword
to editorial@gazettelife.com or
WhatsApp it to +34 628628083 with
your name, before 15th March, and
you could win a bottle of wine from
10 11
the fantastic La Geria bodega or
a €10 voucher for Hankey Panky's
diner in CC Montaña Tropical,
12
Puerto del Carmen.
Last month's winners were Nigel
13 14 15 Price from Costa Teguise (La Geria
wine) and Kevin Manns from Puerto
del Carmen (Hanky Pankey's
voucher). Well done, lads and
you can pick up your prizes at the
Bookswop in Puerto del Carmen.
16 17 18 19
DOWN
20 1. Type of book the Beatles wanted
to write in 1966 (9)
21 22 2. Distressed, or tipped over (5)
3. Cut grass with a machine or
scythe (4)
4. Right, appropriate (7)
5. The Beatles seventh studio
23
album in 1966 (8)
6. Cocktail of gin, sweet red
vermouth and Campari (7)
ACROSS 7. Give way to, or produce (5)
1. Beatles bass player (4,9) 12. Beatles love song by 1 across,
8. Period after 1945 (4-3) sung partly in French (8)
9. US Fashion magazine or Madonna hit (5) 14. Type of suntan nudists get?(3-4)
10. 1 across sang about this lovely meter maid (4) 15. British comedian Harry, of
11. Dr ........, British R&B band led by Wilko Johnson (8) Loadsamoney fame (7)
13. Beatles song that mentions 4,000 holes in Blackburn, Lancashire (1,3,2,3,4) 17. Jewish clergyman (5)
16. Huge desert in Namibia, Botswana and South Africa (8) 19. First name of Beatles drummer
(5)
18. Tennis player Steffi (4)
21. Small hammer used by a judge or auctioneer (5) 20. First name of Beatles rhythm
guitarist (4)
22. Rich cake or junior Girl Guide (7)
21. “Happiness Is A Warm...” -
23. 1965 Beatles song about Scandinavian furnishings (9,4)
1968 Beatles song (3)
Last month’s answers Across: 1. Sweet Caroline 8. Moped 9. Chewing 10. Largest 11.Niger 12. Kirsty MacColl 16. Idler 18. Mint Tea 20. Heave Ho 21. Bebop 22. The Joshua Tree
Down: 1. Some Like It Hot 2. Emperor 3. To Die 4. Ascot 5. Oceanic 6. Icing 7. Edgar Allan Poe 13. Torpedo 14. Mammoth 15. October 17.Leave 19. Nubia
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DAVID’S DETOURS
THE SECRET CAVE OF ÓRZOLA
WALK INFO
Distance: 4 kms.
Time: 2 hours.
Terrain: Easy, apart from
some scrambling over rocks.
Notes: Cave only accessible
at low tide.
Public transport: No. 9.
Get off as you enter the village
as this is closer to the beach.
Take care to visit at low tide.
Órzola's cave offers some terrific photo Playa de la Canteria.
opportunities, but it's also a walk that
requires a little caution and planning.
Let tour guide David Penney lead the
way...
Our walk starts at the SUMA supermarket on the left-
hand side as you enter Órzola. Head towards the village,
but take the first turn on the left just after you cross a small
bridge. Although there are no signposts, you will know that
you are on the right route as the tarred road stops very
quickly and becomes a rough and narrow track.
Within a few minutes you will see a white building on the
right-hand side and a sign which reads DANGEROUS
BEACH. We continue along the dirt track as it snakes
round to the right, then to the left and back round to the
right, until we come to a car-parking area at the end of
the track.
Several locals call this remote beach “Playa Peligrosa”
(“dangerous beach”), although its actual name is Playa de
la Cantería. Despite its beauty, it is not known by most
tourists and is more popular with experienced surfers.
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During the winter months the cliffs above are used as a We had to watch the time because the tide starts to come in fairly fast
launching point by many paragliders. and if you don’t pay attention you can get cut off. We clambered back
over the rocks and dropped back down to the beautiful golden, long
DO NOT let the beauty of this wild beach tempt you sandy beach.
into taking a dip. It is not a place for swimming - there
are strong currents and rip tides, no lifeguards and lives We enjoyed a walk to the far side and took a few moments to look back in
have been lost here. admiration of our experience where we truly had discovered a hidden gem.
