Cueva de los Verdes (Haria municipality, Lanzarote) – located 30 minutes (27 km.) via car northeast of Arrecife, this is one of Lanzarote’s main eco-tourist destinations. The tunnel formed by La Corona Volcano is one of the longest and most interesting on the planet. All along it, there are at least sixteen “Jameos” (a jameo […]
Carnaval – like other Catholic countries, the island of Lanzarote conducts festive carnival celebrations like before Lent (usually around early-mid February every year). As in Rio de Janeiro, Gran Canaria, Tenerife and elsewhere, locals here put on elaborate costumes and party throughout the island (in particular at Arrecife, Puerto del Carmen, Costa Teguise, and Playa […]
Deiland Plaza (Calle Chimidas 20, Playa Honda) – opened in 1998, this sleek shopping mall has over 60 regional and international retailers (such as Casio Shop, Cortefiel, H&M, Pull & Bear, and The Body Shop, among others). There are also local and international eateries such as Burger King and KFC. Various family-friendly activities are often […]
Centro Comercial Las Cucharas (Pueblo Marinero, Costa Teguise) — this shopping complex boasts a variety of shops selling name brands, jewelry, and duty-free electronic goods. There are also shops selling crafts and souvenir items for friends and family at home. The shopping complex also houses cafés, restaurants and pubs for your dining and entertainment needs.
Centro Comercial Arrecife (Av. Medular, frente a la Ciudad Deportiva Lanzarote, Arrecife) – opened in 1993, this is a large shopping center, which includes a Eurospar supermarket, a florist, shoe shop, herbal shop, stationery shop, pet shop, hairdressers, sports shop, baby equipment shop, photographers, sweet shop and clothes too.
The Snug (Centro Comercial Las Cucharas, Pueblo Marinero, Costa Teguise) – this is an Irish pub that was converted from the old central pavilion of the area of Las Cucharas mall. Its interior is designed in the style of a British tavern, and surrounding the pavilion there is a semicircular terrace. The main music played […]
The One (Marina Rubicon, Playa Blanca) – this is a popular bar among the yachters who dock at Marina Rubicon (many from the UK). Some rave over its selection of over 300 types of gin, rum and whiskies. Its red & white lighthouse along the marina makes this bar hard to miss.
Tambo Terrazza (Calle Dr. Rupert Negrin 6, Arrecife) – this bar, which attracts patrons from their 20s to 40s, plays a lot of funky, house, electro, and rock classics, and it always has that lively feel.
San Miguel (El Varadero, Puerto del Carmen) — San Miguel is one of the first and most renowned terraces of the island in the nightlife of the traditional area of Puerto del Carmen (La Tiñosa). It opens early in the morning as a cafe or tapas bar. It’s a very convenient spot for morning coffee […]
Ruta 66 (Av. Las Playas, Puerto del Carmen) — If it were not that we were next to the beach, between the palm trees or beneath a sky full of stars, you would think that you were in London’s Soho or in a pub in Dublin. The characteristically bricks of pubs found on the British […]