The blue flag awarded to Playa Las Cucharas in Costa Teguise was officially hoisted on Thursday 11th July 2013.

Mayor of Teguise, Oswaldo Betancort is pictured raising the flag, this is the first time in five years that the beach has met the strict quality, safety and environmental standards set to be awarded the blue flag. This distinction endorses the work that has been completed so far by the council, their aim is to have two more flags flying on the beaches of Playa del Jablillo and Playa Bastian in the near future.

Work has also commenced to replenish sand on the beaches of Jablillo, Los Charcos and El Ancla in the resort. Around 2,000 m3 / 1,800 tonnes of sand will be transported from Lanarote’s desert (El Jable) near Muñique to be distributed to these three beaches. The project is expected to be completed this month.

Related Information:

Blue Flags in Lanzarote 2013

Costa Teguise’s Accessible Beach Award

Traffic travelling from the industrial zone in Playa Honda in the direction of San Bartolomé will be temporarily diverted tomorrow, Wednesday 17th July.

This diversion is in place from 07:00 until the work is completed. It affects vehicles that would normally pass along Calle La Hoya down the side of the Ambar furniture shop and around the back of Ropers. Instead traffic will be diverted via Calle Hoya Grande, as indicated in the plan above, to re-join the road at the junction with the new ITV station.

The Department of Urban and Industrial Zone from the Ayuntamiento of San Bartolomé apologise for any inconvenience that the temporary diversion might cause and ask drivers to use extreme caution and observe the safety measures in place, by following the signs and indications.

The Lanzarote Pride Festival will be held in the resort of Puerto del Carmen this weekend, from the 19th to 21st July.

The programme of events are focussed along the Avenida de Las Playas, apart from the 2am parties on Friday and Saturday night which are situated in Discoteca Aché at Centro Atlántico.

Lanzarote Pride Festival 2013 Programme

Friday 19th July

21:00 Grand Transformation Gala with singers and dance groups and Drag Xoul, the winner of the Gala Drag Queen 2013 of Las Palmas in Gran Canaria. Followed by Gran Fiesta del Orgullo (Gay Fiesta)

02:00 Fiesta with DJ’s in the Discoteca Aché Bar in Centro Commercial Atlántico

Saturday 20th July

13:00 Zumbathon

14:00 Fiesta del Agua (Water Party) with DJ’s

16:00 Gran Carrera de Tacones (High Heels Race)

17:00 Face painting and hat workshops

19:30 Gay Pride Procession from Avenida Italia until the Hotel Fariones. Followed by Gran Fiesta DJ del Orgullo (Gay Fiesta with DJ)

02:00 Fiesta with DJ’s in the Discoteca Aché Bar in Centro Commercial Atlántico

Sunday 21st July

15:00 Gran Fiesta Aqua Pride

Looking to visit Lanzarote in September or October this year?

The Ryanair offer is to book between the 16 to18th of July and travel from the 2nd September to 24th October. We could see connections from Lanzarote priced at:

Bournemouth €43

Bristol / Leeds Bradford / Luton / Manchester€58

Birmingham / East Midlands / Glasgow Prestwick / Liverpool €68

Stansted €82

Cork / Shannon €123

September is one of the hottest months in Lanzarote, with less wind than June to August. Our main summer period is considered to last until the half term holidays in October, when we can start to expect the odd shower as well as sunshine.

Canal Gestión Lanzarote have issued a notice confirming a 36 hour disruption in the water supply to certain areas of Lanzarote.

The water company in Lanzarote have confirmed that the following zones of Lanzarote will have no water supply from 16:00 on the 17th July to 06:00 on the 19th July.

North: Tahiche, Nazaret, Las Cabreras, Teguise, Los Valles, Teseguite, El Mojón, Guatiza, Los Cocoteros, Mala, Charco del Palo,Tabayesco, Arrieta, Punta Mujeres, Haría, Máguez, Guinate, Yé & Órzola.

Central: San Bartolomé, Mozaga, El Islote, Tao, Tiagua, Tinajo, Muñique, Soo, Yuco, La Vegueta, Mancha Blanca, La Santa, El Cuchillo & Caleta Caballo

South: Guime, Montaña Blanca, , Tias, Conil, Tegoyo, Masdache, Macher, Uga, Yaiza, La Degollada, Las Breñas, Playa Quemada & El Golfo.

