Lancelot 1 2 Lancelot Lancelot 3 4 Lancelot EDITORIAL CONTENTS Editorial...... 5 “Treat the Earth well. It was not a Readers’ Letters...... 6-10 gift to you from your parents, it is Brexit - Tourism and Aviation ...... 12-13 on loan to you from your children.” Inheritance and Donation Tax...... 16 Kenyan proverb Property Guide...... 17 Round the Island by Car...... 18-23 Notary Antonio Maria Manrique...... 24-29 The Birth of Costa Teguise...... 30-37 Tourism from the UK Geopark Lanzarote Eco-Tourism...... 38-45 Cabildo Tourist Centres...... 50-51 Continues to Rise Eating Out on the Island...... 54-56 Preview of Lanzarote’s Top Hotels...... 57-59 Welcome to Lanzarote and welcome to Distinguished Tourism Awards...... 60-61 Lancelot, the oldest English-language tourist World Travel Market London...... 62-63 magazine in Spain. In the thirty four years we Canary Government and the LSE...... 64-65 are on the market, the UK has been the source of News from the Lanzarote Cabildo...... 66-71 more tourism to Lanzarote than any other country. Tias District – Puerto el Carmen...... 72-73 And the most remarkable statistic to emerge from Yaiza District – Playa Blanca...... 74-75 the World Travel Market 2018 in London was - Arrecife César Manrique Route...... 76-77 despite the fear that the Brexit issue might cause Teguise Town – Costa Teguise...... 78-80 British tourists to change their holiday destinations Haria Town and Orzola Beach...... 81 - tourism from the UK to the island continued British Ambassador - Video Presentation...... 84-86 to rise yet again last year. Not only that, but the Prime Minister Honours José Saramago...... 87 major tour operators and airlines predict that the Miscellaneous Photo Reports...... 88-93 popularity of the Island among Brits will conti- Concerts Exhibitions and Carnival...... 94 nue to increase yearly until at least the year 2025! Tourist Information...... 95 The connection between the two island groups Bridge and Small Crossword...... 96 began in the 19th century when Anglo-Canarian General Crossword and Local Organisations...... 97 pioneers built up a thriving export market to su- Gracias and Thank You for Support...... 98 pply fresh Canary Islands fruit and vegetables to Biosphere Reserve Anniversary...... 100 Britain during the winter. Eventually their car- go boats began carrying passengers and in 1903 they offered two week cruises to the Canaries for only 15 guineas! That is how it all began. Be- cause of the large volume of imports, a quay at London Docks was named Canary Wharf in President: Antonio Coll 1936 at the request of Fred. Olsen Shipping. Lancelot Medios General Manager: Javier Betancort If you enjoyed your stay on the island and are Director Lancelot TV: Jorge Coll thinking of purchasing a holiday home on Lanza- Honorary Editor: Larry Yaskiel rote, remember we are only a few hours by plane Advertising and Layout: Liz Yaskiel and the sunny weather on the Island lasts for 12 Graphic Design: Betty Romero months a year. Merry Christmas and Happy Ho- Photography: Jesús Betancort Avda. Mancomunidad s/n (Arrecife Gran Hotel) lidays. Our next edition is out on 1 March 2019. 35500 Arrecife - Lanzarote Tel: 928 51 20 26 e-mail: [email protected] Whilst every attempt is made to ensure that ar- Published quarterly: 1 March, 1 June, 1 September, ticles and advertisements are factually correct, the 1 December. No part of this magazine may be reproduced or publishers and printers cannot be held responsible broadcast without the written consent of the Publisher. for any errors or omissions. Intending purchasers Copyright LANCELOT. Depósito Legal gc 846-2014 must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise Distibution: Totaldis - Printed by Minerva, Lanzarote of each of their statements. No. 147, 2019

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writes about Malmsey in many of you tell us anything more about it? his works most notably in Love’s Helga and Manfred Schmidt Labour’s Lost and Henry IV but the Los Molinos Costa Teguise most famous reference to Malmsey in all literature can be found in Ri- GUINEVERE Dracaena draco, the chard III, when Richard orders the Canary Islands dragon tree, or dra- execution of his brother, the Duke go, is a subtropical species native to of Clarence. Richard’s two hired as- the Canary Islands, Cape Verde and Malvasia Wine sassins decided to drown Clarence Madeira.When the bark or leaves Dear Sir, in a large butt (cask) of the brew. are cut they secrete a reddish resin, We have just returned from our When they arrive at the Tower of one of the sources of the substance first holiday on Lanzarote and London to carry out the task, the known as dragon’s blood was used brought back some wine as gifts for unsuspecting Clarence asks for a to stain wood, such as the Stradi- friends one of whom asked us the cup of wine. The “Second Murde- varius violin. The Guanche ancient meaning of the word Malvasia seen rer” offers this ghastly retort: “You inhabitants of the Canaries wors- on the label. shall soon have wine enough, my hipped a specimen in Tenerife and John Havestum lord.” hollowed its trunk into a small sanc- Hausmannsgate 7, tuary. 0186 Oslo, Norway Drago Tree The unique characteristic of the Dear Sir, drago is its slow growth. It increases GUINEVERE Malvasia is the name My wife and I are fascinated by in height in the same way as a palm of a grape brought to Lanzarote the regal-looking drago tree which does, by putting out new leaves in and other Canary Islands by the we first saw many years ago at the the heart of its tufted crown and Romans. It originated on the Greek Monumento Al Campesino. We dropping an equal amount of old island of Monembasia which trans- understand that it has an interes- ones. When a dragon tree once lates as Malvasia in Spanish and ting history and its sap was used as branches, it never grows higher but Malmsey in English. Shakespeare a healing remedy at one time. Can continues to spread in width. The

6 Lancelot LETTERS TO LANCELOT branching takes place only after it cers and open wounds to dry them what proved to be the outset of the blossoms and it generally does not out. Known as dragon’s blood, the conflict and how was it connected flower for fifteen or even thirty years resin only used to ooze from the to the Canary Islands? or even longer. bark in the heat of midsummer. Stella Abercombie Part of the mythology of these is- There used to be a custom in the 24, Commercial Road, lands, the famous drago tree at Icod Canary Islands to take any child su- Portsmouth PO11 HG on Tenerife is estimated to be over ffering from a hernia to a drago at 1,000 years old. The hollow trunk dawn on the feast day of San Juan. GUINEVERE Originally, historians was large enough for a good-sized Before sunrise, an incision was made believe that in 1936, when General room or cave-dwelling. When the in his foot which was immediately Franco was stationed as head of the original Guanche inhabitants of Te- followed by a cut by the same knife military in the Canary Islands, his nerife called an assembly to appoint in the bark of the tree. If as a result supporters hired a plane to fly from a new chief, the meeting took place of this, sap flowed from the bark, Croydon (London) to Las Palmas in the famous drago tree at Orota- it was taken as a sign that that the and then on to Morocco. On board va. According to German scientist hernia would heal. Medical experts the aircraft was another man and and explorer Alexander von Hum- are researching the use of the drago two girls, to give the appearance of boldt, at the beginning of the 19th as a cure for leukaemia. two couples en-route for a holiday century it measured 21 metres in weekend in North Africa. However, height with a circumference of 14 Spanish Civil War in recent years other reports have metres and estimated to be 6,000 Dear Sir, thrown light on what could point years old. I read a report in a newspaper to the covert involvement of the According to Canarian historian that at the start of the Spanish Civil British Government. The following Viera y Clavijo, the sap of the drago War General Franco flew to Moroc- is an extract from the BBC History was used for dyes and varnishes and co from the Canary Islands in a pla- Magazine by Michael Alpert, Eme- was in great demand in Europe as ne which had come from Croydon ritus Professor of Spanish History a cure for dysentery, haemorrhage, Airport, England, flown by a Bri- at the University of Westminster. and diarrhia and was placed on ul- tish pilot. What was Britain’s role in

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One summer morning in 1936 a llowing day to raise support from seaboard of the United States from plane took off from Croydon airport, Spain’s African army. The generals New York to Miami as well as the piloted by Captain Cecil Bebb, with had thought that their coup would islands of the Carribean. a friend, Major Hugh Pollard as na- give them power within a couple of Are you aware of this and has vigator. A flight log showed that it days, but the Spanish people resis- there been any response by the au- was bound for the Canary Islands. ted, and so the Civil War began. thorities in the Canary Islands. Two young platinum blondes were Franco’s flight had been planned Teresa Mappins on board to make it look like a plea- over lunch at Simpsons restaurant 14 Maple Crescent Swansea sure trip. Special Branch, who are in the Strand where Douglas Je- SA4 1EE responsible for national security in rrold, editor of the right-wing Ca- England the UK, monitored all international tholic English Review met London- flights at Croydon. They may have based Spanish journalist Luis Bolin GUINEVERE In a nutshell the known that this was no joy ride. Ma- who was later Franco’s propaganda answer is no. This red herring jor Pollard was an experienced MI6 and censorship chief. They decided erupts every few years based on a officer, Spanish-speaking and with to charter a De Havilland Dragon highly misleading programme on firearms expertise. He had worked Rapide aircraft and a pilot, Captain BBC 2s Horizon series several years under journalistic cover in Ireland, Cecil Bebb from Olley Air Services ago. The former head of the Casa Mexico and Morocco. His superiors at Croydon. Jerrold brought Ma- de las Volcanes Seismology Centre, in the intelligence services probably jor Pollard into the plot and arran- Joaquin Naverran explained the had a fair idea of his object in flying ged for him to travel on the plane background to this unfounded ru- to the Canary Islands. as navigator, along with Pollard’s mour. The commander of the Spanish daughter Diana, and another young The “supposed” catastrophe sce- garrison there was one General woman, Dorothy Watson, as cover. nario is based on the following three Francisco Franco, whom the Spa- highly unlikely set of circumstances: nish Government had sent there 1. A possible eruption of the Cum- some months before to keep him Tidal Wave bre Viejo volcano on La Palma out of the way as he had a reputa- Canary Islands which would result in most of the tion for his hostility to the Repu- Dear Sir, mountain to fall into the sea in one blic. Had a Spanish plane landed in Neighbours have told us that gigantic piece due to rainwater, the Canaries the authorities might they had heard that scientists were absorbed by the volcano over the have been alerted, but the British talking about a possible catastro- past millennium, putting pressu- flight did not arouse suspicion phe in the Canary Islands at some re on tall columns of rock in the The plane flew Franco and right time in the future which could be interior causing them to collapse. wing conspirator Emilio Mola to triggered off by a large section of 2. In addition, there is a fault line Tetuan in Spanish Morocco. On an active volcano on the island of running across the volcano. 3. This July 18 1936, some Spanish gene- La Palma falling into the sea after “supposed” monumental avalanche rals announced a coup against the erupting. This would create a gi- hitting the sea in one piece would elected Socialist government and gantic tidal wave which would cross create a giant tsunami wave fifty Franco arrived in Morocco the fo- the ocean and devastate the eastern miles long and 2,000 feet high to

8 Lancelot LETTERS TO LANCELOT travel across the Atlantic at almost pattern and say that catastrophe Los Isleños the speed of sound. theories are highly speculative and St Bernard Louisiana His response: 1. La Palma is not based on fact. Dear Sir, the oldest of the Canary Islands It is worth adding that the Royal Thank you for, once more, pre- and reckoned to be between two Greenwich Observatory, respon- senting our efforts in Louisiana to and four million years old. Du- sible for the time zones of the five preserve and promote the heritage ring numerous eruptions over this continents, is the best known in the and cultural legacies of colonists period only very small pieces of world. They operate the telescopes from the Canaries and their “Isle- rock have been ejected into the at Roque de los Muchachos on La no” descendants in Louisiana! No sea. What new set of circumstan- Palma, the highest observatory in one has been more consistently su- ces have taken place to suppose Europe. The site is home to some pportive of our efforts in the Cana- that suddenly an entire section of the premier astronomical facilities ries than Lancelot. The layout of will be thrust out. Rainwater has in the Northern Hemisphere inclu- the articles about St. Bernard and been a common feature in vol- ding the adapted optics corrected quality of the publication as a whole canoes for millions of years which Swedish 1-m Solar Telescope which remains nothing short of first rate. should it suddenly cause the Cu- provides the highest resolution so- A special thank you to the Overseas bre Vieja on La Palma to collapse? lar imaging of any telescope and the Activities Department of the Cana- 2. The fault line was discovered 10.4 m Gran Telescopio Canarias rian Government for helping with in 1949 and has been monitored which is the world’s largest single- the shipment of the complimentary ever since. No changes have ever aperture optical telescope. copies. been registered to warrant alarm. Is it credible that the eminent On another front, the Agrupa- 3. This has been confirmed by team of international scientists who cion Folclorico Timbayba from Spain’s Superior Scientific Council built this facility would have cho- Lanzarote will travel to St. Bernard in Madrid monitor volcanic activity sen a location in the proximity of a to perform during Fiesta 2019, in real time throughout the Canary volcano capable of causing one of March 9-10, 2019. We are eager to Islands. They have observed no the largest natural catastrophes in receive this very first folkloric group changes in the volcano’s behaviour history?

Lancelot 9 LETTERS TO LANCELOT from Lanzarote. We were pleased In the early 1900s, Albert Es- rote hospital but mystifi ed by the beyond measure to have Hautacuper- tiponal was Lieutenant governor word “triaje” on the wall of the che from La gomera perform for us of Louisiana and in the 1980s, waiting area. What does it mean? in 2017 and Los Majuelos from Te- Congressman Billy Tauzin was Raymond Edge nerife perform during Fiesta 2018. the Chairman of the Communi- C/ Costa Rica s/n cations Committee of the United Puerto del Carmen William Marigny Hyland States House of Representatives. Historian Los Isleños gUINEVERE The word “Triaje” St. Bernard, Louisiana. USA San Antonio Texas is of French origin and refers to the Dear Sir, emergency medical staff evaluating gUINEVERE New readers may Thank you for your excellent co- the gravity of a patient’s illness and not be aware that 50 years after verage of the work of the Descen- whether it requires hospitalisation Canary Islanders emigrated to dents and kindly express our thanks or he/she could be treated as an found San Antonio Texas in 1730 to the offi cials of both the Cabildo outpatient. Apparently the word a second wave of immigrants Tourism Lanzarote and of the Cana- dates back to the time of the French arrived in Louisiana and settled rian government Overseas Activities Revolution when fi eld doctors gave in St. Bernard, some 15 miles for the despatch of the magazines. wounded soldiers wristbands of from New Orleans. Nowadays Very best wishes differing colours indicating how some 40,000 people living in the Mari Tamez - President serious their wounds were. Cham- area can trace their ancestry back Canarian Descendents bers dictionary gives the word Tria- to the original settlers. Many of San Antonio, Texas ge as the English equivalent with them rose to prominence in po- a slightly more ominous meaning: litics, the law, public administra- Hospital “Triaje” ‘the selection for treatment of tho- tion, commerce and other fields Dear Sir, se casualties most likely to survive’. both in their native state and na- I was recently attended by the Thanks to Dr José Afonso and Jone tionally. emergency department at Lanza- for the information.

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British Ambassador to Spain, Simon Manley

Lancelot 11 Brexit - Tourism and Aviation in the Canary Islands Tim Hemmings, Deputy Head of Mission, British Embassy, Madrid

tination in Spain for British people, naries - the people, the food, the with over a quarter of all British national parks - and, of course, the tourists spending their holidays in beautiful beaches - will continue these Islands. In fact, spending by to draw millions of British tourists, British tourists here amounts to just how many, will ultimately de- I have been asked to talk to you around €5.5 billion- 10% of the Ca- pend on what our future relations- today about Brexit and what it nary Islands GDP. hip looks like. means for aviation and tourism in And that’s no surprise. British The UK Government outlined the Canary Islands. The UK and tourists love the Canaries: Tenerife our vision for a balanced agreement Spain are important trading part- was recently voted as the favourite with the EU by releasing a Whi- ners, with over €60 billion in go- beach destination in the world by te Paper last year which affirms the ods and services traded between British tourists. UK belief that this new relationship our countries every year. We share And for Spain as a whole, the UK needs to be broader in scope than deep trade, investment and people- was also the top source of tourists, any other that exists between the to-people links. And these are links with 19 million British tourist visits. EU and a third country. It should that we want to preserve and build British tourists contributed €17bn, reflect the UK’s and the EU’s deep on in the future. 20% of the total contribution of fo- history, close ties, and unique star- reign tourists. ting point. One of the most positive Tourism So I guess the question many of things about the EU has been how it In 2017, 5.3 million British you are asking is: “How will Brexit has brought people closer together. tourists - a third of all foreign affect the number of tourist arrivals tourists - holidayed here, more than to these beautiful islands?” And the Aviation any other nationality. The Canary answer to that is… “it depends.” The UK and the Canaries are Islands is also the most popular des- While the natural allure of the Ca- both archipelagos and we unders-

12 Lancelot tand just how important open skies are for our economies and for our ability to keep in regular contact with our family and friends. In 2017, 164 million passengers tra- velled between the UK and other EU Member States by air. Over 5.5 million passengers boarded a plane from the UK to the Cana- ries last year. It is in the UK’s and the EU’s interests to protect the connectivity, choice and value for money that UK and EU citizens enjoy today. Our White Paper states that the UK will explore options for main- taining reciprocal liberalised access Tim Hemmings, Tias Mayor Pancho Hernández and through an Air Transport Agree- Councillor Olivier Roper with British Consul Canaries ment. This would permit UK and Charmaine Arbouin, Vice Consul Las Palmas Esther Martín EU carriers to operate air services and Lanzarote Honorary Consul Sue Thain, following a talk to to, from and within the territory of both the UK and the EU on the local British community during his last visit to Lanzarote an equal basis. This could be su- pported through an approach to Services Agreement, which provi- The above is an excerpt of a talk ownership and control that avoids des for the possibility of fully libera- given in Tenerife by the Deputy introducing additional barriers to lised access subject to a sufficiently Head of Mission British Embassy businesses. There is precedent for open bilateral approach to owners- in Madrid, at the invitation of the this within the EU-Canada Air hip and control. Canarian Government.

