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Lanzarote Restaurants

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Sakura

This popular Japanese restaurant in Arrecife offers exceptional value with its �15 all-you-can-eat conveyor-belt buffet. read more
Fine dining (22)

Bodega de Uga

Set in delightful surroundings of ornamental fig trees, Indian laurels and potted plants, this eatery is a bit special. Instead of a menu, the waiter asks a few questions about your tastes (Meat or... read more

Lanzarote Nightlife

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Vino Blanco

Wine, cocktails, tapas, yachts and an enormous selection of gins at this chilled-out bar at the water's edge of the gorgeous Marina Rubicon. read more
Clubbing (27)

Charlie's Bar

Charlie's Bar enjoys an almost legendary status amongst Lanzarote's night-time venues. Resident band, Rory and the Island, play every night from 11.15pm until 3.30am, with regular guests filling... read more

This Month in Lanzarote:

By Ashley Wootton - DiscoverLanzarote.com

Shopping: Escape the crowds of tourists and head for the Tinajo Agricultural and Artisan Market in Mancha Blanca on a Sunday morning to sample the island's delicious local fruit and vegetables - mangoes, papayas, tomatoes, onions, strawberries and bananas.

Sightseeing: The 21st edition of the gruelling Ironman Lanzarote triathlon takes place on 19 May. Competitors must complete a 3.8km swim, then a 180km bicycle race followed by a 42.2km run all under the hot Canarian sunshine. The race starts at Playa Grande in Puerto del Carmen at 7am.

Lanzarote News & Gossip

Fuerteventura Wild Swim

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Swimming's hardly an unusual holiday activity, especially in the ever-sunny Canaries, but for a growing group of adventurous types, the hotel pool just isn't challenging enough.

Wild swimmers visit the islands year-round in search of their next rugged, outdoor dip. In addition to traversing inland lakes and river ravines, the ultimate challenge is journeying from one island to another.

Two mass-participation crossings are set to take place this month. Depending on their experience (and bravery), would-be participants can do a whopping 15km marathon swim across the Bocaina Straits, from the Hotel Hesperia Playa Dorada on Lanzarote to Corralejo, Fuerteventura, on 15 October, or swim a
3.5km hop from Corralejo beach to the tiny island of Isla de Lobos the next day. Alternatively, just come along and watch. clubvulcano.org

Lanzarote Trivia

May: The jellyfish that closed some Lanzarote beaches over the winter are just the latest in a series of irregular plagues that strike the island from time to time. In 2004, millions of locusts arrived from Africa, 2008 saw large numbers of swallows and bee eaters while other years have brought sea-sawdust blooms and swarms of butterflies and ladybirds.
April: Although Lanzarote is not known for motorsport, the Club La Santa sports resort has attracted Formula One stars Jenson Button, Fernando Alonso, Felipe Massa and Mark Webber for winter training in recent years.
March: The Canarian Houbara bustard (Chlamydotis undulata fuertaventurae), an endangered endemic subspecies, is limited to the islands of Lanzarote and Fuerteventura. The entire population consists of just 700 birds.