The notice explains that as per previous occasions and only when absolutely necessary, the company is forced to cut off the water supply to some areas of the island, due to the seasonal increase in demand which exceeds the capacity of the facilities.

Canal Gestión Lanzarote, regrets again for any inconvenience that this disruption may cause to all of their clients.

The company also took the opportunity to remind everyone that according to the Reglamento del Servicio de Abastecimiento de Agua potable y Saneamiento de la isla de Lanzarote ( B.O.P. De Las Palmas, nº 65, del 30 de mayo de 2003), we are obliged to have our own water storage facilities.

If you love walking and live in Lanzarote, you may be interested to learn that there’s a group of residents who meet on alternate Sundays for various walks around the island.

Typically the walks are planned to last for 2 to 3 hours followed by tapas and a drink. It sounds like a great way to expand your social network and discover hidden parts of Lanzarote!

This isn’t for holidaymakers, there are various companies such as the Lanzarote Active Club who offer guided walks for tourists in Lanzarote. The group is non commercial, so you walk at your own risk, accepting the disclaimer mailed to members with details of the next walk. Suggestions of walks are welcomed and different members take it in turn to lead the group.

The next walk is planned for this Sunday 21st July where the group are planning to walk approximately 7km to the Secret Garden from Playa Quemada with a suggestion of a swim at the destination and lunch at the 7 Islas restaurant afterwards.

If you would like to know more, please email lanzwg@yahoo.com where you can be included on the mailing list for future dates.

Related Information:

Walks in Lanzarote

Guided walks in Lanzarote

An established Estate Agents in Puerto del Carmen are looking for highly self motivated and enthusiastic team players to join their ever expanding sales team.

Candidate requirements:

• Smart in Appearance
• Good knowledge of the island, especially Puerto del Carmen
• Driving License and car is a must
• Ability to work flexible hours and weekends
• Must speak fluent English, Spanish and a third language is a bonus

No previous sales experience is necessary as full training will be provided.

This is a commission based role with unlimited earning possibilities.

Please email CVs to fal@atlanticohomes.com

Twelve clothes and shoes recycling containers have been installed around the municipality of San Bartolomé in Lanzarote today.

Donations to these clothing banks will be distributed by social services to those in need within the municipality. The clothing containers have been provided by Canarias Recycling S.L.  for a 5 year agreement. The containers are located within Playa Honda, Güime, Montaña Blanca, El Islote & San Bartolomé. So if you’re having a clear out please consider others that would be grateful for your cast offs, you can find the textile recycling containers here:

4 x Playa Honda - Calle San Borondón by Plaza Santa Elena, Calle Fayna by the Centro Cívico, on the corner of Botavara and the Carretera de las Playas & the corner of Bergantín and Calle San Borondón.

5 x San Bartolome – Calle Rubicón in front of the Policía Local, Calle Pío XII by the campo de fútbol, Calle Caldereras, Guadafía on the corner of Calle Isa and Calle José María Gil by the Guardia Civil.

In the civic centre of each of these villages:

1 x Güime

1 x Montaña Blanca

1 x El Islote

Donations of used clothes and shoes should be deposited sealed in closed bags. The containers will be emptied on a weekly basis, the contents of which will be made available to the social services department at the local council.

Related Information:
Calor y Cafe

The commercial zone of Terminal 1 at Lanzarote Airport is due to have a two million euro overhaul.

Construction on the new shopping area begins next week according to AENA, which also includes remodelling of the duty free shop and restaurants. The project is expected to take 9 months and be completed by Spring 2014.

Airport Director Manuel Vinegre explained that the strategy is to improve the airport to enable passengers to have the best quality experience whilst they pass through the facility at Guacimeta, one worthy for the end of their stay in Lanzarote.

The retail space will be reorganised and new brands introduced to give travellers a broader experience. The key objective is to increase revenue from 7.5 million euros spent during 2012 to 13.5 million by 2017.

Both sides of the airport will be renovated including the shops in the check in area as well as airside. The duty free shop will increase form 654 m2 to 1050 m2 and the number of shops will remain at 11 but with an increase in floor space from 1040 m2 to 1135 m2 in a boulevard style.