Lancelot 13 Asolan Focus on Digitalisation and Hospitality Trends

President Susana Pérez sta- re marketing programme of ted that for the past three years Tourism Lanzarote as well as the policy of ASOLAN is to the management of big data ensure that the Lanzarote ho- to ensure the holidaymaker tel sector operates in tandem is comprehensively informed with the latest digitalisation about Lanzarote’s attractions trends. With a new generation down to the fi nest detail. of travellers who want inno- CIDE is the most infl uen- vation and technology, many tial source of practical advi- of our hotels and apartment ce offered by ASOLAN to complexes put technology its members on the subject fi rst through digital transfor- of innovation and technical mation whilst embracing the advances for the tourist sec- Asolan President Susana Pérez and Spel latest trends in hospitality. tor, a programme funded Managing Director Hector Fernández We have focused on fi ve ma- principally by the Canarian with CIDE Executives jor areas: Modernisation and government. Over 50 lo- refurbishment of accommo- cal businesses have directly dation; the Biosphere Smart benefi ted by learning about Hotel programme; conver- hospitality innovation and ting all technology to digital; how to adapt to fast moving improving effi ciency and sus- and continually increasing tainability and the incorpora- technological advances to be tion of quality standards and competitive in today’s mar- practises as the means of inno- ket. All information, whe- vation and the improvement ther large or small, leads to of competitivity. the improvement of effi cien- SPEL Managing Director cy, optimises and controls Hector Fernandez stressed reservations and leads to tai- the essential role of digitalisa- loring services to the needs tion as the basis for the enti- of each individual guest. Prior to the opening, Asolan President Susana Pérez visited Hotel Lava Beach, the fi rst 5* Hotel in Puerto del Carmen. She is seen with Doña Elsa Beistegui, Director of Hibiscus Hotels, José Reyes, Group General Director; Nicole Winkler, Hotel Manager and Roberto Reyes Group Financial Director. Hibiscus Hotels have recently upgraded all their establishments in the resort

14 Lancelot Lancelot 15 Changes in Inheritance and Donation Tax Karl Fuchs - Auditax NL International S.L.

In the year 2014 Spain was sen- This situation brought a case to illegal legislation, can make a claim. tenced by the European Court of the Spanish Supreme Court, from a It also establishes, that anyone can Justice (Case C127/12) for not Canadian citizen who claimed against claim, who made prior objections complying with its obligations resul- the Patrimony of the Spanish Admi- against his/her inheritance or do- ting from article 63.1 of the Treaty nistration, because of breach of Eu- nation tax invoice, which have been of Functioning of the EU (TFEU) ropean Legislation. In its sentence rejected by the administration. and article 40 of the Agreement 242/2018 from February, 19th Claims can also be made even if of the European Economic Area 2018, this court has put an end to the legal claiming period of four (AEEA) Legislation applicable prior this practice by saying that national years has already lapsed. to this sentence established diffe- legislation “discriminates” against Important! rent fiscal treatment for inheritance non-EU residents and therefore is Any claim against the Patrimony or donation of assets in Spain bet- incompatible with EU rule. of the Administration has to be ween residents and non-residents. It also declares that a direct re- made within one year, in this case According to the judges, this “dis- lation exists between the economic until 19.02.2019. crimination” was a clear restriction damages caused to the claimant In cases, where the legal claim of the principle of “free circulation by applying a legal norm contrary period of four years hasn’t lapsed, of capital” and therefore a breach of to EU rules.This point is very im- it is possible to ask for the rebate of those two articles, which establish portant, because by doing so, the any monies paid in excess, plus the the prohibition of such restrictions. tribunal sets a necessary legal pre- corresponding interest, by filing a In accordance to this sentence the condition, enabling claims against normal claim at the corresponding Spanish legislator modified certain the Patrimony of the Spanish Ad- tax administration. parts of Law 29/1987 in 2014, in ministrations. In order not to jeopardize your order to give equal treatment to EU Every non-EU resident, who has possibilities, we recommend you and EEA non-residents, but leaving paid inheritance or donation tax in use a professional fiscal adviser to out all non-EU residents. the past under the now declared file any of these claims.

16 Lancelot A Brief Guide to Property Purchase

LANCELOT has prepared the following for the benefit of holidaymakers unfamiliar with the language and laws of Spain. It is not, and is not intended as, a substitute to advice from a solicitor and/or an estate agent.

Only buy from the office of an Estate Agent and If, by purchasing, you will become a member of an seek the services of an independent solicitor. Association of Owners, make sure that the Vendor has paid all his community bills. Also check on the liquidi- It is not advisable to give anyone a GENERAL ty of the Association itself, and examine their statutes, POWER OF ATTORNEY. Where necessary, it estatutos. Their rules may not permit you to keep your is prudent to grant a limited power of attorney domestic pets. (only) to an independent solicitor. ****** ****** Before buying land present a written enquiry at the Do not believe that you are protected becau- local Town Hall (with a return address on the Island) as- se the conveyance will be notarised, as the Notary king if there is planning permission to build on the site of presumes that you are acting on the advice of your your choice and if any building restrictions apply there. Lawyer. ****** ****** Instruct your solicitor to conduct a search at the Pro- When buying property insist on the presence of an perty Registry, Registro de la Propiedad, immediately impartial sworn translator. By law a Notary can refuse before the conveyance and return there as soon as the to notarise a deed if the conveyance is not translated notarised document can be collected from the Notary. into the language of the party(ies) concerned. ****** ****** Make sure that your architect is one of the 24 mem- Before you purchase make sure the Vendor has bers of the Canarian College of Architects working on paid all back property taxes, Impuesto sobre bienes in- Lanzarote, otherwise you will have to pay a second fee. muebles, to the local Town Hall, by checking the re- If in doubt call the Colegio de Arquitectos in Arrecife ceipts. on 928 800799 or fax: 928 800798. Spanish-speaking.

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Central Southern Route Puerto del Carmen La Geria Puerto del Carmen, the island’s largest tourist resort, has almost 13 kilometres of beaches and a pictu- resque fishing harbour in the Old Town. On the main Island highway close to the Puerto del Carmen turn- off, a road opposite leads to ASO- MADA. Drive through and turn left at the first T junction until reaching a main road. This is LA GERIA, the wine-growing region of Lanzaro- te where grapes are cultivated in a manner not used anywhere else in from the harsh rays of the sun. They gattas. The bustling commercial the world. The result is an unforget- are sheltered from the constant area is enhanced by an open air teable landscape dominated by the Trade Winds by the semi-circular Museum of Sculptures located sight of thousands of shallow pits walls of dry volcanic rock above. among the landscaped pathways stretching as far as the eye can see. comprising 12 impressive pieces The young vines planted inside Puerto Calero Marina by important artists. Watch out are covered with layers of porous One of Europe’s truly beauti- for the Puerto Calero signpost black volanic grains which feed ful marinas in a magnificent set- on the main island road between them moisture and protect them ting which hosts international re- Puerto del Carmen and Yaiza.

18 Lancelot GUIDE TO LANZAROTE BY CAR GUIDE TO LANZAROTE BY CAR Yaiza and El Golfo lava thrown out by the volcanoes Turn left driving past UGA village covered a large area of the ocean until rejoining the Island highway in this area which it has been at- where YAIZA is soon reached. The tempting to reclaim back ever since. town square contains several buil- Yet another pretty scene just dings typícal of Lanzarote’s tradi- a few hundred metres along is tional architecture with the Town presented by the JANUBIO salt Hall at one end and the ancient ponds. Employing over one hun- Los Remedios Church at the other. dred workers at the turn of the cen- To the right a few kilometres tury to provide sailing ships with along after the town is a sign to salt for keeping food fresh, the salt CHARCO DE LOS CLICHOS, works gradually fell into decline the GREEN LAGOON,(and Papagayo Beaches with the advent of refrigeration. neighbouring EL GOLFO village), Playa Blanca Papagayo which is reached after a short ride in abundance on the Island. (The- along a winding picturesque coastal re are several good fish restaurants Beaches road. A brief stroll round the corner around the bay at EL GOLFO). Twenty years ago a tiny fishing brings us to the GREEN LAGO- Returning along the coast there is village, PLAYA BLANCA on the ON. Scientists are not absolutely a large parking area to the right. The south coast, is now a flourishing certain as to the source of its colo- seas below can frequently be seen but tranquil resort with a beautiful ur, some believe it is caused by al- battering away at the cliffs trying beach bordered by a picturesque gae, others attribute it to the green to force a way through. During the restaurant-lined promenade. The olivine semi-precious stone, found 18th century volcanic eruptions, small harbour is used by ferries sai-

Lancelot 19 GUIDE TO LANZAROTE BY CAR GUIDE TO LANZAROTE BY CAR ling to Fuerteventura, the Fred Monumento al Campesino Olsen Express car ferry makes the 20 minute crossing six times daily. Close by along the headland to the east several paths lead to the magnificenti PAPAGAYO BEA- CHES. Composed of several small bays and coves, many consider these golden sands to be the most beauti- ful in Spain. Marina Rubicón This habour at Playa Blanca com- bines the most modern and well- some two and a half centuries ago. tated their most fertile land. These equipped docks for sea-going yachts There are stops for photographs and hardy early 18th century pioneers with the olde-world charm of tradi- the 45 minute trip is included in invented the irrigation method still tional island architecture housing the price of the admission fee to the in use throughout Lanzarote today. amenities and facilities on the sho- Park. Open daily 09.00 - 17.00 hrs. They had noticed that wherever reline including an art gallery. Two an amount of black volcanic grains new deluxe hotels overlook the ma- Timanfaya Information known as picon thrown out by the rina and the coastal promenade. On exiting via the barrier turn left volcano had settled on fertile soil, and after two kilometres watch out some type of plant-life eventually The Fire Mountains for the Timanfaya Visitors Centre emerged from the ground. Soon Returning north on the main on the left before Mancha Blanca. realising that the grains were po- road turn left in YAIZA to MON- This is an excellent source of multi- rous, farmers began covering their TAÑAS DEL FUEGO, the FIRE lingual information about the Park fields with picon. The typical farm MOUNTAINS, part of TIMAN- and its volcanoes. Admission is free, house contains a restaurant serving FAYA NATIONAL PARK. This re- open 7 days a week 09.00 - 16.45. local cuisine. Nearby, the public can gion was devastated by intermittent watch artisans create traditional arts volcanic eruptions over a six year Mancha Blanca and crafts which can be purchased period, 1730 - 1736. The scenery Continue towards Mancha Blan- in the souvenir shop. Open daily is both breathtaking and vividly ca where every Sunday morning a 10.00 - 18.00, restaurant 12.00 - awesome, a few hundred metres to market selling authentic Made in 16 .30, bar 10.00 - 17.45. the left a string of camels await pas- Lanzarote food products as well as sengers for a scenic ride round the Arts & Crafts takes place opposite Wine Region rim of a volcano. the church. Or, take the road to Turning right one enters The red and white barrier at a Tinajo from the Monumento and Lanzarote’s unique wine growing toll booth signals arrival at the road watch for the turnoff to Mancha region. Each vine is planted in a which leads to the parking area at Blanca on your left. deep pit and covered with layers Hilario’s Plateau. of volcanic cinders, a semi-circular Here the DIABLO RESTAU- El Monumento wall above serving as wind protec- RANT serves meals from a grill fit- Continue past Mancha Blanca to tion. The tableau of many hundreds ted across a natural volcanic chasm, Tao, turn right until the next roun- of thousands of such pits is unique with geothermic heat rising from dabout. The MONUMENTO AL in the world. One soon reaches the the bowels of the volcano cooking CAMPESINO at the right of the oldest winery in the Canary Islands, the food! road was one of the first creations Bodegas El Grifo, which dates back A coach fitted with multi-lingual of the late Cesar Manrique whose to 1775, and whose very beautiful commentary leaves to tour the near- intention was to commemorate past Wine Museum is open to the public. by region of volcanic destruction generations of Lanzaroteans who A sculptured griffon, the vineyard’s taking a route offering the clearest stuck to their toil in the fields even trademark, stands above the entran- indication of what took place here after volcanic eruptions had devas- ce. The museum is located in the

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wine region road San Bartolomé- Masdache and opens daily from Piracy Museum, Santa 10.30 - 18.00. Guided tours daily Bárbara Castle, Teguise at 10.30 from Monday to Friday. San Bartolomé A short distance along take the right fork towards San Bartolomé. This is the geographical centre of the island and an important agricul- tural region where vegetables grow in the sandy ‘jable’ soil, unique on Lanzarote. Sweet potatoes, water melons and squash are the main crops grown in this region. Buil- ths after the Foun-dation opened te, the SPINOLA PALACE fronted dings of interest in the town itself its doors Cesar Manrique was killed by two stone lions was the home of include the Casa Mayor Guerra, the a few yards away in a car accident. a wealthy 19th century merchant 18th century home of the former Without his intuitive genius for en- family which has been restored and military governor of the island. hancing without spoiling nature, is open to the public. Every Sunday Lanzarote would today look just and Public Holiday a market is held Tanit Ethnic Museum like many other holiday resorts with in and around the square. Close to the Town Hall is the Ta- sunshine and nice beaches. Open The resort of Costa Teguise has nit Ethnic Museum which contains Monday to Saturday 10.00 - 18.00 five beaches the largest of which is a display of the working and cultural hrs and Sunday 10.00 - 15.00 hrs. Playa de las Cucharas. life of the island over the past cen- turies.Open Mon to Sat 10 - 14, Museo Agricola Piracy Museum closed Sunday. El Patio Santa Bárbara Castle The buildings and grounds of El Standing on Mount Guanapay Cesar Manrique Patio Farm Museum represent an overlooking Teguise is strategically Foundation authentic and comprehensive re- placed to overlook the coastline on On the outskirts of town cross construction of traditional Lanza- both sides of the Island and was ori- straight over the main Monument- rote folklore and culture including ginally built to warn the Island capi- Arrecife road until passing some ruins its unique agricultural history. Take tal below if pirates were sighted. on a plateau to the left. Continuing the Arrecife-Tahiche main road, A Piracy Museum is located in downhill round a sweeping curve for a turn right at Tiagua and follow the the medieval fortress with a won- few hundred metres the imposing whi- signs. Mon - Fri 10 - 5.30, Sat 10 derful array of interactive screens, te gateway of the FUNDACION CE- - 2.30. panels and information boards with SAR MANRIQUE appears on your the names and histories of some of left with its adjoining spacious parking Northern Route Teguise the most famous names of pirates area. The Foundation is housed in The main road north from Arre- and privateers in maritime history. what was originally one of the world’s cife leads to TEGUISE, the capital British and North African bucca- most uniquely beautiful homes built by of Lanzarote for over 500 years un- neers prowled the waters of the Ca- Cesar Manrique for himself and where til ceding the title to Arrecife in the naries in search of booty as well as he lived for over twenty years. Set in a middle of the last century. Moorish attacking individual islands such as sea of petrified lava and constructed on corsairs attacked this old town many Lanzarote which suffered a series of two levels by interlinking five volcanic times murdering, pillaging and ca- devastating raids from the 16th until bubbles, this residence has attracted jo- rrying its inhabitants off into slavery. the 18th centuries. urnalists from the world’s leading ar- A small alley at the side of the church The Pirates Museum open Mon- chitectural magazines and as a work in the main square is called Sangre day to Friday 9.00 - 16.00 Sunday of art in its own right is certainly - Blood - on account of Christian and Public Holidays 10.00 - 16.00. worth visiting. blood flowing through the nearby Closed Saturday. In September 1992 only six mon- streets on many occasions. Opposi-

