Tuesday, September 27th, 2011
A 3 day festival raising money for AFA and the sporting clubs on the island in conjunction with the Ayuntamiento de Tías. Brought to you by the people already responsible for the Bomberos Foam party, Sumo Wrestling, Roller Disco plus last years FreezeMob and Art Festival.
This years event will consist of the 4th Lanzarote Summer Music Festival and the 2nd Oktoberfest as the 2011 Event Weekend of The Year.Held at Plaza de las Naciones in Los Pocillos, Puerto Del Carmen.
The Friday Night Live Music Concert will take place on the auditorium area on the lower level,
(as always), leading up to the main area which will host the Oktoberfest on the Saturday and Sunday.
There will be an Art Park, Crazy Golf Tournament and Kids Zone throughout the three days on both lower levels either side of the Plaza. The Large Kids area will include bouncy castles, water slides, (make sure you bring your towels), water balls, sweet stand, face painting and other activities.
The 4th Lanzarote Summer Music Festival
To be held on Friday 30th of September from 16.00 to 1:30.
The best outdoor concert featuring the best local big bands and entertainment including special guests The Silk Rabbits, flying over from Germany. The Bars will be staffed and organised by Lanzarote Rugby Club and AFA, while the BBQ area will be run by the local Football Club and the Lanzarote Cricket Association. A Childrens area will be set up as well as the Kids qualifying rounds of the Crazy Golf which will be held over the afternoon for the finals on the Sunday.
The 2nd Lanzarote Oktoberfest
Saturday 1st October 10.00 til 23.00
Featuring the traditional opening ceremony of the Oktoberfest with a horsedrawn cart and the opening of the first beer barrel by the Mayor of Tías at 10.30 accompanied by the big band and typical Bavarian Polka music. Also including the Adults qualifying rounds of the Crazy Golf Tournament.
Sunday 2nd October 10.00 til 22.00
Starting off with the traditional Bavarian ‘Weißwurst’ Beer Brunch, (white sausage) and Polka music. Will also include the Mr. & Mrs. Oktoberfest competition. Prizes for best dressed, sexiest dressed and silliest dressed. This will also host the childrens and adult finals of the Crazy Golf Tournament.
Both days will feature a variety of performances in the main tent from 12.00 onwards with local
and guest musicians, traditional Schlager (folk) music, Polka, and plenty of popular music, also featuring the large municipal band from Tías.
The Plaza will host a large Bierkeller selling traditional German ‘White Beer’, a Bottle bar, a Cocktail & Jagermeister Bar, The Rugby Club and Tennis Club bar, a Theme bar and a Spanish wine, paella and tapas bar.
A wide variety of food will also be available consisting of a Traditional German Bratwurst grill, speciality Bavarian food, BBQ & hot dog / hamburger area ran by the Cricket society and La Tiñosa Football Club, traditional German cake tent, crepes and ice cream.
Among other things there will also be a Promotions tent for sponsors and Merchandising, and a Profesional photography area which will publish your pictures on facebook. For further information and precise timetables, you will find updates on our facebook site.
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Monday, February 21st, 2011
Timanfaya National Park was the image chosen to feature on the ONCE lottery ticket sold on Sunday 20th February. The ticket was presented last Tuesday by ONCE’s regional representative in the Canaries, Gabriel Lizoaín, together with Miguel Ángel Pulido, Canarian Deputy Minister of Town and Country Planning.
In a ceremony that took place at the Cabildo, the local government headquarters, Lizoaín presented Pulido with the framed printing plate used for producing this specially designed lottery ticket. The presentation was attended by president of Timanfaya Foundation, Concepción Pérez, the director of the National Park, Aurelio Centellas and vice-president of the Cabildo, Fabián Martín, who expressed gratitude to ONCE for choosing to circulate the image of Timanfaya National Park which is so emblematic of the island. Also attending the presentation was Manuel Mendoza, director of the Arrecife branch of ONCE.
The Canary Islands’ four national parks, Timanfaya in Lanzarote; Caldera de Taburiente in La Palma; Garajonay in La Gomera and Teide in Tenerife, have been selected to form part of a series of 14 lottery tickets that ONCE have dedicated to Spain’s Network of National Parks. A total of 70 million ONCE tickets featuring the National Parks will be in circulation throughout the country from January to April 2011.
The Timanfaya lottery ticket is one in this series of weekend tickets dedicated to the national parks which come under the umbrella of the Canarian Deputy Ministry for Town and Country Planning.
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Wednesday, August 25th, 2010
The tourist complex Nautilus Lanzarote has just received the Title of Accessibility and Adaptability in the category of Adapted.