Lanzarote’s airport is the 8th biggest in terms of the AENA network with 5 million passengers a year.

Related Information:

Arrecife Airport

Free WiFi at Lanzarote Airport

It’s another busy weekend in Puerto del Carmen, this time for the Lanzarote Pride Festival and the holiday resort of Playa Blanca are celebrating their Fiesta del Carmen, as well as various other local fiestas.

Puerto del Carmen:

Venue: Vanilla, C.C. Aquarium, Puerto del Carmen, Lanzarote

Date: Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st July 2013

Time: 21:00 – 03:00 & 14:00 – 22:00

Details: Vanilla are celebrating the Pride weekend with Pride Night on Saturday and Fiesta de Pareos on Sunday. There’s also a presentation of the 12 candidates for Miss Puerto del Carmen 2013 at 19:00 on Saturday.

Venue: Vino + Ven, Plaza Barracuda (in front of Hotel Fariones), Puerto del Carmen, Lanzarote

Date: Saturday 20th July 2013

Time: 22:00

Details: Tempo Forte with their tribute to Opera Pop.

Venue: Nikki Beach, Centro Atlantico, Puerto del Carmen, Lanzarote

Date: Saturday 20th July 2013

Time: 20:00 – 06:00

Details: Summer House Party with Dj’s Coco Loco, Pedro Diaz, Hassan, Chris Curtis & Andrew Cronin. Free entry.

Venue: Bahia Beach Club, Costa Mar, Puerto del Carmen, Lanzarote

Date: Saturday 20th July 2013

Time: 20:00 – 05:00

Details: Noche Blanca, a night of Latin music including Bachata, Salas, Regueton. Wear white. Free entry.

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Arrecife:

Venue: Sala Aqua, Arrecife, Lanzarote

Date: Saturday 20th July 2013

Time: 20:00 – 08:00

Details: Picón Group present Techno Day & Night Festival including Dj’s:

20h - REFERENCE SOUND
21h - CARLOS MK
22h - CARLÖ BLANCÖ
23h - LUCA de TENA
00h - JYETUR
01h - VANNE DJ
02h - DARIO DUEGRA
03h - KAHRLY Alkalino
04h - DJ Sinkro + JYETUR
06h - MÖNSTER + DJ SINKRO

Tickets €12 in advance and €15 on the door.

Venue: La Antigua, Calle José Antonio, Arrecife, Lanzarote

Date: Saturday 20th July 2013

Time: 23:30

Details: Borja maneje, Carlos Velez & resident DJ Luca de Tena. Free entry.

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Costa Teguise:

Venue: Terraza Zen, Campo de Golf, Costa Teguise, Lanzarote

Date: Friday 19th July 2013

Details: From Friday 19th July there will be live music every Friday and Saturday night. Entry including a drink €10.

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La Geria:

Venue: Bodega Stratvs, La Geria, Lanzarote

Date: Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st July 2013

Time: 11:00 – 17:00 & 11:00 – 15:00

Details: Show room is an exhibition of different designers who will be presenting their latest and original creations including:

Las Cosas de Oliva          

La Vendedora de nenúfares

Diana Isabeletta                 

Maye                        

Boutique Fiammetta           

Evia Ascensión                    

Amarillo Verdelimón      

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Playa Blanca:

Venue: Sunset Lanzarote, Marina Rubicón, Playa Blanca, Lanzarote

Date: Saturday 20th July 2013

Time: 19:00

Details: Flamenco Concert with Antonio de la Rosa.

Fiestas de Nuestra Señora del Carmen

Friday 19th

17:30 Children’s play in the AAVV La Aurora

18:00 Final of the Padel Tournament at Marina Rubicón

19:00 Exhibition of Lucha Canaria on the town beach

21:00 Pensioners Play-Back in the tent at the harbour. Followed by verbena with groups Rika Banda & Banda Nueva

Saturday 20th

10:00 Triyaiza Run

17:00 3 x 3 Tournament in the cancha del Aulagar

21:00 Election of  Miss & Mister Yaiza 2013 with entertainment from Ballet Dance Pop in the tent at the harbour. Followed by verbena with groups Sabor Latino & Rika Banda