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Timple Music Museum Jameos del Agua This large grotto harbouring an Palacio Spinola, Teguise underground lake forms the last This museum in the beautiful in- section of the Atlantida Tunnel and terior of the 19th century Spinola came into being when the molten Palace is dedicated to the “timple” lava stream met the cooler waters of miniature guitar whose strident to- the nearby Atlantic Ocean. An ame- nes are known as the “The Sound of nity not to be missed in this won- the Canary Islands.” A timple is an der of nature embellished by Ce- integral part of every folklore group sar Manrique, is the underground and the museum traces its evolve- concert hall located in a massive ment on the island since the start volcanic cavern. Open daily 11.00 - of the last century. Fifty-five instru- 19.00 hrs. and Tuesday, Friday and ments from all over world are on Saturday nights, 19.00 - 03.00 hrs. display, all of which create a similar sound to the “timple”, the most well The Cactus Garden The route south passes through known of these is the Hawaiian uke- several villages until reaching an lele. Open Monday to Friday 9.00 area where the fields are all planted - 16.00 . Sunday and Public Holi- with cacti. Known as the ‘tunera’ days 9.00 - 15.00. Closed Saturday. cactus it attracts the female cochi- neal beetle from which carmine Haria dye is extracted. Dusty white pat- The road north passes Los Va- Jameos del Agua ches on the leaf indicate a colony lles an important agricultural villa- of this parasite and if crushed turn ge continuing past several laybys to bright crimson. Guatiza village is offering commanding views across Mirador del Rio the centre of this cactus crop and to the opposite coast. Rounding Continuing northward past is the home of JARDIN DE CAC- some sharp curves cut through the Maguez village a road towards TUS - the CACTUS GARDEN - cliffs the road descends to HARIA, the clifftop leads to Guinate Tro- the seventh and last of the Tourist nestling peacefully in the Valley of pical Park. A short drive on the Centres, which opened in March 10,000 Palms. Reminiscient of a main road and you arrive at MI- 1990. Open daily 10.00 - 18.00 hrs. North African oasis the town was RADOR DEL RIO, a belvede- a spa for wealthy Canarians in the re with breathtaking views of the Arrecife past. The Artesanal Market every straights below and islands out to Continuing south the road leads Saturday 10.00 – 14.30 is rated 5 sea. Open daily 10.00 - 18.00 hrs. past a white stone gateway leading Stars by Trip Advisor; Arts & Crafts to Costa Teguise, one of the three Workshop Mon-Sat 10-14.00. The Green Caves major tourist resorts on Lanzarote. The route continues down- Arriving at the capital ARRECIFE, Manrique House Museum hill towards the GREEN CAVES, home to half of the 70,000 inha- Follow the signs to the House (open daily 10.00 - 18.00 hrs.), bitants of Lanzarote, whose tree- Museum of César Marique in on the opposite coast over a region lined promenades and SAN GINES Haria. It was the artist’s second known as Malpais de la Corona, Lagoon are beautifully landscaped. home where he spent the last few ‘badlands’ caused by the eruption A colourful street market takes pla- years of his life having converted of nearby Monte Corona. During ce on the promenade every Wed- his original residence into the an eruption whilst debris is shot nesday selling traditional island Foundation at Tahiche which out skywards, volcanoes also often arts and crafts among other items. bears his name. Everything has break out below ground, a molten The main shopping area is in been left in the original state it lava stream forging a tunnel. One and around Calle Leon y Castillo was in when he died. Open 7 such volcanic tunnel, the Atlan- which has a drawbridge at one end days a week, but advance pur- tida, is below the earth’s surface leading to SAN GABRIEL Cast- chase of tickets is recommen- at this point which at 7 1/2 kilo- le, the Arrecife History Museum. ded due to limited capacity. metres is the longest in the world. A drive around the NAOS fishing

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harbour past some abandoned bour to La Graciosa as well as ex- windmills leads to another medie- cursions from Puerto del Carmen. val fort, CASTILLO SAN JOSE, Other services include: Water-taxi whose 18th century interior was Puerto del Carmen-Puerto Calero converted by Cesar Manrique in and Water-bus Playa-Blanca- Mari- 1974 to house the International na Rubicón-Papagayo. Departure Museum of Contemporary Art. and arrival times are convenient Open daily 11.00 - 21.00 hrs. On for tourists wishing to spend a the lower floor an excellent restau- whole or half day on Lanzarote’s rant with panoramic views out to sister isle. sea. Open daily 10.00 - 01.00 hrs The neighbouring island of Fuerteventura is only 12 minutes Marina Lanzarote away by Fred Olsen and Navie- Just a short walk from the town Charco de San Gines, Arrecife ra Armas car ferry with frequent centre along the seafront leads to the crossings from Playa Blanca to shops and restaurants of the luxury every pocket, offering everything Corralejo. Marina Lanzarote, newly-opened in from local and international cuisine October 2014. A first class selection to smart snack bars and cafeterias. Golf - Theme Park of shops and boutiques overlooking The island has two 18 hole par the colourful tableau of transatlan- La Graciosa & Fuerteventura 72 golf clubs at Puerto del Car- tic yachts bobbing at their moorings Car Ferry Service men and Costa Teguise as well as await the visitors as well as dining Lineas Maritimas Romero operate Rancho Texas animal theme park facilities to suit every taste and frequent sailings from Orzola Har- at Puerto del Carmen.

Lancelot 23 h e a l t h Hospiten opens a new hospital in Mexico Hospiten continues to expand in- President Cancun, Riviera Maya, Puerto Va- ternationally and to consolidate their of Hospiten llarta, San Jose del Cabo and Cabo presence in the Mexican healthcare San Lucas, whose hallmark is their Pedro Luis sector with the opening of a new attention to quality and exceptional hospital in Cabo San Lucas, in Bajo Cobiella, re- services. California Sur. The group has inves- cipient of the The Hospiten Group is an in- ted some 30m$ to build and equip Canarian ternational healthcare network de- the center, which will be a reference Government dicated to providing quality medical in healthcare services in the area. Gold Award services, with 50 years of experience Hospiten Cabo San Lucas offers and twenty private medical-hospital a 24/7 Emergency Room with 10 in 2007 centers in Spain, the Dominican Re- boxes, outpatients’, hospitalization for Tourism for Baja California Sur, public, Mexico, Jamaica and Pana- and intensive care, operating rooms, the mayoress of Los Cabos and ma, and over a hundred ambulatory a birthing room, hemodialysis, a ca- other state and local dignitaries. health centers under the Clinic Assist theterization lab, image diagnosis, During the ceremony local autho- brand. Dr. Pedro Luis Cobiella Sua- MRI, CT scanning, ultrasound and rities gave a special mention to the rez presides over the group, which at- other state-of-the-art medical and contribution of Hospiten in providing tends more than 1,700,000 patients diagnostic equipment. health services to both the local resi- every year from all over the world The president of the Hospiten dent population of the Los Cabos and and has a workforce of over 5,000. Group, Pedro Luis Cobiella Suárez, to the many visitors to the region. accompanied by the senior mana- Pedro Luis Cobiella spoke of the gers of the company and the Secre- special interest the company has in tary of State for Health, oversaw the continuing to expand in Mexico, inauguration of the hospital, which where the group has been working was also attended by the Secretary since 2003 and has five hospitals in For further information, 928 596 171

24 Lancelot Arrecife Notary Antonio María Manrique 1857-1907 Major Infl uence on Commercial and Educational Facilities Benchomo guadalupe Oliva - Director Arrecife Municipal Archives Antonio María Manrique was born in Fuerteventura in 1877 and graduated as a teacher at the age of 17. Following several years abroad and in the army, he returned to teach in Las Palmas whilst continuing his studies in various subjects and beca- me profi cient in mercantile law and surveying before qualifying as a no- tary public in Madrid. In 1876 at the age of 39 he was appointed Notary of Arrecife a position he held for the rest of his life. Antonio María Manrique accumu- lated a vast treasure of knowledge in a variety of areas such as navigation, history and law as well as journalism, botany, economy, politics and indus- trial reform and used his erudition for the benefi t of the island. Before the advent of tourism, fi shing was one of the island’s major economies and the fl eet was totally dependent on salt, Antonio María Manrique, imported from England and France, famous supporter of turn of the to keep the catch fresh. Manrique’s fi rst major contribution was to re- century literature. Author of commend that the island open its scientifi c and literary articles own salt works instead of buying the for El Horizonte and founding mineral abroad. editor of El Lucero del Alba At fi rst the owners of the fi shing companies dismissed his idea until military presence at Villa Cisneros he demonstrated the feasibility of on the north African coast to protect creating salt ponds, principally on trawlers fi shing on the Saharan san- the Arrecife sea shore and at Janu- dbanks. He also suggested to Parlia- bio, south of Yaiza. By 1883 the is- ment in Madrid that the Isle of La landers managed to produce an ex- graciosa be developed. cellent salt harvest of a higher quality Antonio María Manrique’s wri- than the imported variety and at a res. His writings were so well recei- tings were internationally recogni- much lower cost. In addition, it pro- ved by the Public Education Autho- sed and he corresponded with some vided work for the local population rity that they were authorised to be of the most important authors of and within a decade several hundred used as text books in the schools and the era. On a personal level, he was people were employed in these and universities of the Canary Islands. a highly respected honorable and other facilities. In tandem with these efforts he upright person of good character and On the educational level Antonio became a leading journalist writing modest of manner. He had an incre- María Manrique opened a primary scientifi c and literary articles for El dible love for the island of Lanzaro- and a secondary school in the is- Horizonte and later founded his own te and published articles about the land capital and published a series title, Lucero del Alba. Manrique was green Caves, Zonzamas Palace and of papers on arithemetic, geometry, also a leading advocate for the defen- San ginés Lagoon. Antonio María drawing and surveying as well as a ce of Canarian rights and persuaded Manrique died in Arrecife in 1907 at compendium on weights and measu- the Spanish government to install a the relatively early age of 50.

Lancelot 25 Olivia and Harris Stone on camelback in Arrecife together with Notary Antonio Maria Manrique and English Vice Consul Mr Topham, the only two people mentioned by the author as having spent time with in the island capital among other local inhabitants

Antonio Maria Manrique Inspires Author Olivia Stone in 1883 Sketches Guide to the Tourist Attractions on Map of Lanzarote Larry Yaskiel “The public notary and amateur photographer Antonio Maria Manri- que, who knows the island well, indicated for us our best route and mar- ked on the Admiralty chart the principle places.” Olivia Stone.

Excerpt from “Tenerife and Her 23 January, 1883, for the past century and that all cis- Six Satellites” by Olivia Stone, Wednesday Arrecife terns are full of water with enough London 1887. She and her husband ‘On arrival at Arrecife we ente- to last for three years. Every house Harris, spent six months visiting all red the boat for the shore, a sharp of any size has a large tank beneath seven islands and published the first shower of rain fell, a curious and the patio into which rainwater runs book in history in any language unusual welcome to Lanzarote. We from the roof top’. recommending the Canary Islands found out afterwards that more rain as a holiday destination. 70 pages had fallen on the island this year than of the two-volume work are about Don Quijote Windmill at Lanzarote for which she expressed Guatiza - “Cactus Garden” a great affection by saying “I do not ‘We set forth from Arrecife on know among all the seven an island camelback the next morning and on for which I entertain more love.” surmounting an elevation we saw Whilst on Lanzarote she also met Guatiza lying beneath us, which with the English Vice Consul Mr we soon reached. Cochineal is the Topham who accompanied her to chief product, and everywhere the the “salt lake” at Janubio and to the cactus rises from amid dry lava. The Fire Mountains. fields are simply composed of black The route recommended by An- cinders. The people wear immense tonio Maria Manrique included broad-brimmed straw hats. Benea- several sites that would be conver- Olivia Stone chose an illustra- th the village is a windmill of the ted into tourist attractions by the tion on camelback on Lanza- regular Don Quixote type, and so notary’s great-nephew César Man- low down, that we can readily un- rique almost a century later: the rote as the frontispiece of her derstand the noble knight charging Cactus Garden, Cueva de los Ver- book about all seven islands. it! Near the windmill is an earth des and Mirador del Rio. Illustration by Harris Stone quarry which has gone down some

26 Lancelot twenty feet, leaving here and there monoliths of lava, pillars standing upright, originally on a level with the ground. The Cactus Garden opened on this site in 1990’.

Haria - “Cueva de los Verdes” ‘We stayed overnight in a boar- ding house in Haria and early next morning made our way to the Cue- va de los Verdes. A German explorer Herr von Fritsch who had entered and examined the cave gives an exact description, “The high vaulted sub- terranean galleries are piled one abo- ve the other like stories. This cave is incontestably the largest lava grotto that is known.” Cueva de los Verdes opened as a tourist centre in 1965’.

El Risco - “Mirador del Rio” ‘We then made our way to El Ris- co where we stood on the brink of a precipice with one of the most mag-

Tribute must be paid to Arrecife notary and historian Antonio Maria Manrique for introducing the island to international tourism by transmitting his enthusiasm for Lanzarote to Olivia Stone in 1883.

Route marked out by Antonio Maria Manrique for Olivia Stone on the map of Lanzarote

Lancelot 27 Calle Leon y Castillo, the main street in Arrecife in 1883

28 Lancelot nificent seascapes imaginable spread Haria - below. The islets of Alegranza and “Cueva de Montaña Clara and La Graciosa. From this height we can see each los Verdes” grey island standing out clearly, ed- ged with a narrow ribbon of white surf, and encircled by a band of blue sea. Seldom have I seen anything more beautiful than these rugged grey and brown rocks dressed in blue. Taken separately there is no- thing in each island but what cons- titutes the beauty must be seen to be admired. It is the marvellous co- louring, blue sky and fleecy clouds, and these rough, strongly coloured, barren islets, set as if precious gems in a turquoise sea. Leaving this scene we sighed as one sighs after the conclusion of anything beautiful, such as the last chord of for which I entertain more love.” insurance companies. The first ever the Moonlight Sonata or the glorious Olivia Stone’s book was so popu- cruises from England to the Canary hues of a sunset fading as the night lar with the English public that a se- Islands were soon introduced which draws on. The Mirador del Rio ope- cond edition followed which contai- was the start of a tourist indus- ned in 1973. In the final paragraph ned advertisements for major British try between the two island groups of the 70 pages Olivia Stone wrote hotels opening including the Santa which developed and grew throug- about Lanzarote she says, “I do not Catalina in Las Palmas as well as for hout the 20th century and which know among all the seven an island local branches of major banks and has continued up until today.’

Lancelot 29 Birth of the Upmarket Costa Teguise Tourist Resort Approaching the 50th Anniversary 1970-2020

Larry Yaskiel Major sources: Antonio Cruz, Rio Tinto - Rodney Barr

In 1970, the multi-national conglomerate Explosives Rio Tin- to, or ERT, acquired 11 million square metres of land at Tegui- se, 7 million of which were approved for development. Their Commercial Director on Lanzarote Antonio Cruz, told Lancelot in the mid-1980s that their aim was to build a unique and meti- culously planned upmarket development designed by a team of professionals who would create a traditional Lanzarote building style in total empathy with the unique volcanic landscape, where residents and holidaymakers could enjoy the magnificent natural surroundings. The site was to be named Costa Teguise as it was on the coast of the municipality whose county seat was Teguise Town, known as the Royal and Ancient Capital of Lanzarote since the arrival of the Normans at the beginning of the 15th century. Artistic Director César Manrique César Manrique, born on Lanzarote, and internationally ac- claimed for both his art and highly original architectural style, was appointed artistic director and he assembled a team of ar- tists, designers and architects to help carry out the plan. In con- junction with award-winning architect Fernando Higueras, the five star Las Salinas Hotel was designed and built, setting a buil- ding standard with a touch of class for the entire area. Salinas is the Spanish word for the salt flats which originally occupied this site. And the aerial view of the shape of the layout of the terraces and roofs is a perfect reproduction of the historical sce- nario which housed the salinas. This theme was continued in the construction of a high quality apartment complex nearby named Los Molinos, or, the Windmills, as they provided the power to pump seawater into shallow ponds dug out of the ground where the salt evaporated.

Ayuntamiento de Teguise

30 Lancelot The Costa Teguise was developed on what had been a large area of salt evaporation ponds created in the 1890s on the initiative of Arre- cife Notary Antonio Maria Manrique. Photographed 1901-1910 by Jacinto Alonso, courtesy, Family Andueza

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Lancelot 31 Approaching the 50th anniversary of the Costa Teguise, a variety of recommended local hotels represent state-of- the- art award- winning features for guest comforts as well as excellent facilities for family holidays. Many offer accommodation with superlative ocean views in a tranquil oasis in the heart of Costa Teguise. In addition, wellness, fitness and nutrition programmes with a healthy stroll along the scenic seafront promenade alongside beaches of golden sands. Shopping and good dining is always close by.

Rio Tinto plan of the progress of the development marked by the opening of the 255-suite Los Zocos Aparthotel in 1985

H - ERT Rio Tinto Real Estate Offi ces J -Club Los Molinos T - Residence of King Hussein

los Zocos

32 Lancelot Lancelot 33 When King Hussein of Jor- dan purchased a luxury mansion with 14,000 m2 of grounds on the seasho- César re of the newly emerging Cos- Manrique ta Teguise, the resort received a major boost to its upmarket image. The monarch later made a gift of the residence to King Juan Carlos of Spain who spent several holidays there with Queen Sofia and other members of the royal family whose visits to the Tourist Centres created by César Manrique attracted natio- nal and international press covera- ge. Other notable visitors included Spanish Prime Minister Felipe González and German Chancellor Helmuth Kohl as well as Willy Brandt, Gerhard Schröder and former Russian President Mikhail Gorbachov with his wife Raisa.