Nautilus Bungalows turns this way into the first tourist establishment into the Canary Islands that there shows this distinction with which there is guaranteed the practiced of his facilities to persons with problems of limited mobility.
Located in Matagorda, in Lanzarote’s south, Bungalows Nautilus it has followed a Plan of Accessibility attending to all the aspects to obtain a tourist polyvalent complex directed all kinds of clients under the concept of tourism for all.
The equipment and Nautilus Lanzarote’s direction have done of the accessible tourism his maxim and this way he remains reflected in a few facilities provided with ramps, bathrooms adapted in common zones, swimming pool equipped with hydraulic hoist etc. The complex consists of 70 bungalows of one and two rooms of which 34 have been specially reformed to offer a few ideal conditions of accessibility for persons with disability and to facilitate so this collective enjoyment of an of integration tourism.
34 adapted bungalows possess entry to level zero, doors free space of step of 90 cm, zones space of draft of 150 free cm of obstacles Baths completely equipped with bars of support in water closets, showers to level zero with seat and bars and wash basins without foot between other details. Some of the bungalows possess also kitchens without furniture under the vitrocerámica “kitchen” or the sink to allow the frontal access to users of wheelchair.
The excellence as for accessibility of his facilities turns it into a modal into Lanzarote’s island for the group of persons with physical disability and comes to increase this way the tourist accessible offer of quality in the Canary Isles.
The Title of Accessibility and Adaptability has been granted by Equalitas Vitae, consulting specialized in elimination of architectural barriers and accessible tourism for persons with problems of mobility reduced in Spain.
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Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010
Ryanair, the world’s favourite airline, has announced that it will open seven new summer sun routes, and
temporarily base one additional aircraft at Cork for the 3 peak months of June, July and August, to offer Cork consumers competition, choice and much lower summer sun fares than Aer Lingus.
Ryanair’s seven summer sun routes inclyuding from Cork to Lanzarote.
Ryanair’s new routes will allow many families in Munster to travel to the sun at low fares from Cork Airport and make up for much of the flights lost as a result of Budget Travel’s recent closure.
Ryanair celebrated these seven summer peak routes by slashing up to 30% off its current fares for travel in late February and March which are available for booking for 3 days only on
www.ryanair.com.
Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary said:
“Ryanair’s seven summer peak routes will mean that for the first time the people of Cork can escape to the sun by availing of Ryanair’s guaranteed lowest fares, avoiding Aer Lingus’ high fares.
“To celebrate these new summer peak routes Ryanair is slashing up to 30% of all fares which are now available for travel across Europe in late February and March. Since seats at these crazy low prices will
be snapped up quickly, we urge passengers to book them immediately on www.ryanair.com ”.
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Tuesday, August 4th, 2009
Aircraft switched from UK and
Ireland where passenger taxes damage tourism
Ryanair, the World’s favourite airline, announced today (29th
July 09) that it will open 39 new routes to/from the Canary Islands this winter starting in October.
This will comprise of 16 new routes to Gran Canaria, 15 to Lanzarote and 8 to Tenerife (now 16 in total) as Ryanair offers competition, choice and the lowest airfares to/from the Canary Islands.
These new routes will bring 2 million new passengers, create 2,000 new jobs and deliver a visitor spend of over €386m for the Islands. Ryanair’s big expansion in the Canary Islands is due to “zero” tourist taxes in Spain and the 100% discount on airport charges this winter. This contrasts with the route cutbacks Ryanair has announced in the UK and Ireland where airport charges at Dublin and Stansted are increasing and the Irish and UK Governments have imposed suicidal tourist taxes of €10 and £10 respectively.
Ryanair celebrated these 39 new routes and 2 million passengers for the Canary Islands by releasing 20,000 fare free* seats for travel to/from the Canary Islands from 26th October until 19th December which are available for booking on www.ryanair.com until midnight Wednesday 5th August.
Speaking in Tenerife today, Ryanair’s Michael Cawley said:
“Ryanair is delighted to open 39 new routes to/from the Canary Islands in October which will allow us to bring more low fares, more competition and choice to even more consumers/visitors of the Canary Islands.
“Ryanair’s 39 new routes at Lanzarote, Gran Canaria and Tenerife will deliver 2million passengers and sustain at least 2,000 jobs at these three Canary Island airports. These 39 new routes are the result of the 100% discount offered by AENA on its airport charges. The continuation of these routes past the 31st March 2010 will be dependent on the extension of these vital discounts. We are confident that in the current climate of reduced traffic and tourism in Spain and the Canary Islands that the Spanish Government will see the wisdom of extending low airport costs not just in the Canary Islands but throughout Spain”. Source: Ryanair.com
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