Sunday 21st

13:30 BBQ and fiesta del agua (water party) with entertainment from Grupo Bomba, Sabor Latino & Dj’s Juan Ventura y Izan Fernández

19:00 Solemn Function & Marine Procession accompanied by Parranda Janubio and Los Salineros de la Hoya

21:00 Spectacular “De La Planta a la Raíz” in the tent at the harbour
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La Graciosa:

Fiestas de San Felipe

Friday 19th

10:00 Ambient music from Raices

11:00 Litoral route leaving from the marina office

17:00 Football championships

21:00 Final of the karaoke competition in the harbour

Saturday 20th

10:00 Ambient music El Golpito

11:00 Inflatable play for children

20:00 Spectacular “El Aniversario 5.0” followed by a dance with Parranda Los Valles

Sunday 21st

20:00 Eucharist celebration

21:00 Projection of images from the Fiestas del Carmen & San Felipe

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Masdache:

Fiestas de La Magdalena

Friday 19th

11:00 Childrens play on the mini park

17:00 Bicycle gymkhana

20:00 Lucha Canaria

21:00 Teatre from the “Aficionadas de Mácher” with “Lo que tú quieras”, “Valla lío de barrigas” & “Las tijeras afiliadas que vamos a recortar”. Followerd by Fiesta Joven Summer Live with Dj’s Christopher Ramos, Fran Bernal, Juan Hernández, Ruyman González and the group Lanzarote Swing

Saturday 20th

09:00 Walk including the volcanic history of the area. €5 leaving from the sociedad and organised by Senderismo Lanzarote.

11:00 Personal defence class

21:00 Play back “Los Pimpollos” followed by verbena with Los Conejeros & Atlanti Swing

Sunday 21st

20:00 Enyeske Canario with the folklore groups La Peña & Cuágaro

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Guatiza:

Friday 19th

16:00 Football tournament

17:00 Gymkhana for all ages

21:00 Tenderete with folklore groups Guanapay, La Pichona & El Geito

23:30 Karaoke in el Ventorrillo

Saturday 20th

10:30 Market in the plaza

12:00 Celebration of the word in the Santa Margarita church by the cemetery

20:00 Religious function in honour of Santa Margarita accompanied by the choir

21:00 Catwalk and playbacks

23:30 Verbena with a prize for the best float

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La Santa:

Fiestas del Carmen

Friday 19th

10:00 Inflatable play

17:00 Painting & drawing competition

18:00 Pudding competition

22:00 Verbena with groups Bomba (Fuerteventura) & Lady’s del Swing (Las Palmas)

Saturday 20th

10:00 Verification Slalom La Santa

12:00 Slalom motor racing commences

15:00 Verbena with Pepe Benavento. Followed by the trophy ceremony.

21:00 Children’s Play Back. Followed by verbena with groups Bomba (Fuerteventura) & Lady’s del Swing (Las Palmas)

Sunday 21st

12:00 Cucaña in the varadero (greasy pole) then fiesta del agua (water party)

18:00 Mass and procession of boats accompanied by the municipal band from Tinajo. Followed by folklore from the A.M.C. Timbayba

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Tahiche:

Friday 19th

21:00 Folklore festival Guagime with performances from

-A. F. Timbayba

-A. F. Los Cebolleros y Cabuqueros (Gáldar)

-A. F. Guagime

Saturday 20th

10:00 Ping Pong tournament for all ages

18:00 Romería in honour and with offerings for Santiago Apóstol with folklore groups. Followed by the Baile de Romero (dance)

Sunday 21st

12:00 Verbena del Agua (water party)

18:00 Ladies bola tournament

21:00 Tahíche Dance 2013

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An official announcement was made in the Boletín last Friday by the Ayuntamiento of Tías, informing market traders to apply for stalls available in a new weekly market.

The market will be held every Friday and situated on the Plaza Varadero, in the old harbour of Puerto del Carmen.

A points system has been designed for the allocation of the 66 stalls, so that preference is given to those who are currently unemployed, have family responsibilities and are older. Forty points will be awarded for the most economical offers received, 10 points for older artisans, 25 points for those in social situations and 25 points for those in employment difficulties. The Department of Commerce emphasized that this pioneering new procedure in Lanzarote adheres to the legal regulations, whilst allowing for competition and transparency to those people and companies who would like a position in the new market.