34 Lancelot Harmonising Development with Development Rio Tinto realised that the key to future planning for the entire urbanisation was to lay down a first class infrastructure in an ecological acceptable manner. Essential was an extensive network of roads, pa- vements, street lighting with under- ground connections for connecting the utilities wherever possible as well as sewerage with a recycling plant for gardens and other purposes. Most important of all was buil- ding a seawater desalination plant things began to pick up again at the César Manrique introduced his for the supply of drinking water end of 1985 with the opening of unique 300-bed Pueblo Marinero for the whole area, of major signi- the 255-suite Los Zocos Aparthotel boutique complex, a concept ba- ficance for an island with the lowest owned jointly by Ladbroke and In- sed on a traditional fishing village. amount of rainfall in the Canarian tasun. At that time Ladbroke’s ho- This was followed by the inaugura- Archipelago. At that time the ERT tel chain was the second largest in tion of the 400 bed Teguise Playa Rio Tinto conglomerate consisted Europe and they joined forces with Hotel. Parallel to the hotel activi- of oil, mining, explosives, minerals, Intasun, a leading tour operator to ty more individual holiday homes fertilisers and pharmaceuticals. found Riviera Resorts with the in- and apartments were built throug- tention of introducing an entirely hout the Costa Teguise. To provide Los Zocos opens new holiday concept combining all leisure-activities, Toca VIP Sports Ladbrokes and Intasun the amenities of a luxury hotel with Club, who also had a property divi- Although there was a bit of a slow- the advantage of staying in your sion, began operating. down for the next couple of years, own villa.

Lancelot 35 The Rio Tinto Property Division It is interesting to learn what prompted a major international mining conglomerate to become involved in property development. Antonio Cruz explained, when Explosives Rio Tinto started ope- rating in the Canary Islands at the beginning of the 20th century, the local economy was based on agri- culture and fishery and there was no tourist industry whatsoever. The information kiosk at Pueblo Marinero, received the Distin- The company’s core business entai- guished Services to Tourism Award in 2017 led the use of toxic chemicals, in- dustrial explosives, phosphates and Britain, Germany and Scandinavia decided to enter the property busi- other dangerous minerals which discovered that the spring-like warm ness. By 1985, their annual sales in under Spanish law must be located climate and beaches of the archipela- the Canary Islands reached today’s far away from population centres in go were only a few hours away from equivalent of 33 million euros, order to protect the public in the the harsh European winter, developers which represented 2 ½ % of the event of a magazine explosion. began building hotel and apartment conglomerate’s annual turnover. Because the soil close to the sea complexes on the shores of the Cana- Having laid down the foundations was practically worthless as nothing ries to accommodate them. for a sophisticated building progra- grows there due its salt content, the This resulted in the price of this mme to attract developers and pro- company was able acquire huge areas “worthless seaside land” shooting moters Rio Tinto decided that a final on the shores of Gran Canaria and Te- up astronomically and Rio Tinto touch was needed to demonstrate to nerife at a very low price. But in the realised that their explosives were prospective residents and holiday- mid-1960s when holidaymakers from sitting on prime real estate land and makers that the seemingly rugged

36 Lancelot lava-strewn landscape could be easily adapted to produce beautiful plants, trees and flowers. To this end a golf course was planned.

First Golf Course The story of the emergence of the golf course is taken up by Rod- ney Barr, at that time senior execu- tive of British and Commonwealth subsidiary Lanzaisis, which owned the San Antonio hotel in Puerto del International windsurfing, diving and other nautical events Carmen among other assets. take place annually in Teguise waters The Costa Teguise golf course came into play in the summer of 1978, a second nine being opened in June of the Ayuntamiento of Teguise. keenly awaited moment by the small 1979 , and finally, the par 3 course in As far as close-by tourist attrac- number of deprived golfers who lived December of that same year. Unfor- tions go, the resort is only a short dri- on the island at that time. Up until that tunately due mainly to the cost and ve away from both the César Manri- moment golf activity largely centred availability of water for irrigation the que Foundation at Tahiche, the artist’s on knocking balls up and down stret- sad decision was taken to close down home whilst he was artistic director ches of Los Pocillos beach and a far- the par 3 and the second nine holes of the Costa Teguise and the Cactus ming area at Oasis de Nazaret where a so that the course was reduced to Garden, the last of the Tourist Centres couple of dozen startled goats and two the original nine holes. Luckily that he was to create for his beloved Lan- of their herders thought the three men only lasted for two years. zarote which opened in 1991. with funny sticks had surely escaped Accommodation is available to from the funny house. So, country life Costa Teguise for Visitors suit every taste and every pocket returned to normal in Nazaret in 1978 To sum up the well-known fa- in hotels and apartment complexes when the miracle reached fruition at cilities for holidaymakers at Costa and individual rentals from flats to Costa Teguise, where a real green grass Teguise: five beaches of mostly- luxury mansions. golf course was being formed out of accessible golden sands, a beautiful Watersports are well catered for the barren volcanic wasteland. sea-front promenade along the leng- with approved dive clubs and all th of its coastline: attractions include forms of surf board schools, dedica- Designed by John D. Harris the Piracy Museum in Santa Barbara ted cycling routes trails, athletes en- The Rio Tinto course was the Castle with a vivid history of pirate joy a variety of hiking trails as well as most ambitious of its kind yet seen attacks in the Canary Islands, the acknowledged international competi- on Lamzarote. John D. Harris de- Timple Museum at Spinola Palace, tions for all disciplines. Fiestas are ce- signed the complex which com- and for the culturally-minded, a walk lebrated throughout the year where prised a full 18-hole championship- through the streets of the old town holidaymakers are heartily welcomed length course with a 9-hole par 3 which are steeped in six centuries of especially at the annual Carnival who- course in addition. The first nine history and traditions which are kept se traditions are considered among holes of the main course came into very much alive by the local citizens the oldest in the entire Canary Is- play in the summer of 1978 with the stimulated by the cultural authority lands. (See pages 57-59).

Lancelot 37 5 Star Lava Beach Hotel Puerto del Carmen

As the first 5 Star Hotel in Puer- to del Carmen, Lava Beach, due to open at the end of December, is the crown jewel of the Hibiscus Hotel Group which includes Hotel Las Costas, Lanzarote Village and Ho- tel Floresta. Located in a dream set- ting with the beach and the Atlantic Ocean, literally on the doorstep, the hotel is ideal for health-conscious and activity-minded holidaymakers in search of tranquility. Guests can walk along miles of golden sands or walk along the traffic-free pro- menade as well as cycle on the dedicated traffic-free cycling path which runs directly past the hotel grounds. gym, sauna, Turkish bath, jacuzzi, Among facilities and amenities: relaxing area, ice fountain, massages Two restaurants, one buffet and the and treatment. other, called Carta Aroma, a la car- Hotel Manager Nicole Winkler - te, pool snack bar and rooftop lo- an experienced hotelier with a back- unge bar with panoramic views. A ground as a tour operator and guide freshwater lagoon pool - heated du- – stated, “our professional, friendly ring winter months – kiddies pool, and caring staff are devoted to the paddle tennis, minigolf and modern individual needs of our guests.”

38 Lancelot Lancelot 39 geopark Lanzarote Destination for Eco-Tourism 25 Years a UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve Larry Yaskiel Lanzarote’s hotel industry has been at the forefront of providing the best facilities to attract eco-tourism to the island over the past two decades, a category best described as an allian- ce between providing holidaymakers with the best possible facilities in harmony with conservation of the environment.

This principle was one of the most important elements of Lanzarote’s re- cognition by Unesco as a “geopark” where tourists who are attracted to eco-tourism destinations are able to fi nd suitable accommodation at hotels which practice the effi cient management of ba- sic natural resources. geoparks are single, unifi ed geographical areas where the ho- tel industry and the natural surrounding enjoy protection, education and sustai- nable development.

40 Lancelot Lancelot 41 Lanzarote Global Geopark uses its geological heritage, in connec- tion with all other aspects of the area’s natural and cultural heritage, to enhance awareness and unders- tanding of key issues facing society, such as using our earth’s resources sustainably, mitigating the effects of climate change and reducing na- tural disasters-related risks. By rai- sing awareness of the importance of the area’s geological heritage in history and society Geoparks give local people a sense of pride in their region and strengthen their iden- tification with the area. The crea- tion of innovative local sustainable geotourism stimulates new sources of revenue while the geological re- sources of the area are protected. This island’s hotel industry pio- neered the concept of Biosphere Hotels 25 years ago which is re- cognised by Unesco. In addition the majority of the leading esta- blishments adhere to the highest standards of quality and professio- nal service required by the Spanish

42 Lancelot government’s Sicted award for excellence. They can truly be des- cribed as Geopark Hotels. According to the United Nations World Tourism Organisation, the business volume that tourism is gene- rating today equals or even surpasses that of oil exports, food products or even automobiles. A primary goal in sustainable development has been to ensure that tourism protects and sus- tains the world’s natural and cultural resources and meets its potential as a tool for poverty alleviation. Based on these principles, Unesco declared Lanzarote a World Biosphere Re- serve in 1993. This distinction was awarded due to the efforts of César Manrique in tandem with the Lan- zarote Cabildo, by imprinting the philosophy of harmony between Man and Nature upon the collecti- ve conscience of the inhabitants of the Island. This principle resulted in conservation of the environment practises in areas such restricting development in line with available infrastructure; careful management

Lancelot 43 of the reduction and disposal of was- tes; adopting wind and solar energy- efficient practises thereby minimising environmental risks and undertaking “green” marketing which includes providing complete and credible con- servation information for visitors to the island. In the 25 years that have elapsed since Lanzarote was declared a World Biosphere Reserve the island has maintained its reputation as a pio- neer in the field of Sustainable Tourism as the first commercial tourism des- tination in the world to do so. This honour is reserved for establishments whose management operate an eco- efficiency policy resulting in minimum pollution due to the maximum use of alternative resources. To practice co-efficiency, develo- pers need to consider the environ- ment creatively throughout project design, construction and operation. Once completed, those responsible for delivering services and products to tourists must examine their operations in light of sustainable resource mana- gement.

44 Lancelot The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Tourism World Heritage Sites - Biosphere Reserves - Geoparks.

According to the General Assem- several initiatives were launched to bly of the United Nations, “World support sustainable tourism deve- Heritage Sites, Biosphere Reserves lopment, with the European Union and Geoparks represent incredible and other partners. Sustainable opportunities for tourism, and we tourism calls for new partnerships must ensure that they are managed to better educate and inform, to responsibly and sustainably.” foster new behaviour patterns and The UN noted the importance strengthen accountability among all of international tourism in foste- tourism stakeholders. ring better understanding among This spirit guides the cooperation peoples everywhere, in leading to a between Unesco and the United Na- greater awareness of the rich herita- tions World Tourism Organization, ge of various civilizations, thereby to ensure sustainable tourism is a ca- contributing to the strengthening We know the potential of tourism. talyst for positive change. Their data of peace in the world. Travel helps We also know too well the impact of shows the significance of tourism as opens the doors to intercultural ex- mismanaged tourism. Ancient mo- a vehicle for job creation, generating change and dialogue. It is in this numents can be damaged under the revenues for host communities, repre- spirit that Unesco has advocated for pressure of mass tourism, and intan- senting around 1 in 11 jobs worldwi- a stronger recognition of the role gible heritage is at risk if not pro- de. With over 1.2 billion people now of culture as an enabler of develo- perly safeguarded. The Internatio- crossing international borders each pment and creative economy, as a nal Year of Sustainable Tourism for year, tourism represents a golden driver of growth and innovation Development was an opportunity opportunity to break down the ba- and as a crucial part of the 2030 to strengthen this positive dynamic rriers of ignorance and prejudices. Agenda for Sustainable Tourism. between heritage and tourism and (See pages 57-59)

Lancelot 45 40th AnniversaryMalpaís de la Corona at Jameos del Agua

César Manrique was overcome with emotion when he heard Malpaís de la Corona sing a popular folklore song with specially adapted lyrics referring to the name of the artist and a list of his achievements for Lanzarote. The group repeated this version of the song at the Photos Sergio Betancort 40th anniversary concert. Gran Canaria artist Pepe Dámaso is seen with the artist. Photo Lancelot/ José Luis Rojas

The group´s very first public appearance was at the Fiesta de San Bárbara, Máguez in October 1978

46 Lancelot On Lanzarote the most commonly worn straw hat is known as Sombrera de la Graciosa

Malpaís de la Corona Folklore decades they gave weekly concerts Singers and Dancers of Haria, one for tourists at Jameos del Agua. of Lanzarote’s most popular folklo- Throughout their career they re groups, celebrated their 40th an- have appeared in festivals and on Ca- niversary with a concert at Jameos narian and national TV, and invited del Agua attended by the President as guest artists at the fiestas of Virgen of the Cabildo and the Mayor with de las Nieves, La Palma; Puerto de la members of his Council. The group Cruz, Tenerife and Puerto de Rosa- started in 1978 by knocking on do- rio and Gran Tarajal, Fuerteventura. ors in Haria district inviting anyo- On World Tourism Day 2016, Mal- ne who could sing folklore or play país de la Corona were awarded the an instrument to join them. Their Distinguished Tourism Award for name is a combination of the nearby their cultural contribution to Lanza- Corona volcano and the 18,000 m2 rote. The costumes of Malpaís de la of Malpaís (Badlands) from Orzo- Corona are based on the traditional la to Arrieta where nothing grows. Lanzarote dress of the 18th and 19th They are composed of 35 musicians, centuries based on research by histo- Luz Maria Rodríguez, singers and dancers who hail from rian Ricardo Reguera. In their quest the municipality and have perfor- for authenticity the group’s attire was president of the folklore med on Lanzarote and throughout woven on an original working loom, group which was founded the Canary Islands. For over two especially assembled for this purpose. in 1978

Lancelot 47 The most respected folklore group in the Canary Islands, Los Sabandeños, founded in 1963, made a special appearance in honour of Malpais de la Corona. The highpoint of their concert was the epic “Islas Canarias” anthem

The head covering of the male mem- bers was that worn by men of Lanza- rote and Fuerteventura whereas the women’s straw hat and mantilla veil was exclusive to Lanzarote. Origina- lly the headwear enabled women to carry loads on their heads and shield their faces from the sun

Commemorative Plaques to mark the 40th anniversary of the group were presented to Luz María Rodríguez by Mayor Marci Acuña of Haría and Cabildo President Pedro San Ginés

48 Lancelot Surfi ng at Famara Beach

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Holiday letting legal expertise Trainees attempt their fi rst dive at Playa Chica

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Lancelot 49 50 Lancelot Lancelot 51 52 Lancelot Lancelot 53 Eating out on Lanzarote Eating out on Lanzarote

Amura Puerto Calero drinks and reputed to serve up the confirmation of their claim to serve best mojitos in town. Maitre d’Maxi Vidal offers the quality dishes of the optimum textu- Open daily Monday to Sunday daily specials innovative cuisine who- re and flavor. 08.30 to 24.00 hrs. se cooking style is based on a fusion Open Tuesday – Saturday 6.30 of Mediterranean dishes, top quality pm, last orders, 10.00 pm. and a healthy diet. Recommenda- Isla de Lobos tions include: classic Amura avocado Princesa Yaiza Suite Hotel Lancelot Hotel tartar with sauteed prawns, apple ice Resort 5*L Arrecife Promenade cream and lime juice; lobster salad, ‘Isla de Lobos’ Restaurant , Overlooking the golden sands tomato and ginger chutney, yoghurt known for its breath-taking views of Reducto beach the Lancelot and mango; seafood paella; centre of the sea and Fuerteventura and Hotel - which holds a Certificate of beef sirloin with foie gras, spicy Lobos islands, is one of the most of Excellence and is rated by Trip sweet wine sauce, laminated pota- recommended on Lanzarote’s gas- Adviser as “incredible price-quality toes and vegetables; boneless lamb tronomical map, representing the ratio,” is centrally located in in its juice, smoked cheese puree highest standards expected of a five downtown Arrecife. The restaurant and vegetables; duck breast, pine- star hotel through its service, luxury offers a wide selection of dishes apple sauce and ginger; Iberian pork and comfort. The menu is based on including specialities of Lanzarote sirloin “Joselito,” comfit potato; cod a flavorful cuisine that uses the best and Canarian cuisine as well as a loin, vegetable ratatouille, pil pil and raw ingredients from local produ- delicious range of tapas and snacks. Iberian ham; grouper, local yellow cers, fishermen and the Finca de Uga The wine list includes the best of sweet potatoes, carrot and coconut farm, which results in rich creations Rioja and other notable Spanish sauce. Private banqueting suites for and an incredible range of exclusive mainland wines together with weddings. Open daily 13.00 – 23.00 products of exceptional quality. Tra- Canarian wines cultivated in the hrs. Closed Monday. Bar and snacks ditional cuisine blended with new island’s unique wine-growing region from 12.00 - 23.00. Closed Christ- techniques achieves diverse textures of La Geria. The restaurant also caters mas Eve only. Special New Year’s and experiences whilst fully respec- for business luncheons, anniversaries, Eve Festive Dining with the 12 Gra- ting the product and its origins. birthdays etc. as well as office parties pes of Luck for 2019. In the kitchen of Isla de Lobos, during the Festive Season. Early where the excellence of each dish dining on the 25th December to Bar Bagatela dominates the innovative spirit, the allow staff to spend the evening Founded in 1979, Bar Bagatela true professionalism of the team in with their families. New Year’s Eve is one of the oldest cafeteria-bars seeking to give joy to the palette in Special Gala Dinner with music and in Puerto del Carmen. Located a different way, contributes to the all the trimmings providing fun and in Centro Commercial Maritimo, intensity of the flavor. The most ad- entertainment for the whole family. Local 8, and specialises in English vanced gastronomical techniques in Enjoy an exotic cocktail at our newly Breakfasts and Combined Dishes. harmony with the excellent cuisine open roof-top swimming pool bar. Nice relaxing bar for snacks and training of the staff results in the Open daily from 10.00 – 22.00 hrs.