We timed our arrival perfectly as the hidden sea cave Photos provided courtesy of ADRIYANA HODGE.
can only be accessed at low tide, when you also get a
broad, beautiful expanse of wet sand. Check the Tide
Tables in this magazine or online and don't take any For further information about walks around Lanzarote please contact,
risks. DAVID Penney via email lanza888@yahoo.com
OR via WhatsApp message 0034 649389888
From the beach car park, we walked across the entire
length of the beach to the left.
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I saw a local guy who was over confident, didn’t pay
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March 2023 | Gazette Life | 23GAZETTE | BEAUTY
Scents&
Sensibility
Lanzarote is full of perfume shops, and the
island's low VAT makes buying scents here
a tempting proposition. So make sure
you know what you're doing before you
head to those shelves of enchanting little
bottles and boxes.
On 6th May, King Charles will be anointed with a specially-created
The internet can do millions of shop, hunt down the fragrances you
perfume as part of his coronation, just as his mother was 70 years
things, but it still can't let you smell fancy trying and start the practical
ago with a blend of ambergris, jasmine, benzoin, civet, orange
a perfume. Nevertheless, online work.
flowers, roses, musk and cinnamon, that is kept in a battered old box
shopping and investigation will let
of Guerlain's Mitsouko scent. Sample and spray
you find out what the most popular
Perfume is potent, powerful stuff; central to ritual and courtship fragrances are, and read reviews
to see which ones might suit your Choose three or perfumes to
for millennia, and an eternal symbol of status, wealth and sensual sample. Spray one on each wrist
pleasure. Buying the stuff can also be hugely enjoyable, and may be own personality. Don't forget to ask
friends for their recommendations, and one on your collar bone, so that
the start of a lifelong obsession. Here's how to shop for scents. you can nuzzle down to smell it,
too – they might even offer you a
Wait a few seconds for the alcohol
Do your research squirt.
to evaporate and then see how the
Choosing the right perfume for you is a process that should not The more you know in the first top notes of the scent strike you. If
be hurried. First, do a little research before you face those shelves place, the better you'll be prepared. you like it, make a mental note, or
carrying hundreds of different scents. Then you can head to a perfume leave yourself a voice message, then
24 | Gazette Life | March 2023walk out of the The right strength
shop.
Pay attention to strength, and choose the right
We're not concentration for your requirements. Eau de
kidding. Walk Cologne lasts1-3 hours; Eau de Toilette, 3-8
out, go home hours; Eau de Parfum, 6-12 hours and Pure
and take your Parfum, 12-24 hours.
own sweet
time. Perfume You will, of course, pay a higher price for stronger
manufacturers perfume, but it's also worth remembering that
often focus on the top many perfumes work better in lighter strengths.
notes, knowing that many Tip: Eau de Toilette is often the first release of a
shoppers buy immediately. But scent, and regarded as the best version. If you like
you'll want to know that the scent a scent enough to buy it, be sure to try the EDT.
you choose is a keeper.
Gender fluid
Smell the perfumes again over the next couple
of hours. You'll soon notice how the scent It's unwise to get too hung-up about women's
develops as the top notes fade and the middle and men's perfumes. While sweet light floral
notes and bass notes come to the fore. A scent fragrances have traditionally been aimed at
you loved at first may lose its allure over time, women, and woody, smoky, spicy scents are
while less immediate scents can really come perceived as more masculine, the main reason
into their own if you give them a chance. that scents are separated in shops is to guide the
shopper, especially those looking for gifts.
Don't spray perfume in the air and walk
through the mist sniffing. Perfume doesn't work The recent rise of unisex perfumes shouldn't
like that – it is meant to be worn on warm skin. fool you, either. While many of these scents are
That's also why spraying it on clothes is not absolutely gorgeous, “unisex” usually refers to
recommended – you need to give perfumes a a lighter, cleaner, outdoorsy fragrance. If that's
proper road test in the right conditions. what you're after, fine; if not, look elsewhere.
March 2023 | Gazette Life | 25L
SPECIA
Lanzarote's special relationship with Ireland is
celebrated this month on and around 17th March - St
Patrick's Day, or el dia de San Patricio.
1,500 miles separate Ireland from community has been behind some of the
Lanzarote but the two islands in the most successful events on the island.