Interested parties have 20 working days following the date of publication which was the 12th July to submit their bids for market stalls. The market specification is that of the 66 stalls available, 20 should be allocated to artisans. Apart from artisans, the categories include the sale of products including agricultural, sea salt, jewellery, shoes, bags, accessories, textiles, cosmetics, perfume and food services.

The market should be up and running within a matter of weeks, once the administration process has been concluded.

Related Information:

Forthcoming events in Puerto del Carmen for 2013

The Old Harbour in Puerto del Carmen

According to an article published in La Provincia today, the junction to access Costa Teguise from the Arrecife ring road will be closed until March 2014.

Drivers will have to access Costa Teguise via the old single road through Las Caletas for the next nine months, whilst work progresses on the duplication of the Circunvalación. The news was released by José Antonio Gutiérrez, the Cabildo’s Minister for Public Works following a meeting with the Director of Road Infrastructure for the Canary Islands and Juan Ventura, the Mayor of Arrecife.

The resort’s dual carriageway connection through to the capital won’t be closed for as long, this section should take around six months to complete.

There is a new paintings exhibition by Luis Carballo Calero in the Ermita de San Antonio in Tías.

It's called "Callejones de Arrecife", "callejón" being the Spanish for alleyway. I decided to check it out, having missed last week's inauguration.

The artist is originally from Tenerife and is self-taught. His specialty is portraits, a sample of which are also shown alongside some nudes, some religious scenes, landscapes, still lifes and even some scenes from his own island, and of course, the scenes from our capital that give the name to the exhibition. I don't know Arrecife too well, but I even recognize a couple of spots.

His technique is quite unique, as he doesn't use brushes but palette knifes to paint, giving his works a very impressionist look. One of my favourites is a series of fours small paintings with only a bench and four trees during the four seasons – simple, yet very poetic!

He is a pleasant chap to talk to (the exhibition is manned by the artist himself!) and his work varied enough that surely you are bound to find something that appeals to you. Pop in a have a look, it's a nice way to step away from the heat that we are having these days.

The exhibition will be shown until the 3rd of August from Monday to Friday from 5pm to 8pm and on Saturdays from 10 am to 2pm.

You can see the photos of the opening here Callejones de Arrecife Inauguration and have a glimpse of his paintings - some of them in this exhibition!- on the artists Facebook page Luis Carballo Calero.

We met Winfried Scholz last week, who is perhaps better known as Freddy “El Gato.”

He’s an interesting character, who has been living on the island since 1994, when he arrived and booked into an apartment in Puerto del Carmen. Within a few days he realized that area wasn’t for him and he moved into a cave in Papagayo!

Freddie is a lawyer, who speaks several languages and who is in the process of writing a book about the island he cares passionately about, but he’s best known as the “Cat guy.”

His mission to help the feral cats that live in Playa Blanca, and to do that he has set up food stations at various parts of the resort where the cats can come for water, food and shelter from the sun. He also does his best to control the population with a program of castration and neutering. His work is largely self funded, supplemented with the odd donation and the sale of “Cat friend” necklaces. Occasionally locals and tourists leave bags of cat food at the stations, and these are gratefully accepted – cat food is expensive on the island!

He’s certainly controversial, talking openly about disagreements with various people in the area, one of which lead to him suffering a knife attack, and he’s not shy about laying the blame for some of the island’s problems firmly at the door of the politicians.

This controversial side is balanced by the work he does for the cats, and the fact that he thinks nothing of choosing a piece of open land, and cleaning and tidying it for several hours, to the benefit of everyone.

He’s planning to open a café in Playa Blanca soon, and some of the profits from that will go towards paying for the work he does with the cats. We’ll keep you posted on that.

Here’s a video he made showing his cat feeding stations:

You can connect with Freddy via his Facebook page: Freddy Lanzarote Cats

The UNED de Lanzarote are looking for teachers in Lanzarote.

Those interested in teaching languages as part of the Centro Universitario de Idiomas a Distancia (CUID) can submit their CV’s for consideration from the 17th to 31st July 2013. The languages to be studied in Lanzarote as part of the agreement between UNED and Ayuntamiento of San Bartolomé are English, German and Spanish for foreigners.