54 Lancelot Eating out on Lanzarote Eating out on Lanzarote

Pizzeria Capri specialities on the 99-dish menu are Altamar Restaurant Arrecife Opened by owner Toni Gar- aubergine, almond croquettes made Gran Hotel and Spa cia Martín in 1985, this is one of with Canary palm honey. Overlooking the city of Arrecife the truly pioneering restaurants of Half-size portions for kids and the from Reducto Beach, Altamar Res- Puerto del Carmen which has ope- elderly. Also, shared portions of piz- taurant offers the best Lanzarote rated since tourism began in the za, lasagne and croquettes. The ta- cuisine with high quality products resort. Family-run with 23 tables bles are laid out in the restaurant in a in a modern style. In an environ- and a staff of 18, the standards of certain manner to give clients an am- ment where the decor, lighting, excellence in food, professional and bience of comfort and privacy whe- background music and top class friendly service as well as good va- rever you sit, and you feel as if you professional services turn the res- lue for money have never changed were eating a home-cooked meal taurant into somewhere you really suiting every taste and every poc- in your own house. Highly popu- want to be. Cosy, near the sky on ket. There is a comprehensive varie- lar with both tourists and residents. the top floor of the highest building ty of local and international dishes Open daily from 11.30 to 1 am. in the island capital, the Arrecife besides pizza choices which include Closed Christmas Eve, open Gran Hotel with its panoramic view vegan and vegetarian. Toni points Christmas Day and New Year’s Day of the town and the beach offers a out that Pizzeria Capri cooks its pi- 11.00 – 22.00 hrs gastronomic and sophisticated ex- zzas slowly using only fresh natural Closed for renovation from 10th perience in every sense. Executive products. Ingredients include who- to 22nd December. in order to install chef Francisco Galdón and his team lemeal flour, mineral water and ex- the latest range of commercial kit- use local products in combining tra virgin olive oil without the use of chen equipment to ensure maintai- traditional with more recent tastes pork fat, which results in a lighter and ning the highest standards of cuisine which result in an enjoyable culi- more digestible meal. Among other for the benefit of their customers.

Lancelot 55 Eating out on Lanzarote once again watch their food being hamburger with grill peppers, Pi- nary surprise to the highest stan- prepared in a more traditional man- quillo pepper with Atlantic wreck- dards complemented by a wide ran- ner, male guests are therefore kin- fish and Canarian-style potatoes, ge of wines. Catering for events in dly requested to wear long trousers. grilled octopus with sweet potato the banqueting suite. Open daily purée and caramelized red mojo, 19.00 – 11.00 hrs Carta Aroma beef carpaccio, foie shavings, par- Lava Beach Hotel mesan cheese and rocket, seaso- Oyambre, Costa Calero Puerto del Carmen ned with citrus fruits and Char- Welcome in the New Year with The first 5 Star Hotel in the 50 co salt, San Bartolomé chickpea an excellent menu in the beauti- year history of Puerto del Carmen hummus with vegetable crudité. ful premises overlooking the ma- the Lava Beach, has opened its do- Tuesday to Saturday; Kitchen: 12.00- rina with dancing, fireworks and ors directly overlooking the golden 16.00 and 19.00 – 23.00. Bar 11.00- free drinks at the bar until 4am in sands of Pocillos Beach. In keeping 24.00, C/ José Betancort 3 minutes the morning. A spectacular gala with the luxurious modern interior from Plazuela and Club Náutico. buffet is offered in the La Mag- design the cuisine of the establis- dalena restaurant, with wines and hment is also in the best possible Qué Muac Spanish sparkling wine at an all- hands. Executive Chef de Cuisine inclusive price of 105 euros p.p. Juanjo Suarez, most recently of the 5 Castillo de San José Hotel Costa Calero Talaso Star Hard Rock Hotel, Tenerife, ad- The menu at the restaurant at & Spa offers diners a “Relaxing heres to the principles of “Km O”, or- the 18th century Castillo de San SPA-Lunch-Pools” package which ganic slow cooking with locally sour- José has undergone an artistic fa- combines entry to the active pool, ced products fused with the best of celift which combines modern day sauna and Haman at the Thalasso- Mediterranean and Asian dishes. His and traditional dining. Besides the Spa Centre, the use of the hotel’s skills have been praised by Martín Be- international, Spanish and Canarian pools and lunch at the Oyambre rasategui the standard bearer of Spa- main dishes, exotic desserts and a restaurant, including drinks, for nish avant-garde cuisine and holder of comprehensive wine menu, an en- 35€ p.p. (Lanzarote residents). 8 Michelin Stars who considers Juanjo tirely new concept is represented Food is prepared in front of guests as one of the most promising of the by a rich variety of 24 present-day at the Oyambre, open daily from next generation of Spanish chefs. The tapas served in avant garde style. 12.30-15.30, serving the tastiest hotel opens on 28 December. Another innovation is musical eve- Spanish and international cuisine nings on Fridays and Saturdays in an informal setting, caressed by from 9.30-1.00, accompanied by a gentle breeze from Lanzarote´s El Almacén gastronomic delights. all to be en- mild climate. The exclusive Mag- Central Arrecife joyed in an 18th century castle with dalena restaurant which features El Almacen Restaurant and Bar exciting views of the sea. Lunch is international cuisine opens for din- offers three dishes with a drink served daily 12.30 – 16.00, closed ner from 18:30-21:30. Diners can for 11€. On the menu, mini pork Sundays

56 Lancelot A Warm Welcome for the Festive Season and the Coming Year Lanzarote Hotels Practice Responsible Tourism on a Geopark Island Without an attractive environment there would be no tourism, which is why Lanzarote hote- liers play an active role by carrying out sustainable business practices. They have also encouraged conservation of the environment by pioneering Biosphere Hotels, the first tourist destination in Spain to introduce this category.

H10 Suites Lanzarote Gardens **** Los Zocos Excellent family hotel totally refurbished suites, heatable Club Resort Lanzarote pools and fun pirate boat with Through their friendly and pro- slides for the children. First fessional attention our personnel Iris Berger class food and enjoyable activi- are devoted to the well-being of Hotel Manager ties plus a lively entertainment each individual hotel guest. A programme for young and old. wide variety of leisure and sports facilities for both adults and chil- Rafael Ortega The other H10 hotels on Lanzarote are: dren as well as superb cuisine. H10 Sentido White Suites**** Hotel Manager H10 Timanfaya Palace **** H10 Rubicón Palace***** H10 Lanzarote Princess****

Occidental Lanzarote Playa **** Nazaret Hotels An idyllic beachside location Mansion Nazaret*** Nazaret Apartamentos with private access to beautiful el Fully-equipped apartments in the centre of Costa ancla cove offering a wide range of Teguise offering traditional Canarian architecture activities. Our staff are highly rated and three swimming pools. Trip Adviser Certificate Asier Baquero among guests for their professiona- of Excellence. Hotel Manager lism and friendliness.

Lancelot 57 Lanzarote – “Unesco Model for Sustainable Tourism” Prize-Winning Hotels Win Quality Awards for Customer Satisfaction According to the latest industry trends, tourist nowadays are highly knowledgeable about an appreciation of the environment and choose to holiday at a resort where the hotel industry and the local authorities respect the economic and social-cultural objectives of the local inhabitants.

Hotel Las Costas **** Totally upgraded facilities in all four establishments offering Hotel Lava Beach ***** The first 5 star luxury hotel in clientele relaxation as well as the resort of Puerto del Carmen, facilities for active-mind holiday- located directly on the beach. makers. Jose Alberto Reyes Offering all the latest amenities The other Hibiscus hotels on General Manager for a tranquil holiday as well as ex- Lanzarote are: Nicole Winkler cellent facilities for active-minded Hibiscus Hotels Hotel Lanzarote Village **** vacationers. Group Hotel Floresta *** Hotel Manager

Hotel Beatriz Playa and Spa **** Hotel Beatriz Aequora Lanzarote Costa and Spa **** Most important of all is paying per- Suites **** sonal attention to the needs of our A modern hotel with high- hotel guests. Spacious landscaped quality facilities for the whole public areas with indoor waterfalls family. Mediterranean hospi- Roberto Martín and a famed spa pool and thalasso- Víctor Reboll tality and a diverse range of General Manager therapy area, a variety of restaurants Hotel Manager entertainment and activities. Beatriz Hoteles and entertainment activities.

58 Lancelot Princesa Yaiza Suite Hotel Hotel Costa Calero ***** Luxury Thalasso & Spa **** The 5 Star Suite Hotel offers Set in a dream setting at Puer- the optimum in facilities, leisure to Calero Marina, four pools, and sports amenities, adult and Guillermo superb cuisine, Thalasso-Spa & children’s entertainment, quality Femenías Wellness Centre, exotic tropi- Javier Suarez and cuisine combined with a po- Hotel Manager cal gardens. Hotel Manager licy of sustainable management.

Arrecife Gran Hotel***** Hotel Lancelot*** 160 spacious and comfortable Located overlooking Reducto rooms and suites exquisitely de- Beach close to the heart of corated, offering super panoramic downtown Arrecife shopping Luis Miguel views of Lanzarote and the Atlan- J. Carlos Cruz district, tourist attractions Morales tic providing the ideal atmosphere Hotel Manager and historic sites. Hotel Manager for a perfect stay.

Siete Islas Hotel **** Madrid “Fashionable, fun and family-run with affordable rates and cocktails so natural they are almost health drinks. The 7 Islas is the new in-the-know place to stay in Ma- drid. With customised design and a location in hipster- central Triball, it makes a refreshing change from chain hotels”. Review from the Daily Telegraph.

Lancelot 59 Beautifully lit up outdoor area at Jameos

Lanzarote Tourism Distinction Day 2018 Isla de Lanzarote Prize for the 600 Year History of Teguise

Photos: Sergio Betancort, Jesús Betancort

The magnificent scenario of Ja- meos del Agua was the setting for the annual awards ceremony for or- ganisations and personalities whose activities had generated Distinguis- hed Services for Lanzarote’s tourist industry over the past year. Teguise - 600 Years of History received the unique Sculpture designed by Cé- sar Manrique for the conservation of its illustrious past hand in hand with a thriving tourism economy governed by the principle of con- servation of the environment. Cabildo President Pedro San Gi- nés congratulated the recipients by saying. We are approaching the year of the centenary of the birth of Cé- Isla de Lanzarote Sculpture: “Teguise 600 Year History”, Counci- sar Manrique who had designed the llors Antonio Callero and Manuel Jimenez with President Pedro Distinguished Tourism Sculpture. San Ginés and Ángel Vázquez

60 Lancelot All the prizewinners with the authorities

His legacy is the symbiosis between Man and Nature which means nur- turing a thriving tourist industry in line with conservation of our natu- ral surroundings. Tourism Councillor Ángel Váz- quez said that consensus is vital for increased connections and expan- ding markets through innovation to attract new categories of visitors in areas such as food tourism through Cabildo Tourism Councillor campaigns like Saborea Lanzarote, with Rafael Morales, President European Sports Destination, Lan- zarote Film Commission and Sus- Origin of Lanzarote Wine President with Tías Tourism tainable Destination. Association Counccilor Amado Vizcaino Actor and model Jon Kortajarena was declared Personality of the Year Business Sector: Iberia Express, ria Cabrera, whose conservationist for promoting the best aspects of presented to Managing Director and archaeological attraction at Los the Island to his 2 million-plus fo- Fernando Candela for increasing Ajaches is enjoyed by thousands of llowers on social networks through connections to the island through tourists. top brands: Just Cavalli, Calvin hub Madrid-Barajas covering main- Special Mentions 2018: Deno- Klein, Versace, Jean Paul Gaultier, land Spain and the rest of the world mination of Origin of Lanzarote Giorgio Armani, Karl Lagerfeld, via parent company Iberia. Wine Board, acclaimed artist Rufina Zara, H&M and Guess as well as Tourism of Cultural Interest: El Santana and Cervecera Malpeis, the Tom Ford. Jardin Secreto, created by Juan Ma- island’s first brewery.

The entire team of Lanzarote Tourism with the Cabildo President, the Tourism Councillor and the Spel Managing Director

Lancelot 61 Results of the World Travel Market 2018 in London Increase of 3.7m Seats Marking 899 Flights According to Canary Government Councillor for Tourism, Isaac Castellano, despite Brexit, the British once again comprise 50% of all tourists to the Canary Islands

Photography Nacho González

Councillor Castellano said that over the winter season, an increase in tourism is projected. For the 24.9 m passenger seats to the Canaries, 15.7m

Advertorial are from abroad and 9.1m from main- land Spain. Airline operations to the Islands will reach 899 flights, an an- nual increase of 29. The outcome of the promotion campaign for the Canary Islands du- ring the World Travel Market London during the first week of November was highly satisfactory. This was the first of the Big 3 international tourism trade events which takes place in the British capital annually to be followed by Fi- Spain’s Minister for Tourism Maria Reyes Marota is greeted tur in Madrid at the end of January by Canarian Tourism Councillor Isaac Castellano together and the ITB Berlin in March. with other officials at the Canary Islands stand

Canarian Tourism Councillor Isaac Castellano with other members of the executive including Promotur Managing Director Maria Méndez

Cabrera Medina, Cicar, the leading Car Hire firm in the Canary Islands, attended the World Travel Market in London where they were visi- ted at their own stand by Canarian Government Tourism Councillor Isaac Castellano where he was greeted by Cicar Commercial Director Councillor Ramón Valiente as were Managing Director Promotur Maria Méndez and Senator Joel Delgado. Cicar operate a fleet of 12,000 vehicles from 80 offices on the seven islands, equipped with multilingual tourist guides.

62 Lancelot Annual Increase of 8.2% Passenger Seats to Lanzarote UK Tourism Upsurge to Continue at Least Until 2025 37 airlines are flying to Lanzarote on 155 routes this winter, an annual increase of 7 despite Brexit WTM 2018 at Canary Wharf, London, held from the 5th to the 7th November, attracted 5,000 exhibitors from 182 countries and generated around £2.8 billion of travel industry contracts from on- stand business meetings. Almost 51,500 senior travel industry profes- sionals, government ministers and international press were present at the must-attend three-day business- to-business exhibition for the world- wide travel and tourism industry. “The UK still the source of more tourists to Lanzarote than any other country” Cabildo Tourism Councillor Ángel Vázquez

The Lanzarote delegation: Cabildo Tourism Councillor Angel Vázquez, Senator Joel Delgado, Teguise Mayor Oswaldo Betancort and Tourism Councillors Amado Vizcaino, Tias and Olga Caraballo, Yaiza and Spel Managing Director Héctor Fernández ““Expansion in routes by EasyJet signals the strength of our market as a prime destination”” Spel Turismo Managing Director Héctor Fernández

Scheduled Meetings Tour Operators: TUI- UK Ho- lland, Belgium, Northern Europe; German tour operators Thomas Cook - UK, Holland, Scan- are projecting an additio- dinavia, Sunway Ireland Barrhead Scotland, Itaka Poland, Karavel Fran- nal 27% in airline ca- ce; Airlines: British Airways, EasyJet, pacity to Lanzarote plus Jet2.com Norwegian plus Turismark an increase in slots from Management, Eurowings Germany Belgium, France, Sweden, and Relaxia Resorts. UK online: On Holland and Ireland the Beach, Travel Republic.