Atlantic Ocean have been entwined for
centuries, and never more strongly than While there simply aren't enough Irish to
today, when the Irish presence on the island ever match the amount of tourists that
is visible in every resort and Lanzarote has the UK or Germany bring, the country
become a household name in Irish homes. is, without doubt, one of the most faithful
markets that returns to island year after year
Irish merchants changed the face of the after year, often on the Irish-owned airline
Canaries and Lanzarote in the 18th and that has transformed tourism on Lanzarote.
19th centuries, and those old names live
on among their descendants and on street The links between the island only seem
signs. Both islands share a sad to get stronger, with a Primark opening in
history of famine, emigration, Arrecife a little later this year, and tourism
and the welcome arrival of going great guns. New associations such as
more recent prosperity; and the Lanzarote Irish Network have emerged
both are familiar with the to promote these links even more strongly,
same religion and currency. and support from Lanzarote politicians has
been warm.
Lanzarote has been the
holiday destination of St Patrick never came to Lanzarote, of
choice for Taoiseachs and course. Even if he had, he wouldn't have
Irish Presidents; it's given found any snakes to banish. But his name
hundreds of talented Irish will be everywhere this month. Over the
musicians and bar owners next pages, we'll tell you what's going on
a living, and the Irish during the week Lanzarote goes green.
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AY 2 0 23
D
This month, Lanzarote will celebrate its biggest St
Patrick's Day celebration for four years. Whether you're
Irish or not, this is one of the best days out on the island.
Here's what's happening in Puerto del Carmen.
12TH - 17TH MARCH After that the music and partying will begin
in earnest, with the following performers
This year, the Cheltenham Festival will taking the stage:
start on the 12th March and end on
St Patrick's Day itself. The festival is Gayle O' Donovan
hugely popular among Irish racegoers
Rhythm Republic
and punters, and you'll be able to enjoy
the highlights in several bars and pubs Celtic Roots (with Irish dancers)
in the resorts, with the Cheltenham
Gold Cup race starting at 3.30 pm on Dessie Hynes
St Patrick's Day.
After Party
15TH MARCH Wallis Bird and her Band.
12.00 HURLING ON THE BEACH
All are welcome, and party goers are
The fast and furious traditional Irish
encouraged to wear green, put on silly hats
sport will take place on Playa Grande in
and anything else that will add to the party
Puerto del Carmen. Everyone is invited
atmosphere.
to an event that always has a great fun
atmosphere. Teams of 5 can enter, and Entrance is free; however organiser
competitors must be over 18. Brendan Byrne tells us he hasn't found
the support he'd have liked for this year's
17TH MARCH event, and there'll be a bucket or two
ST PATRICKS DAY CONCERT going round for voluntary donations
towards the costs.
11 AM: Mass at the church in Puerto del
Carmen, followed by the Official Open- People are reminded that they are not
ing of the St Patrick's Day celebrations in allowed to bring their own alcohol to the
the Plaza del Varadero (Old Town Har- event. But there'll be plenty of refreshments
bour), with Tías Mayor José Juan Cruz available at the stalls run by the 14 pubs
and Irish Consul Eileen Izquierdo. and bars taking part in the event.
28 | Gazette Life | March 2023Ireland & Lanzarote
celebrate!
The Lanzarote Irish Network will be celebrating St Patrick's Day in
style this month, with two very special events.
The LIN is a collaborative network that aims to foster links between
Ireland and Lanzarote across business, culture and sports. Those
links are never closer than on St Patrick's Day, as the following
events will prove.
On Thursday 16th of March, there'll A special homage will be held his name survives through Boat owners are invited to join
be a St. Patricks Gala Dinner at in honour of a figure who descendants and streets a “cruise-in-company” from
Arrecife's Gran Hotel, with guest represents more than 200 years named in his honour. Playa Blanca on the Sat 18th
arriving for a VIP reception at 7.30 of close relations between Morning of the event at 0800
pm for dinner at 8.30. There'll Ireland and Lanzarote. William Two days later, on 18th March, hrs stopping at Puerto Calero
be several VIP business guests Topham Walsh, from County the Regatta de San Patricio at 1130 hrs and heading on
and the Keynote Speaker will Cork, arrived on Lanzarote will celebrate its third annual to Arrecife to view the racing.
be Pilar Morena, the director around 1815, where he married event at 2pm on Saturday 18th The Regatta will be followed
of the Canarian Government's a local woman from an influential March, as members of the Real by a reception at 1730 hrs,
investment authority, Proexca. family and adopted the Spanish Club Nautico of Arrecife and Irish music and dancing and
Music and dancing will be provided version of his name: Guillermo. the Royal Irish Yacht Club presentation of the Kilcullen
by Celtic Roots & Lanzarote Folk & He went on to become Mayor Of compete for the Kilcullen trophy at the Real Club
Irish Dancers. Arrecife on two occasions, and trophy. Nautico Arrecife.