Applications should be submitted by email toinfo@lanzarote.uned.es with your CV attached which should follow the example available for download on www.unedlanzarote.es

The successful candidates will be selected during September.

I visited the Cueva de los Verdes for the first time shortly after I moved to Lanzarote. I thought the place was magic.

To my surprise we saw that they were holding a concert the next day and we were so intrigued about what it would be like that we went back the following night to attend the performance. Now, that was magic!

Here is the programme of this year's concerts:

Conciertos de la Cueva Programme 2013

Saturday, 27th of July

Quintet in A Major Op. 81 by Dvorak,

Quintet in E Major Op. 44 by Schumann,

Thursday, 15th of August

Quartet B Major by Bach

Quartet FM K 370 by Mozart

Fantasy by Britten

Saturday, 21st of September

Sueños (dreams), a musical show created by Daniel Negrín that combines aromatherapy with world music and nature sounds.

Saturday, 12th of October

Quartet by Fauré

Quartet Op. 87 by Dvorak

Saturday, 16th of November

Quintet in A Minor Op. 84 by Elgar

Quintet Op. 115 by Fauré

Tickets costs €20.00 each and can be purchased at all CACT ticket offices. There is no discount for residents but the organisers are considering to offer a season ticket and the possibility to reserve tickets online. We'll keep you posted as soon as we are informed of any progress on that front.

All concerts are start 20:00.

Please do allow at least 20 minutes to arrive on site, park and descent to the Auditorio. Those who have already been to the cave will know that, although perfectly doable, the descent is a bit tricky. I would also advise to wear "sensible" shoes for the same reason. Finally for those more sensitive in terms of temperature, bring something heavier to wrap yourself with as it can feel a bit chilly. Or is it the music giving you the goose bumps? Find out for yourself!

Related Information:

Cueva de los Verdes

Centres of Art, Culture & Tourism (CACT)

Ecomar, the fair of ecological products and local traditional fishing organised by Saborea Lanzarote ("taste Lanzarote") will take place next Saturday 27th of July in Playa Honda.

The food fair will be open from 11am to 3pm.

There will be tastings available priced at €1, for which you need to buy tickets in advance at the fair itself, a system that it's becoming very popular in this type of events.

You can see the participating establishments in the map, they include La Tasca de Lola, Restaurante Los Conejeros Beach, Restaurante O’Pote, Restaurante Taberna de Nino, Quesería Montaña Blanca, Restaurante Sideria La Viñas, Quesería Flor de Teguise, La Gamba de La Santa, Restaurante La Marea de Barlovento, Quesería Tinache, Ecolan and 4 bodegas.

Also being ecofriendly, you are encouraged to travel to the fair on a bicycle. The fair will take place in the Avenida of Playa Honda and a special area for parking the bikes will be provided.

Related Information:
Playa Honda
Bike rental in Lanzarote

The Fiestas Nuestra Señora del Carmen will be held in the holiday resort of Puerto del Carmen from the 1st to 11th of August in 2013.

La Tiñosa is the focus for the traditional celebration to honour the patron saint of fishermen in Puerto del Carmen. The boat procession will be held at 18:00 on Saturday 10th and the street procession on Sunday 11th at 19:00. A fairground normally accompanies the celebration, with stalls and rides installed in the Plaza del Varadero.

The following programme of events will take place in and around Plaza del Varadero in the old harbour unless otherwise stated. El Fondeadero is the civic centre, situated on the right hand side of the road as you enter the harbour, opposite the church. The Football Ground is on the outskirts of the resort, follow Calle Toscón until the end, it’s on the right of the junction.

Fiesta del Carmen Programme – Puerto del Carmen 2013

Thursday 1st

09:00 Decoration of the streets with traditional flags

21:00 Opening speech by D. Antonio Pérez López followed by a performance from Grupo Jóvenes and Mariachi El Puerto from Fuerteventura.