Lancelot 63 Lanzarote News Roundup Reports from the Canarian Government Canary Islands and LSE Partnership for Educational Programme Noted British Historian Paul Preston Delivers Address

President of the Canary Gover- Well known British historian and Hispanist Professor Paul Pres- nment Fernando Clavijo intro- ton, who was knighted earlier this year, spoke about the interna- duces the first conference speaker tionalisation of the financial resources of the Canaries

Digital Innovation and sustainable infrastructure. Another bring together international experts Sustainable Infrastructure key objective will be to identify and institutions to explore the cha- In collaboration with the London effective innovation strategies for llenges of public innovation and di- School of Economics, LSE, the Go- diversifying and internationalizing gitalisation, regional economic de- vernment of the Canary Islands is the Canary Islands economy and velopment, future competitiveness implementing a strategic innovation skills base for the digital age and to and strategies for social inclusion. and regional development agenda provide for targeted and inclusive The high profile event will serve to position the Canary Islands in a employment opportunities and sus- to debate and advance the interna- highly competitive environment for tainable economic development. tionalisation of the Canary Islands global investment, development and economy and civil society and will future sustainable growth. The aim Civic Innovation Summit provide visibility to the future de- is to diversify and internationalise There are plans to organise a Ci- velopment strategy of the Canary the regional economy for the digital vic Innovation Summit which will Islands government. age, to provide future employment and to enable long-term and sustai- President nable social, tourism and economic Fernando development and consider specific Clavijo areas of new technological engage- ment, including start-ups, e-Sports, personally and the digital economy in general. attends an English lesson Inclusive Economic at a school in Development order to stress A key objective is to identify, pi- the importance lot and implement sustainable and of Bi-Lingual smart solutions for the Canary Is- lands in the area of digital innova- education tion and social entrepreneurship, throughout the inclusive economic development, Canary Islands smart urban transformation and

64 Lancelot Canarian Government Optimistic About Continued UK Tourism Targeting Specific Categories of Holidaymakers

According to Canary Govern- ment Councillor for Tourism, Isaac Castellano, despite Brexit, British holidaymakers once again show an annual increase to the Canary Islands

Although the looming shadow of Brexit was made apparent during all the meetings attended Maria Mendez, Ma- by Canary Government Tourism with airlines, naging Director of Pro- tour operators, travel agents, hotels and apartment motur, pointed out that complexes, the consensus of opinion pointed to the percentage rise pro- very little change and that the United Kingdom jected for vacationers to would continue to play its traditional role as the the Canaries still marks leading country of origin of holidaymakers to the out the UK as the major Canary Islands as they have done over the past country of origin, despite three decades. In fact, the astonishing statistic Brexit woes, with Lon- that emerged for the last 10 months despite the don-Gatwick and Man- approach of Brexit, was that one in every three chester heading the list of visitors still hails from Britain. airports. The next most Councillor Castellano stressed the need for spe- popular sources of origin cialisation towards the individual needs of visitors are mainland Spain, Ger- Maria Mendez, and pointed out the effectiveness of the campaign many and Ireland. to attract cuisine tourism, Saborea España, (Taste The CEO of Promotur Managing Director Spain). Each individual Canary Island displayed points to the rising popu- of Promotur its own particular tasty menu from fish and meat larity of the Archipelago dishes, cheeses and desserts to wines cultivated in for culturally-minded visi- tastefully refurbished as volcanic soil using the same methods as practised tors who are able to enjoy attractions. They also for over 200 years, especially in the wine cultiva- a cornucopia of historical enjoy typical traditional tion region of La Geria on Lanzarote. This is whe- sites dating back to the Canarian products and re Councillor Castellano supported the campaign 15th century throughout artisanship on display at by Tui Care to maintain the original customs and the Seven Isles. These the fair such as pottery enlarge the audience to embrace hotel personnel include the architecture made without the use of whose role it was to pass on this appreciation of of military and religious the potter’s wheel, palm the traditional cultivation methods to tourists en- buildings and museums weaving, embroidery, couraging them to visit wineries where the cultiva- many which have been sewing, basketwork. tion was totally ecologically friendly.

Lancelot 65 Lanzarote News Roundup Reports from the Cabildo Micro 2018 Conference on the Impact of Microplastics Hosted by: The Lanzarote Cabildo, Alfred Wegener Institute, UVSO, Plymouth and Cornell Universities Under the Patronage of UNESCO Photos Sergio Betancort, Jesús Betancort, Liz

K n o w l e d g e - A c t i o n s - S o l u t i o n s While the accumulation of mi- croplastics in marine ecosystems has been reported on since the 1970s, many questions remain open. The use the word microplastics in a re- Micro 2018 conference provided search publication to describe the an opportunity to share available microscopic fragments of manmade knowledge, fi ll in gaps, identify new products, it was not a word that many questions and research needs, and would have comprehended. After all, develop commitments to opera- these fragments can measure a frac- tionalise solutions. The conference tion of a millimetre in length, and be provided an opportunity to reconve- less than the width of a human hair. ne, share what has been learned, and Individually, it is perhaps hard to see generate momentum for the work the potential harm they could cause. that remains to be done. But when you consider some estima- In 2004, Professor Richard tes suggest there are fi ve trillion of Cabildo President Pedro Thompson of Plymouth Univer- these particles fl oating in our oceans, San Ginés sity and his team were the fi rst to it becomes a different story. Italian Delegation Retraces the Voyage of Lanzarotto Malocello President of the Cabildo President Pedro San Ginés, Culture Councillor Óscar Pérez and Biosphere Councillor Rafael Juan González greeted a delegation from Varazze headed by Giovanni Delfino of the Commemorative Committee for the navigator who first marked Lanzarote on the world map and for whom the island is named

The 14th century The Lanzarote authorities with mem- sailing route of the bers of the Commemorative Committee Lanzarotto Malocello of Varazze at Charco de San Ginés. See voyage of discovery is page 70 repeated 700 years la- An exchange of mementos between Lan- ter on board the Costa zarote and Italy is the fi rst step towards Pacifi ca by a delega- the twinning of Geopark Lanzarote-Ar- tion from his home chipelago Chinijo with Geopark Beigua town of Varazze Region, Italy

66 Lancelot Lanzarote News Roundup

Jardín de Cactus Exhibition at Memoria de Lanzarote, Arrecife Awarded the Benneton Foundation Carlo Scarpa Garden Prize

Winning the prestigious XXVIII “Carlo Scarpa Prize” for 2017 has once again placed the Cactus Gar- den, created by César Manrique, as a focal point for leading articles in pres- tigious gardening magazines all over the world. The award-winning Jardin de Cactus was featured by botany wri- ters and horticultural journalists with a love and appreciation for gardening excellence as well as travel journalists specialising in eco-tourism. Keynote speakers at the Benetton Foundation Carlo Scarpa Prize, Luigi Latini and Patrizia Boshie- ro stressed that the purpose of the award is to enhance “stewardship and care of the landscape and public spaces” among a wider public as well as promoting the natural and historical heritage it embodies. Lancelot once asked César Manri- que which was his favorite among the Tourist Centres he had created and he replied “that’s like asking a parent to name his favorite child, but if pressed, I would say the Cactus Garden.” This could be because all the other Centres already existed and the artist adapted them for use, but this site had been an abandoned stone quarry for centuries. Already as a teenager, Manrique en- visaged planting cacti and succulents from all over the world on this site to “César Manrique was 15 years ahead of his time in the show the world how fertile the volca- creation of natural site-specific sculptures,” wrote the Sunday nic soil of Lanzarote was. Times. Photo Liz Photo: Cabildo President Pedro San Ginés, Tourist Centres Councillor Echedey Eugenio, Luigi Latini, Mar- co Tamaro and Patrizia Boschiero of the Benetton Foundation and Anto- nio Martin, Jardin de Cactus gardener and exhibit n commissioner Juan Ma- nuel Palerm at the opening of the ex- hibit. The Cabildo also published the Spanish-language version of the book, Lanzarote, Jardin de Cactus which included texts by Fernando Goméz Aguilera and Juan Gopar.

Memoria de Lanzarote, C/ Leon de Castillo, Arrecife - Monday to Friday 10.00 - 20.00 Saturday 10.00 - 14.00

Lancelot 67 Lanzarote News Roundup Reports from the Cabildo Lanzarote Plans the Elimination of One-Use Plastic Bags Biosphere Reserve Coun- cillor Rafael Juan Gon- zález and Parliament Vice President David de la Hoz discuss the “Zero Plastic” option with the Supermarkets Asso- ciation of the Canary Islands

César Manrique Public mitee. The members, Alfredo Memorial Tribute Committee Matallana, (President), Hermi- Besides offi cial events planned nia Fajardo, Marisol Álvarez, for celebration of the 100th year Domingo gúzman, Roberto of the birth of César Manrique Fuentes and José Luis Martín in 1919, the public are invited to are seen with the senior officials donate towards a special tribute of the Lanzarote Cabildo and by the “Por César Amigos” Com- the CM Foundation. For anyone wishing to contribute a special account has been opened at Bankia, no. ES31 2038 7248 2760 00155685

Cabildo President Pedro San ginés and Sports Coun- cillor Lorenzo Reyes congra- tulated four Lanzarote fema- le athletes for winning gold medals in their age category at the Half Marathon World Championships in Malaga, Aroa Merino, Kelly Beni- tez, Puri gallego and gloria Cuéllar, who excused her ab- sence.

68 Lancelot Lanzarote News Roundup Honoring Excellent Service of the Cabildo Biosphere Committee TUI Care Promotes Traditional Wine Cultivation for Tourists

Tourist Centres Councillor Antonio, González Echedey Eugenio expressed his Viétez, José Antonio thanks to the committee for their Martin Pallin, Manuel sterling work in support of the Neredo Pétez, Emma Cabildo Tourist attractions Pérez-Chacón Espino, To mark the 25th anniversary José Luis Rivero Cebollas of Lanzarote being nominated by and Lázaro Sánchez Unesco with the distinction of World Pinto, received the public Biosphere Reserve, the Cabildo pa- accolade from Cabildo yed tribute to the excellent and de- President Pedro San dicated work of six members of the Ginés in the name of the Biosphere Reserve Committee for 15 years of dedication to the interests of members of the Insular Lanzarote in an honorary capacity. Council

Tui Care Foundation mentioned for their ecological Sustainable Wine Cultivation production methods are, La According to Ignacio Rome- Geria, Los Bermejos and Vega ro of Senderisno Lanzarote, the de Yuca. Tui Care Foundation has initiated The presentation was attended a programme in support of the by the President of the Lanzaro- traditional cultivation practised te Cabildo Pedro San Ginés, Ca- for hundreds of years in the wine narian Tourism Councillor Isaac growing region of La Geria. Their Castellano, the Mayor of Yaiza practical suggestions included dis- Óscar Noda and Lanzarote Wine seminating information among Origin President, Rafael Morales hotel staff which they, in turn, can among other officials and hote- pass on to holidaymakers. Three liers as well as Jost Neumann, Tui participating bodegas specifically Care and Anja Renner, Futouris.

Lancelot 69 Lanzarote News Roundup Reports from the Cabildo 100 French Travel Agents Visit Lanzarote on Fam Trip Jameos de Agua, Timanfaya, al Campesino and Top Hotels

Cabildo Tourism Councillor Án- Spel Lanzarote gel Vázquez said “With 150,000 organised tourists a year, France is developing into a significant source of holiday- a workshop makers to Lanzarote because of the at the close working relationship between Monumento Spel Turismo and Ô Voyages-Travel al Campesino Star Carrefour.” for 80 of the “Our partnership with Ô Vô- yages has led to France becoming visiting travel Lanzarote’s fifth major market over agents a very short space of time,” Héctor Fernández”, Managing Director Spel Turismo.

The travel agents stayed at the Aequora Lanzarote Suites Hotel in Puerto del Carmen where Lineas Romero Ferries, who dinner was followed by some were major sponsors of the Fam highly enjoyable entertainment on the second evening. Hotel Senior executive of Ô Vôyages Trip, hosted a dinner for the Manager Victor Reboll and his guests from France at Amura team are seen with the visitors with the Tourism Councillor Restaurant in Puerto Calero from France. and the Spel Director

Annual Lanzarotus Day Leading State and local officials cele- brating Lanzarottus Day in Varazze, Italy, commemorating the mariner for whom the island was named 700 years ago. Photo: Mayor Alessandro Bossa- no and Provincial President Mónica Giulano with historian-biographer Alfonso Licata holding the second volume of his bio- graphy and Cabildo Biosphere Councillor Rafael Juan Gonzalez representing President Pedro San Ginés.

70 Lancelot Lanzarote News Roundup Additional Routes Scheduled by EasyJet and Iberia Express “Iberia Express additional flights allow passengers to fly to the Spanish capital and return to Lanzarote on the same day, of major importance for many.” Tourism Councillor Ángel Vázquez

Tourism Councillor Ángel Tourism Councillor Án- Vázquez said that the UK still gel Vázquez and Iberia provides more holidaymakers Express Managing Di- to Lanzarote than any other rector Fernando Cande- country la joined Spel Managing Director Héctor Férnan- The Tourism Councillor gave dez and other authori- the following details based on a re- ties at the Showcooking port by Europa Press. During the current winter season which began exhibition at the Kitchen in October 2019 and finishes 31 Club, Madrid March 2019, a total of 37 airli- “We ae now flying 11 weekly nes are flying to Lanzarote on 155 routes, an crease of 7 over last year. flights to Lanzarote as a ma- Of the plus 3.7m 2.6m are on inter- jor tourist destination with national flights and 1 million from unique natural attractions,” the Spanish mainland. Fernando Candela, Managing Director Iberia Express Iberia Express Increases Flights Iberia Express, which won this presentation in The Kitchen Club year’s Tourism Distinction Award Madrid to promote the Teguise in the business category, have increa- “Eno-gastronomic Saborea Lanza- sed the 20:10 hrs flights between rote” two day event held at the end Lanzarote and Madrid from two to of November. Leading Lanzarote chefs, wineries and cheesemakers four days a week, adding Wednes- Managing Director of SPEL day and Thursday to the Friday and combined to produce a Showcoo- Sunday connections. Early morning king display and an exhibit of the Lanzarote Tourism Héctor departures at 07.00 hrs from Lan- island’s traditional cuisine. Fernández participated in zarote will also increase from two to the Ecotur Azul Conference four days a week. The schedule of Lanzarote-France in La Palma, devoted to the daily midday flights from Lanzarote French low cost airline Volotea has campaign of environmental at 13.35 and from Madrid at 11.25 added three new routes to Lanzarote protection at 80 coastal eco- remains unaffected. to operate between the 22 December The Spanish airline also joined and 9 March: Bordeaux, Marseille tourism destinations, suppor- Tourism Lanzarote as co-hosts at a and Toulouse, in addition to Nantes. ted by the EU Interreg Fund

Lancelot 71 Lanzarote News Roundup Reports from Tías Strong Support from Tias for Cancer Awareness Day Huge Rise in Construction Follows Elimination of Taxes Photos Doris Hernández

Tias Mayor Pancho Hernández Tias Mayor Pancho Hernández and Deputy Mayor and Tourist Councillor Amado Vizcaino announcing the 2nd An- Cancer Awareness March nual Taste Traditional Local Cuisine Fair in the company of The Ayuntamiento of Tias and AFOL President Carmen Arrocha and Rotary Club President AFOL, the Association for Families José Luis Otaduy Castanedo of Cancer Sufferers, organised a walk which attracted 500 participants along the Beach Avenue from the Plaza de los Naciones to La Tiñosa Harbour carrying pink banners to signal the oncoming World Breast Cancer Awareness Day. Walkers were engulfed in a “Sea of Pink” in this third annual public participa- tion in the fight against cancer. The President of AFOL, Carmen- sa Arrocha, read out a statement calling on the health authorities to resist budget cuts and allow people to be tested for protection against cancer without any age restriction.

The stand selling drinks and snacks was manned by Rotary Club volunteers with all proceeds des- tined to the AFOL Charity for Family Members of Cancer Sufferers. Photos Óscar Pache

72 Lancelot Lanzarote News Roundup 50th Anniversary of the Peak of the Tomato Export Boom Tias District Exhibits Its Agricultural Past at Mancha Blanca

1968 marked the highest volume of tomato crops in Lanzarote’s history with 510 hectares of land under cultivation mostly in the fields of Macher, Tias and La Asomada. Almost twen- ty years later in 1986, cultivation of the onion crop in Tias district was also at a record high with 350 hectares under cultivation. (1 hectare equals 10,000 square metres). Before the advent of tourism in the 1980s the entire district of Macher was devoted to agriculture according to local prize-winning Tias historian Juan Cruz Sepulveda. Tomatoes were grown in most of the fields south of the main island highway down to the coast in Puer- to del Carmen. On the other side of the main road all the way up to the foothills of the Fire Mountains the main crop consisted of onions. José Ferrer, proprietor of the Macher Mill, was among the leading exporters whose most significant overseas market was England. In fact, an area of London Docks was named Ca- nary Wharf because of the vast amounts of ve- getables and fruit imported from the Canary Tias Tourism Counci- Islands. A high percentage of tomatoes and Author Juan Cruz llor Amado Vizcaino at- onions from Tias district was among them, es- tended the WTM 2018 pecially during the winter when fresh vegeta- Sepúlveda, wrote the history in London held at Canary bles were hard to come by in the UK. of tomato cultivation in his Wharf, where the majori- book “El Postigo de Tias” ty of tomatoes and onions exported from Macher were unloaded at a time when the local economy depended on agriculture. This was before the ad- vent of tourism some 50 years ago.

Huge Rise in Construction Follows Cancellation of Taxes The decision of the Ayuntamien- Christina Ioana Dudet of IES Puerto del to of Tias to cancel taxes for permits Carmen was awarded a diploma by the Cana- for building or refurbishing residen- rian Government for passing her high school tial premises in the municipality has certificate with the highest possible marks in resulted in an unprecedented rise of Computer Engineering. The Tias resident is 59.1% over the past two years whe- continuing her studies as a first year student reas for new construction is even at the Cumplutense University in Madrid. more dramatic as it reached 645%. Photo: With Christina who is holding her di- The figures were provided by Tinsa ploma, Tias Mayor Pancho Hernández, Culture for the Spanish Ministry for Deve- Councillor Amado Vizcaino, Education Coun- lopment. cillor Aroa Pérez and Headmistress Luz Baena.