Join our Irish Lanzarote Business Community and
nd
friends for a unique Gathering of Friends.
THUR 16TH MARCH, SAT 18TH MARCH,
ARCH,
GRAN HOTEL ARRECIFE REAL CLUB NAUTICO ARRECIFE
7.30 pm: VIP Reception III Regatta de San Patricio
8.30 pm: Gala Dinner
2pm: Regatta starts, followed by a reception at the Real
• Keynote Speaker: Pilar Morena, Director Proexca Club Nautico where the Kilcullen Trophy will be presented.
(Canarian Govt Investment Authority)
• VIP Business Guests Sponsors
• LIN Awards • Real Club Nautico de Arrecife
• Music by Celtic Roots & Lanzarote Folk & Irish Dancers • Royal Irish Yacht Club
• Dress code: Formal
Contact Patrons
info@lanzaroteireland.com Kilcullen Kapital Partners
Tel: +34 634 579 040 Lanzarote Investments
At Real Club Náutico Arreciffe (RCNA) announcing the KILCULLEN Warrior Trophy for Regatta San Patricio 18 March. This is a challenge between the Royal Irish
Yacht Club (RIYC) and RCNA. 2023 will be the 3rd year of the Trophy and the first winner in 2021was Rafa Barbadillo’s yacht “ Rotini”. L to R: Manuel Torres
Director Deportivo – Sección Náutica R.C.N.Arrecife, RCNY Sailing Director, Enda O Coineen, Kilcullen Kapital & RIYC with Julio Romero Ortega Presidente RCNA.
March 2023 | Gazette Life | 29DAY !
G REEN
St. Patrick's Day will be celebrated
in all of Lanzarote's resorts and its
capital, but it's Puerto del Carmen
where the main event will take
place. The island's biggest resort is
the cradle of the Irish community
on Lanzarote, who have turned the
harbour area into a sea of green for
several years.
One of the centres of St. Patrick's Day in Puerto del Carmen is Dicey
Reilly's bar, just down the hill from the Biosfera shopping centre. Brendan Byrne and Mayor José Juan Cruz
Landlord Brendan Byrne has been the powerhouse behind the St. Rebecca prepares the
Patrick's celebrations in recent years, and he's been as busy as ever this food at home, boiling
year, arranging bands to fly over from Ireland, organising the concerts, the potatoes with the
talking to the 14 other bars who'll be officially involved in the event and bacon and mashing
looking for support from the authorities. the spuds with plenty
of butter, cream and
Brendan's looking forward to the event, and believes it will be bigger salt. This year, lucky
than ever this year as Lanzarote bounces back after three years of customers can enjoy
tourist activity being affected by the pandemic. the food from 5pm,
while it lasts.
Rebecca at Nelly's Bar, in the little square called CC Olvin just behind
Dicey Reilly's, is a witness to how important St. Patrick's has become in The St Patricks's Day celebrations have also been supported
Puerto del Carmen. This year will her 18th St Patrick's on Lanzarote, by the local authorities. The Church of Nuestra Señora de
and every year she's served up free cabbage and bacon – Irish soul food Lourdes in Puerto del Carmen's old town holds a mass to mark
- to eager customers. “The first time I did it I prepared one piece of the day, and Mayor José Juan Cruz and his predecessor Pancho
gammon; one cabbage and about ten potatoes. This year it'll be 20 Hernández have both offered support and use of municipal
lumps of bacon, 20 cabbages and 200 potatoes,” she laughs. property to allow the celebrations to take place.
Last year, Mayor Cruz opened the celebrations with a speech
in which he said “St. Patricks Day is associated with the colour
green, the shamrock, the luck of the Irish and the happiness of
all the Irish on Lanzarote and in this resort.”
“We're overjoyed that the Irish feel at home in Puerto del
Carmen, and that they choose it as their favourite holiday
destination time and time again.”
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