Friday 2nd

19:00 Football tournament with 3 teams at the Football Ground in Puerto del Carmen

20:00 Exhibition of old photos and projection of a documentary with voices from Puerto del Carmen in the El Fondeadero

21:30 Miss Puerto del Carmen contest

23:00 Live entertainment (verbena popular) with Kimara Band and Travesía

Saturday 3rd

10:00 Carrera Popular La Tiñosa - Barranco del Quiquere (run), organised by the Football Club of Puerto del Carmen

10:00 Beach Handball tournament on Playa Grande

11:00 Indoor soccer tournament with 3 teams in the IES (secondary school) in Puerto del Carmen, organised by the ADCR La Tiñosa – Tiguafaya

11:00 Archery class at the Football Ground in Puerto del Carmen, organised by Club Lanzaflecha

19:00 Regional Soccer Tournament with 3 teams at the Football Ground in Puerto del Carmen

20:30 Theatre from Mujercitas y uno más with the production of El Chorizo Enmascarado in El Fondeadero

21:30 Folklore performances from groups Guerma & Grupo Municipal Folclórico Adeje de Tenerife

23:00 Live entertainment (verbena popular) with Rika Banda and Travesía

Sunday 4th

09:00 Coastal trek organised by Senderismo Lanzarote €5

10:00 Women’s games

10:00 Inter island Archery Championships in the Football Ground, organised by Club Lanzaflecha

11:00 Eucharist Celebration

12:00 Final of the Beach Handball Championship on Playa Grande

12:30 Maritime simulation organised by Emerlan

16:00 Pudding contest

19:00 Eucharist Celebration

20:30 Popular dance with Los Campesinos, Parranda El Golpito & Pepe Benavente

Monday 5th

19:00 Planetarium The Summer Stars

19:00 Ronda Tournament for youngsters in the Casa de la Juventud

20:00 Gymnastics Exhibition

20:30  Ladies Bola competition in the canchas Plaza del Varadero

22:00 Boulevard in concert

Tuesday 6th Children’s Day (all attractions €1)

11:00 Children’s Play

17:00 Ladies Ronda Tournament  in the Centro Sociocultural

19:00 Planetarium The Summer Stars

19:30 Smurf Spectacular from Animaciones Nailyth

21:00 Guateque (disco party)

Wednesday 7th

11:00 Jolatero class in the Aulas El Fondeadero

18:00 Quemao tournament

19:00 Juvenile Ronda tournament in the Casa de la Juventud

20:00 Zumba Master Class (free entry)

21:00 Literary contest in El Fondeadero

22:00 XIII Festival of Local Artists

Thursday 8th

11:00 Jolateros class in the Aulas El Fondeadero

16:00 Diving class for adults and children, organised by the Centro de Buceo Alisios Sub Lanzarote at El Poril

17:00 Ladies Chinchón tournament in the Centro Sociocultural

20:30 Tibetan bowls & quartz concert in the Salón El Fondeadero. Tickets €6.

21:30 Dance contest United by Dance, organised by the Department of Youth

Friday 9th

16:00 Diving class for adults and children, organised by the Centro de Buceo Alisios Sub Lanzarote at El Poril

18:00 Ping Pong tournament in the Casa de la Juventud

18:00 Pensioners Dance in the Salón El Fondeadero

20:00 Tasting of Canarian Sancocho in the El Fondeadero

22:00 Folklore dance with Parrandas El Golpito, Chimia, El Géito, Raíces & Pa´l Porrón

Saturday 10th

18:00 Celebration of the word and Maritime Procession accompanied by the Parranda Marinera Los Buches

20:00 Prayer of the Rosary. Rosary for Life

20:30 Eucharist Celebration

21:30 Folklore entertainment from groups Los Parranderos & Las Encantadoras

23:00 Live party (verbena) with groups Rika Banda & Banda Nueva

Sunday 11th

10:00 Travesía a nado Playa Grande (swim race)

11:00 Eucharist Celebration

12:00 Jolateros race at El Poril

14:00 Daytime party (verbena del solajero) with Trío Lanzarote

19:00 Religious function and street procession in honour of Nuestra Señora del Carmen accompanied by the Agrupación Cultural Artistica de Tías (Acuarti) and followed by a performance from Agrupación Folklórica Güerma

20:30 Men’s Canarian bowling championship in the Canchas Plaza del Varadero

21:00 Musical Gala from Raíce – De la planta a la raíz and Vocal Siete

23:00 Dance with Trío Atlanti Swing

When we heard that Viktor and Paul had left Casa Roja in Puerto del Carmen to open their own restaurant, we were there! Barstro is a bistro with a twist and situated in Oasis de Nazaret, Lanzarote.