Lancelot 73 Lanzarote News Roundup Reports from Yaiza El Tiempo de la Sal Documentary Presented in Granada Yaiza to Improve Energy Efficiency in Schools and Offices

Photos Alex Salebe

Yaiza Mayor Óscar Noda is committed to the conservation of the local environment Yaiza Town Hall is installing additional facilities because Energy Efficiency electricity generated by solar photovolcaic panels is inexhaustible, Yaiza Mayor Óscar Noda has in- vited tenders to improve energy effi- does not pollute and is of great importance for the conservation ciency in public lighting at Yaiza and of the environment.According to Forbes magazine this may soon Uga schools, the football ground, become the cheapest form of producing renewable energy Las Breñas Teleclub and local ad- ministration offices. Public Works ties, was the latest scenario for the by farmers on the land and workers Councillor Jonatan Lemes stressed presentation of the documentary at the salt works. The celebration of that these measures were not only on the life of poet Victor Fernán- his life which included the culture to lower costs but also to show the dez Gopar. Originally employed at and traditions, the folklore and uni- Town Hall commitment to the con- Janubio Salt Works, which was the que countryside of Lanzarote was servation of the local environment. origin of his epithet, El Salinero, he enthusiastically received in Andalu- only began writing his verses much cia, the birthplace of the celebrated El Salinero later in life, much of the contents poet Federico Garcia Lorca, (1898- The Filmoteca of Granada, one devoted to social injustice and the 1936), the most important Spanish of Spain’s most historic cultural ci- hard labour and poverty endured literary figure of the 20th century.

The film’s director Carmen Tortosa, co-producers Manuel Concepción and Alex Salebe, among others following the presentation in Granada 74 Lancelot Lanzarote News Roundup Esteban Rodríguez Eugenio Appointed Historian of Yaiza

Yaiza Mayor Oscar Noda and the Town Council with Francisco Hernández Delgado, the Vice President of the Historians of the Canary Islands who inducted him into office as the first official chronicler of Yaiza Municipality

Yaiza Historian The recently appointed Crónista of Yaiza, Historian Esteban Rodriguez, be- lieves that the municipality merits an ho- noured place in the history of Lanzarote for several reasons. High among them is that Femés was the very first Archbisho- pric in the history of the Canary Islands, added to which, distinguished persona- lities born in the district included writer Yaiza Tourism Coun- and historian Isaac Viera, 1858-1941, cillor Olga Caraballo who travelled throughout South America publicising the merits of Yaiza. attended the WTM 2018 in London and is highly satisfied with Las Indumentarias de Lanzarote by Ricardo Reguera the prospects of tourism Yaiza Exhibit of Traditional Lanzarote Costumes from the UK to Playa Blanca over the next Culture Councillors of the Cabildo and Yai- za, Óscar Pérez and Daniel Medina at Casa year Benito Pérez Armas with Ricardo Reguera writer of the definitive work on the history of Lanzarote’s traditional clothing. The author explained the details of illustrations shown on the screen which included materials and textiles, men and women’s working outfits, farmer’s, shepherd’s and fishermen’s garb, pro- tective clothing worn for cochineal harvesting and at the salt works, day clothes and Sunday best, children’s clothing and headgear. Also on display, variations in fashion throug- The Fiestas de El Gol- hout history particularly the radical changes fo has become among the brought on by textile manufacture and the most popular in the muni- dying industry as part of the industrial revolu- cipality, mainly because of tion in the second half of the 18th century and the beauty contest dispu- the eventual effect this had on clothing worn ted among the best looking on Lanzarote and the other Canary Islands. “misses” with a great sense of humour.

Lancelot 75 Lanzarote News Roundup Reports from Arrecife Manrique Route Planned By Arrecife – City of His Birth Painter, sculptor, architect, urban designer, environmen- talist, Manrique was each and excelled in them all. What did the artist consider himself to be? In response to the oft-asked question, Manrique would invariably reply, “First and foremost, I consider myself to be a painter.” The Manrique Route 1. International Museum of Modern Art Castillo de San José 2. gardens of the Hospital Insular 3. Plaza deLas Palmas 4. Ramírez Cerdá Park 5. Murals Casa de la Cultura “Agustin de la Hoz” Arrecife Mayoress Eva de Anta 6. “La Salamandra” Caixabank Offi ce proudly displays the planned 7. El Almacen Insular Centre for Culture Manrique Route for the city 8. Murals UNED Public Library of his birth 9. “Anatomy of a Ship”Real Club Náutico The route includes famous sites 10. “Barlovento” gran Hotel and murals the artist created for Roundabout the town as well as the Castillo de San José International Museum of Modern Art which is one of the island’s major tourist centres. Built in 1799 as a fortress, the army, later used the building to store ammu- nition before Manrique converted the premises to contain an art co- llection and 5 star restaurant with panoramic views.

76 Lancelot Lanzarote News Roundup “Toy Dolls” Star at “Arrecife en Vivo” Street Concert Lanzarote Kayak Club Wins Prize at Spanish Championship

Tourism and Festivities Councillor David Duarte praised this year’s four weekend series of street concerts pro- duced by HSmith Solutions as the most successful ever and truly merited the pri- ze as the best in this category in the who- le of Spain. The highly enjoyable events take place at various emblematic central locations in Arrecife and are attended by large crowds many of whom are holida- ymakers from all over the island. This year’s stars were undoubtedly the Toy Dolls - an English English punk rock band formed in 1979 - who work within the parameters of punk to express a sense of fun, with songs such as “Yul Brynner Was a Skinhead” or their own unique version of “Blue Suede Shoes.” But they are probably best known for their sole Lanzarote’s Kayak Champions, UK hit, a punk-rock cover of “Nellie the Club de Piragüismo Marines Elephant,” which brought the proverbial house down in Arrecife with massive and enthusiastic audience participation.

Arrecife Tourism and Festivities Councillor David Duarte Lanzarote Kayak Club was awarded fi rst pri- ze at the 2018 Spanish Championships in Cas- Marine Eco tellon in the category of Systems “Promising Youngsters” Attracts Tourism The shoreline of Arrecife supports an amazing variety of bird species many of whom spend large portions of their lives over the sea but they all must eventually come out of the air to fi nd a mate and reproduce. Sand, rocks, pebbles and plants serve as bree- ding grounds for many species of bird. Besides their striking natural beauty plants are an essential part of the ma- Arrecife Mayoress Eva de Anta with Cabildo and the Town rine eco system because once they have Hall Councillors at the display of the César Manrique route taken root sands begin to stabilise. planned for the island capital

Lancelot 77 Lanzarote News Roundup Reports fromTeguise Teguise Celebrates 600 Years History 1418 – 2018 Statute of Niebla Established Spanish Sovereignty

The Spanish Royal Mint issued a special Gold Coin to commemorate the 6th Centenary of Teguise Mayor Oswaldo Betancort and the 4th Centenary of thanked all members of the Town Cervantes Hall and local community for Document of 15 November 1418 verifying the transfer of the their contribution to the cultural three Canary Islands to the Throne of Castile. Real Acade- and historic legacy of the town mia de la Historia Mayor Oswaldo Betancort con- cluded the 12 months of historic ac- tivities for Teguise on 15 November 2018. This marked exactly 600 years since the Count of Niebla took posses- sion of Lanzarote, Fuerteventura and El Hierro from the hands of Maciot de Bethencourt, nephew of Juan de Bethencourt and brought the region under the sovereignty of the Thro- ne of Castile. The town is named for Princess Teguise, daughter of the abo- riginal king guadarfi a. The Mayor presented Medals The Sister City Twinning ce- remony was presided over by of Honour to Historian Mayor Betancort of Teguise and Francisco Hernández Mayoress Laura Pichard of Nie- Delgado, Director of bla, located in Huelva Province Historical Archives Maria of Andalusia and with two muni- Dolores Rodriguez and cipalities of Uruguay established Maria del Pino Fuentes, by Canarian immigrants, San José de Mayo and Las Piedras who coordinated all the represented by Mayors José Luis events of the 6th centenary Falero and gustavo gonzález, year, and inscribed their respectively. The authorities of names in the Teguise Book the twinned cities with all the of Honour dignitaries.

78 Lancelot Sister City Twinning with Niebla and Uruguay Aerobatic Display Celebrates 600 Years of Teguise History

Among the various local and regional officials, Canarian Government Councillor Cristina Valido deputised for President Fernando Clavijo who was unwell, the mayoress of Niebla and politicians officials from Las Piedras and San José de Mayo in Uruguay, all three of which are being twinned with Teguise to maintain cultural links established over the centuries

The celebration, which took place in Convento The history of the transfer written by historians Santo Domingo, commenced with a musical Victor Bello and Enrique Pérez was presented introduction by master timplist Benito Cabrera at the Municipal Library where the authors are accompanied by Tomás Fariña seen with Mayor Betancort In honour of the 600 Years of Teguise His- tory the Royal Palace at Las Maretas ope- ned its grounds to the students of the Uni- versity School of Tourism in the company of the Mayor of Teguise Oswaldo Betancort and School Director Eva Ciprés

Patrulla Águila, Spanish for Eagle Pa- trol, is the aerobatic demonstration team of the Spanish Air Force which put on a spectacular 30 minu- te exhibition over the Teguise Mayor Oswaldo skies of Costa Teguise which was greatly en- A large contingent of holidaymakers were Betancort accompanied joyed by thousands of among the spectators lining Las Cucharas by officers of Patrulla spectators on Las Cu- Beach watching the coloured smoke trails Águila (Eagle Patrol) charas beach. made by the planes aerobatics team

Lancelot 79 Lanzarote News Roundup Costa Teguise Tourism Distinction Awards for Businesses €100 Million Investment in Luxury Hotel and Aquatic Centre

All the Prize-winners with Mayor Oswaldo Betancort, Spel Tourism Managing Director Héctor Fernández Councillor Eugenio Robayna and Tourism Promotion executive Inma Armas

Teguise Mayor and Tourism CEO, Oswaldo Betancort, presided over the 2018 Amigos de Costa Teguise Distinction Awards under the slogan “Costa Teguise Advan- ces United.” The event stresses the role played by the local business community in providing quality services and facilities for the resort’s many thousands of residents and holidaymakers. The Mayor said, “As we approach the 50th anniver- The Mayor with the executives of Toca Sport Foto Liz sary of the birth of Costa Teguise I am delighted to announce plans for a 5-Star luxury hotel with aqua- tic centre, total refurbishment of Toca Sport and Apartamentos Ficus and an upmarket category for Oasis Lanz Beach among other projects,” the mayor concluded.

Award Winners 2018 Restaurante La Bohemia: Best Business Initiative. José Pablo Hidalgo – Outstan- ding Professional Career guiachin- che de Luis – Local Business Initia- tive Lifeguards – for rescuing drow- ning passengers on 15 Jan 2018 Mayor of Teguise Oswaldo Betancort with Town Councillors Sporting Event – 1,200 entries at celebrating the Artisan of the Year award by Teguise timple VI Running CEIP Costa Teguise. maker Antonio Lemes 80 Lancelot Lanzarote News Roundup Reports from Haría Tribute to 40 years of Malpaís de la Corona XII International MalabHaría Circus Celebration

Haría Mayor Marci Acuña congratulates the President of Mal- Haría Mayor Marci Acuña pais de la Corona for 40 years extreme dedication to local folklore Haría Tourism Councillor Soraya Brito was very happy at the results of the cleaning of the beaches of Orzola which are so popular with Circus Programme holidaymakers

29 December 11.00 hrs. Plaza de Haria Javier Jimémez -“250th Anniver- sary of the Circus” (60 min) 12.30 Lola “The Paca Prenda 04 January Show” (60 min) - Spain 17.30 Plaza de Haria Nórdika “Rojo Estandar” 02 January 20.30 hrs Haria Sports Pa- 20.30 hrs. Haria Sports Pavilion vilion – International Circus Kadavresky – L’effect scargot (60 gala In October, a major oil clean up min) France Iara geller, Brasil; Danyzoo, took place at Caleta del Mero Spain, Pepe Viyeula, Spain; beach, Orzola by a team of volun- 03 January Tripotes; La Femme Fatal, teers organised by Environmental 17.30 hrs. Plaza de Haria “La Spain; Aleksandra, Ukraine Councillor Yessica Mesica together Bella Tour” (50 min) with the Lanzarote Limpia Associa- 20.30 hrs. Haria Sports Pavilion www.malabharia.com tion. Over 2,000 kilos of oil waste International Circus gala Tickets from 3 Dec: Ayunta- from accidental spills or leaks or Pablo Rada, Lola Paca Prenda, miento de Haria 08.00-13.00 careless use from ships and tankers Dario Dumont, Leti & Fer, Ma- hrs. Price 5€ euros, theatre carried in by tidal currents were rilén Ribot, Antonio capacity 500. collected in the first half of 2018 in cleansing campaigns.

Lancelot 81 Antonio Lémes Hernández Timple Maker Artisan of the Year 2018

The authorities inaugurate the exhibition

Doña Dorotean traditional pottery Fiesta de Los Dolores 2018 (https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=xWN9CF8oLoU). Antonio Lémes Hernández, Arti- san of the Year 2018, has dedicated Artisan of the his life to the making of the timple, the musical instrument whose to- nes are known as the “Voice of the Canary Islands.” This four-or five Year Award stringed miniature guitar, which is similar to the ukelele, is the princi- Arts and Traditions use of modern day tools. The same ple feature of Canarian folklore and Lanzarote’s arts and crafts is in applies to brooches, necklaces, pen- the most identifying of all the ins- a healthy state because local crafts- dants, earrings, bracelets and even truments used by local musicians. men and women have gone with watches, made from a variety of na- Antonio began learning at a very the times but the basic skills of the tural materials such as beads, cork young age in the studio of timple traditional artisans have remai- and leather. maestro Simon Morales of Teguise, ned unaffected. Pottery is still Traditional potters Marcial de who taught him how to form the made by many artisans without León and his wife, Rosario, who shape of the instrument working on the use of the potters’ wheel is the granddaughter of Doña Do- a foot-operated lathe without the and basket weaving from palm rotea - considered the Mother of assistance of any measuring instru- fronds, including straw huts. traditional Lanzarote pottery – at ment. The Lanzarote Cabildo awar- Items like jewellery and costume their stand containing a variety of ded him the highest distinction the jewellery are crafted from local tasteful ceramics. A screen on the island has to offer during the Man- semi-precious olivine stones extrac- wall shows a half hour film of Doña cha Blanca Arts and Crafts Fair ce- ted from volcanic rock both on land Dorotea working the clay in the lebrating the Fiesta de los Dolores. and the waters of the Green Lago- same small room and yard in the This distinction is only presented to on, Charco de los Clichos. Items village of Munique used by her mo- craftsmen who exercise their profes- are also chiselled out from blocks ther and grandmother from whom sion based on traditional Lanzaro- of volcanic rock itself by masons she learnt her craft. Alfareria po- te methods handed down over the using innovative ideas but with the pular de Muñique 32minute video centuries.

82 Lancelot Los del Gofio demonstrate the traditional way of preparing gofio for a variety of uses

Gofio, a cereal milled from The Tias stand depicted 50 years since tomato exports were the maize (millet) or sometimes major pillar of the local economy. (See front cover and page 73) barley is the most typically traditional Canarian of all foodstuffs eaten in the Archipelago. Its most common use nowadays is to add a small amount to milk, to produce a wholesome breakfast rich in vitamins, proteins, fibre and minerals. As a highly versatile product, gofio can also be added to soups, stews, desserts, ice cream and sauces.

Master potters Marcial de León and his wife Rosalia continue the traditions of Doña Dorotea

Arrecife depicts the planned César Manrique Route for the Stone mason craftman island capital Aurelio Miguel Pérez

Sebastiana Perera displays the traditional art of cochineal cultivation revived by her La Geria displays the traditional art of wine cultiva- Milana Association tion celebrated each year on Las Caritas Saint’s Day

Lancelot 83 Over the past close to four years, British Ambassa- dor Simon J. Manley has constantly expressed his appreciation for the work of Lancelot on behalf of the British Community. Our sincere thanks to him for sending this message

Consul Las Palmas Esther Martín and Honorary Consul Lanzarote Sue Thain with Larry Yaskiel holding his gold record for the Rockin’ the Fillmore live double LP by British group Humble Pie, sta- rring Steve Marriot and Peter Frampton in 1971

The Lanzarote Cabildo invited renowned Spa- nish singer and songwriter Miguel Rios to attend the presentation as the guest of honour, but he had to decline as he was on tour and sent a video- message: “I would have very much liked to attend the tribute for Larry for what he has done for the island and which is very well deserved.” The two met up in 1970 when Song of Joy, the English version of Hymno a la Alegria, went to the top of the UK charts on A&M Records.