The residents of Nazaret must be delighted with the opening of Barstro, apart from LagOmar and the sociedad if you want to eat out, it was previously a trip to La Villa de Teguise or further afield. This purpose built restaurant is wonderfully equipped, there’s a central dining room which is ideal for groups and special occasions plus an enclosed terrace area with views out across the countryside.

Paul has an amazing kitchen, we can’t wait to see what he’s going to create in there with a promise to change the menu every 2 weeks. We were given a full tour of the premises and they are impressive, the kitchen is open to the restaurant so you can see Chef at work.

Viktor is the Maître d’ of Barstro so you can be assured of fantastic hospitality with just the right balance of personal attention and great service. We ordered a glass of Bermejo vino blanco seco, whilst the sun was setting and we browsed the menu. We were pleasantly surprised at the prices, the tapas menu ranges from €3.50 to just over €5.00, main meals €9.50 - €13.50 and desserts €4.00 - €6.50. Viktor explained that their price policy is aimed at the resident market.

We settled on our starters, I couldn’t resist the warm pork scratching served on a bed of garden leaf salad with apple dressing, whilst Miguel ordered one of the specials a savoury puff pastry served with mushrooms and mussels. I love pork scratching and wasn’t disappointed in my dish, the pork was deliciously crispy without the risk of breaking a tooth and worked well with the fresh salad drizzled in apple. I was envious of Miguel’s pastry though, so struck a deal where we shared half of each!  Yum, what can I say, this dish is superb, it was strongly flavoured of fish, the pastry was still crisp even with the sauce and the pumpkin seeds on the top added to the overall taste – definitely one to try if it’s still on the menu.

Our main courses were both ordered off the menu, Miguel didn’t hesitate selecting the rib-eye steak and home cut chips, whilst I opted for something different, red tuna with wasabi paste and served on a bed of black noodles.  The steak was incredibly tasty and very tender, Barstro aren’t mean with their portion of chips either, there was a good bowl full included which I just had to help Miguel out with. My fish was delicious, I adore wasabi but if you didn’t then the tuna can be served without, there was also an option to have the dish without the black noodles which I hadn’t tried before.

Then it was time for my favourite part of the menu, desserts! We listened to the emphasis each was given as Viktor read out the options and just had to order the poached pear in white chocolate and coconut soup and the raspberry brulée. We weren’t wrong, these puddings are to die for! The chocolate and coconut soup has been engraved on our taste buds, wow, this was quite unlike anything we’ve tasted before, it’s fabulous you have to try it. The brulée was wonderful, crispy top, fluffy centre with a pop of sharp raspberry, definitely a dish with a twist.

Barstro is a fabulous addition to the restaurants available in Lanzarote, what’s more it’s fairly close to where we live so we’ll definitely be checking out the menu changes in the future. Paul and Viktor are a first class team, we’ve witnessed it before at Casa Roja but now they have the chance to shine in their own right. We highly recommend this restaurant, they’re open from 12:00 to 23:00 every day, feel free to pop in for coffee & cake, just a drink, tapas or evening meal, you’ll be made to feel very welcome.

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Registration has opened for two new free Spanish courses aimed at foreign residents living in Lanzarote.

One course will be run in Puerto del Carmen, the other in Arrecife starting from Monday 18th September through to the 11th November. Lessons will be held twice a week on Mondays & Wednesdays, Puerto del Carmen will be from 10:00 – 12:00 and Arrecife from 17:00 – 19:00.

If you would like to register for the Taller de Español para Extranjeros II you need to contact theÁrea Participación Ciudadana office situtated in the Cabildo of Lanzarote. The office is open from 09:00 – 13:00 and situated on the first floor. Telephone: 928 81 01 00 extensions 2112 / 2144 / 2124. Please take your personal identification of passport / NIE with you for the registration.

Places are limited to 18 per course and are allocated on a first come first served basis. Registration is open from Tuesday 23rd July to the 9th August.

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Language school in Puerto del Carmen