Miguel Rios on Lanzarote on World Tourism Day in 2002. Photo Liz

84 Lancelot Artist Leo Sayer starts the proceedings with one of his greatest hits Long Tall Glasses. Presenter Óscar Pérez made use of his former profession as a pop sin- ger to select the most appropriate music videos to accompany the talk

El Almacén Cultural Initiative Centre Cinema - Exhibition Halls - Meeting Point

Report by Mar Couce in Spanish Lancelot Photos Jesús Betancort, Ángel Hernández, Liz

Culture Councillor of the Lanzarote Cabildo Óscar Pérez presented the talk about the pop and rock mu- sic of the 1960s and 70s as experienced by veteran re- cord executive Larry Yaskiel. Videos of various artists accompanied the conversation which started with Leo Sayer’s Long Tall Glasses followed by a photo of the album cover of producer Dave Courtney featuring him in a volcano in the Fire Mountains of Lanzarote which was the first time Liz and Larry had heard the name of this island in their lives. In answer to the question as to why this particular song and the two artists were chosen to start the proceedings Yaskiel replied because both their records were released in 1974, the same year El Almacen was opened by César Manrique, Pepe Dámaso, Luis Ibañez and Yayo Fontes. This was followed by photographs of various artists the interviewee had been involved with in the early sta- ges of their careers including the Searchers, the Kinks and Petula Clark on Pye Records, Eric Clapton, the Bee Gees and Jimi Hendrix on Polydor, Supertramp, Miguel Rios, Joe Cocker and Leon Russel on A&M and ELO, Deep Purple and the Pirates on Warner Bro- Cabildo President Pedro San Ginés and Culture thers plus some English hits he had co-translated into Councillor Oscar Pérez with Larry Yaskiel German.

Lancelot 85 British Vice Consul Las Palmas Esther Martín and Honorary Lanzarote Consul Sue Thain with the consular representatives of Italy, Switzerland, Romania, Latvia and Lithuania who had kindly flown in from Las Palmas for the evening. Thank you so much for honouring us by your presence

Antonio Coll and Jorge Coll (not in the photo) with Former Cabildo President Enrique Judge Alfonso Licata and his wife were among Pérez Parrilla with his wife Nieves Rosa dignitaries present Hernández, Mararía President

Retired Notary Don Luciano Hoyos with One of the four founders of El Almacen in 1974, notary official Mariano Tavío and his Yayo Fontes and his wife with Dr. Dariusz Chmie- family lewski

Link to the musical evening at El Almacen Theatre https://drive.google.com/open?id=11DJ0zStTkwpgvS5OWEMTP7yqeHZ4X2-5

86 Lancelot Lanzarote News Roundup José Saramago 20th Anniversary Nobel Prize for Literature Presidents of Portugal and Spain Pay Tribute on Lanzarote

In 1998, José Saramago (1922-2010), was the first Portuguese writer in history to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature. This event was honoured at his home in Tias where he and his wife Pilar del Rio, had spent the last 17 years of his life. The event was commemorated by a tribu- te to his memory attended by President Antonio Costa of Portugal and President Pedro Sánchez of Spain as well as President of the Canary Is- lands Fernando Clavijo and the President of the Cabildo of Lanzarote Pedro San Ginés. The ce- Pilar del Rio, widow of José Saramago, with the remony included a visit to the César Manrique Prime Minister of Spain Pedro Sanchéz, the President Foundation - hosted by President José Juan Ra- of Portugal Antonio Costa, Fernando Clavijo President mirez - which had played a pivotal role in the writer’s change of residence from the country of of the Canary Islands, the President of the Lanzarote his birth to the island of Lanzarote. Cabildo Pedro San Ginés, and Casa Saramago Director Javier Pérez in the grounds of the writer’s home in Tias

The President of Portugal was presented with a box of Lanzarote wine by the Ca- The distinguished guests were escorted round the narian President and a timple guitar by César Manrique Foundation by President José Juan the Cabildo President Ramírez and Fernando Gómez Aguilera

The 50th anniversary of the building of Taro de Tahiche, the original home of César Manrique, was celebrated by 700 guests in the grounds of the CM Foundation

Lancelot 87 PhotoNews Lanzarote

Our very best wishes and thanks to our friends and colleagues at Lancelot Medios, Monthly Newspaper, TV, Digital and Radio headed by General Manager Javier Betancort and TV Director Jorge Coll, for yet another wonderful year of excellent support for the English edition of Lancelot. And special thanks to Betty Romero. Abrazos y Felices Fiestas

World Cheese Awards 2018 Bergen, Norway Cheesemaker Finca de Uga Bodega de Oveja was awarded the Superior Gold Medal at the 2018 World Cheese Awards. They and associated cheesemakers also won two Silvers Pcan garage in Tias offer and a Bronze Medal in different categories petrol loyalty vouchers for dri- among other prizes received by Lanzarote vers filling up regularly for at dairies. Tribute was paid to brothers Luis and least 20 euros a time. 50 euros Omar Viña Melián for having obtained three can be won in the raffle on important prizes on behalf of Lanzarote at the 15th of each month and a such a prestigious event. special raffle is held on Christ- A record-breaking 3,500 cheeses from mas Day where customers can every corner of the globe lined up in the jud- win from between 200€ and ging hall at Bergen’s Grieghallen on 2 Nov- 1,000€. Come by and ask at the ember 2018 and were judged by an interna- pump for more information. tional panel of 230 experts from 29 nations.

88 Lancelot PhotoNews Lanzarote

The New Audi Q8 Welcome to the 8th Dimension Magúi Melián Managing Director of Domingo The new Audi Q8 is bold, luxurious and sporty, truly a new breed of luxury SUV. The fusion of dy- Alonso Imports, Fernando Ramírez Brand namic coupé styling with the presence of a large SUV, Manager and Héctor Perera Product Manager the Audi Q8 combines the best of both. Announcing itself with a wide stance and a sweeping roofline, its appearance exudes sportiness. Yet with quatro all-whe- el drive and high ground clearance, it can continue even when paved roads end. Inside, up to 5 passengers travel in style; clean lines and luxurious seats keep the cabin calm and simple, with dual touch screens that blend seamlessly into the minimal dashboard. Combine its design and performance with its advanced, intelligent technologies and strong, yet effi- cient, mild hybrid 3.0 TDI engine and a sonorous Bang & Olufsen premium sound system as standard. Showrooms are located at Arrecife and Playa Hon- da and the post-sales service on Lanzarote has a long British Vice Consul Esther Martín with standing reputation for excellence. Lancelot Playa Hotel Manager Carlos Cruz whom she thanked for accommodating herself and another five consuls from Las Palmas who accompanied her to Lanzarote for a concert

Proprietor Toni Garcia wishes to inform custo- mers that Pizzeria Capri, Puerto del Carmen, is closed from 10th to 22nd December to install the very latest range of commercial kitchen equip- ment in order to maintain the highest standards of cuisine for the benefit of their customers. He apologises for any inconvenience and looks forward to greeting them over the festive season.

Lancelot 89 PhotoNews Lanzarote Gender Equality An exhibition of pain- tings at the airport spear- headed a campaign by Mararia Women’s Rights Association and the San Bartolomé Ayuntamiento Igualidad Department on behalf of gender equality and to eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls. Their message was, “Gender Mararia President and Vice President, Nieves Rosa equality is not only a fundamental Hernández and Carmen Delia Reyes, respectively, human right, but a necessary founda- Councillors Isabel Sosa Corujo and David Rocio with tion to provide women and girls with Airport Director Juan Carlos Peg Ros equal access to education, health care and decent working conditions.”

Our old friend Imel- Frimancha Canarias da Coombes, who has and Roper written the cros- Frimancha Canarias, esta- swords for Lancelot blished in the Archipelago in 2009, is a subsidiary for over 30 years has of Vall Companys, one retired to England of the country’s leaders but has kindly pre- in livestock production pared several puzzles with an annual turnover of for future editions. 1,600 million euros and parent company of some 40 Thanks Imelda subsidiaries all over Spain. Their presentation on Lanzarote was to explain how their new financial structu- re has evolved and to point to Roper as a key player in their expansion in the Canary Islands. Roper Managing Director Fernando Gonzalez explained at La Florida Bo- dega details of the latest financial structure of the entity, whose parent company is one of the largest livestock agricultural groups in Spain. The event was attended by Commercial Director Carlos Lozano and representatives of the island’s major hotels and restaurants as well as the local authorities who thanked Frimancha Canarias for Geoff Woodmansey is a good friend of their important investment in Lanzarote. this publication who has helped us out on numerous occasions through his knowledge of computers. Gracias

In memory of the first anniversary of the death of Hermen- gildo Duarte, owner of the Arrecife ships chandlery, this beau- tiful arrangement of flowers from the family was placed on his desk by his son Pedro Duarte.

90 Lancelot PhotoNews Lanzarote

Horinsa Civil Engineering, S.L. is team of 70 employees working directly Canal Gestión currently carrying out various differing for the company, including engineers, Virtual Office works on the island from the paving of administration personnel and enginee- With the opening of central San Bartolomé to the installa- ring experts. the Virtual Office, Ca- tion of terraces at San Bartolomé and Horinsa S.L. has been awarded the nal Gestión clients can Playa Honda soccer grounds, thereby Seal of Quality and of Environmental receive any service they contributing to the modernisation of Conservation and is currently carrying require without leaving their sporting facilities. They are also out a renovation of its hydraulic asphalt their homes. The Web- engaged in constructing the dedicated and recycling plants to enable the reuse based communication and cycling route between Playa Honda of materials to help preserve the island’s computing technologies and Lanzarote Airport, thereby com- natural surroundings. This is one of introduced provides users pleting one of the stages planned for Horinsa’s most important aspirations with an up to date and the Island. knowing the fragility of Lanzarote’s na- easy to use service for: Horinsa S.L. comprises a working tural resources. connecting new clients, requesting an electro- nic invoice, changing Pitaya - the Dragon Fruit licious, tasting like a mixture user details, checking Vivero Las Palmeras Garden of kiwi and pear. It is low in bills, registering Centre in Arrecife wish to calories and contains Vitamin complaints, date of introduce our readers to the C, phosphorus, calcium and next metre reading, Pitaya, a unique fruit plant a good amount of fibre and breakdown of supply, which produces a white antioxidants. The pitaya is a and to request on- flower and a fruit like a pink decorative wall-climbing cac- line about the state of rosebud. Widely known as tus which is easy to grow and any enquiries in hand. dragon fruit, pitayas are de- is now on sale at the nursery. To register go to www. canalgestionlanzarote.es

Emily Simkins and Gabriella Espinoza of Teguise Broker Insurance, who are fluently bilingual, have many years of experience in organising funerals in Spain. Their brokerage can overcome all problems for clients unfamiliar with the Spanish funeral system which has to take place within 48 hours Benedicto and Idafe Cabrera of Vivero of the decease of a loved one Las Palmeras arrange the display of and must be paid for in plants at Mancha Blanca Crafts Fair advance every year

Lancelot 91 PhotoNews Lanzarote

Inauguration of the Rubicón Wine Route Chamber of Commerce technical assistants Malvasia Lanzarote Wine Week 2018 was an absolute Francisco Melián and Yanira Paz success according to Wine Origin President Rafael Mo- rales, in a year with a record harvest of 3.9 million kilos of grapes. With him during his presentation, Asolan Pre- One-Stop Programme for sident Susana Pérez, Mario Ferrer and Ruben Acosta the Lanzarote to “go green” publishers of the book on wine. A Cabildo Initiative Administered by the Cámara According to a study by the Cabildo Water Board Biosphere Reserve Committee, 75% of the island’s electricity consumption could come from renewable sources by 2038. An agreement has been reached with the Chamber of Commerce to establish a channel of communication to the public via a One-Stop Shop providing advice and assistan- ce on all formalities required, in both Spanish and English, in order to minimise the consumption of Artists who performed conventional and polluting energy sources. at the 15th Música Visual Unique in Spain, the scheme will facilitate ac- Music Festival in Jameos del cess to relevant information for each individual appli- Agua and Cueva de los Ver- cant and reduce the time it takes to issue permits for des in October included Nik renewable energy installations. The Lanzarote Cabil- Bártsch’s Mobile Continuum, do, which initiated this programme, has provided the 12 Ensemble Resurrection, Chamber of Commerce with a grant to administer Bruno Chevillon and Kristjan the project which ensures that all information is Randalu. Outstanding among provided free of charge to the inhabitants of Lan- fi lms at El Almacen Cinema zarote. Call 928 824 161 ext. 2800 or 3000. was Shining Light, a vision of the life and work of Morten Lauridsen, among the the Still searching for that ideal most important contempo- Christmas present? The British rary American composers. Connection to Lanzarote & The Canaries by Larry Yaskiel with Spanish translation! Avai- lable in all good book shops and swops, the Tourist Centres and CM Foundation. Published by www.ediciones remotas.com

92 Lancelot PhotoNews Lanzarote Are there Solutions to this global Environmental Problem? Professor Richard Thompson – Continued from Page 66 In the UK and elsewhere scien- tists have for years been saying that more needs to be done to combat the problems posed by marine lit- ter and microplastics. But it is only by creating a sea change in public ways of thinking that we can bring about a positive change for our environment. As well as carrying out research into the sources and impacts of plastic pollution, that is something that for many years we have highlighted as being critical to achieve change. Our research has shown these items are now everywhere in the oceans, from our most visited coast- lines to the remotest parts of the deep seas. It has also shown them Cabildo President Pedro San Ginés, Aquilino Miguelez, Bethany in around one third of some 500 Jorgensen and Biosphere Councillor Rafael Juan González fi sh we examined from the English Channel. We have also shown some wash load, many of which may not A whole bottle can contain almost 3 of the ways these particles can get be captured by water treatment sys- million. These illustrations are me- into the marine environment. tems. While a single application of rely the tip of the iceberg, demons- A washing machine, for example, some cosmetic products can contain trating how our everyday lives and can release up to 750,000 fi bres per almost 100,000 plastic microbeads. activities relate to the problems.

Englishwoman Resident of Tias Turns 100 “Secret of Longevity? Living on Lanzarote”

Winifred Huc tur- ned 100 on the 11 November and was congratulated by Tias Mayor Pancho Her- nández, Deputy Mayor Amado Vizcaino and Social Welfare Coun- cillor Aroa Pérez who presented her with a birthday cake and told her that as the oldest citizen she was now, “grandmother of Winifred showed the the Municipality”. In response to the the Queen Elizabeth accompanied by her mayor the letter of Mayor’s question to what do you owe Polish husband John Huc who came to congratulations she your longevity she responded, “living England in 1939 to volunteer as a fi ghter on Lanzarote.” pilot in the Royal Air Force. She decided had received from the Born in 1918, Winifred fi rst visited to move here on account of the good wea- Queen of England the island in 1970 during a cruise on ther as she suffered from asthma.

Lancelot 93 Concerts Art Exhibitions Carnival

The launching of artist Nicolás Laiz’s book “Elementos Identita- rios” published by the Cabildo, took place at El Almacen in Arrecife. Known as Nico, his paintings and works of art are unique in as much as they reflect the tourist footprint on the island in combination with the history of the Guanche ancient inhabitants as well as some highly creative imagi- Presenter José Betancort with the artist Nicolás nary features. This book Laiz and co-author Adonay Bermúdez concentrates specifically on anthropology and life in the area close to his home town of Guatiza both in an- cient times and since the arrival of mass tourism - symbo- lized by the camel souvenir - in the mid 1980s.

Nicolás with Cabildo Culture Councillor, Óscar Pérez and together with his mother Maria Teresa, brother Javier and the family

CARNIVAL PROCESSIONS 2019 Arrecife Monday 4 March San Bartolomé Wednesday 6 March Puerto del Carmen Saturday 9 March Costa Teguise Saturday 16 March Haria Saturday 23 March Playa Blanca Saturday 30 March

Carlos Matallana’s paintings at El Alma- cen, displays the artist’s ability to construct a labyrinth of mirrors whose “realism” ulti- John Morales, top American Dj from the Bronx , the godfather of mately lies in the pain- ting of a photograph of the Jameos Music Festival with Cabildo Councillor Óscar Pérez, a sculpture of a cultural Tourist Centres Director José Juan Lorenzo, TV presenter José myth. “What you see is María de Paiz and Larry Yaskiel at El Almacén definitely not what you see”. Check cabildodelanzarotecultura.es for last minute changes

94 Lancelot T O U R I S T I N F O R M A T I O N

CONSULAR REPRESENTATIVES EMERGENCY CALLS Emergencies 112 Belgium 928 230701 Ambulance 928 812 222 Denmark 922 275757 Hospital 928 595 000 Finland 928 224358 Fire Brigade 928 816 312 France 928 292371 Police 928 597 107 Ireland 928 808546 Water Board 928 814 400 British Honorary Consul Germany 928 275700 Guardia Civil 928 811 886 Lanzarote Holland 928 242382 Ayuntamiento Arrecife 928 81 04 52 Sue Thain – (To contact call) Italy 928 241911 Atuntamiento Haría 928 83 52 51 Tel: 902 109 356 Sweden 928 260884 Ayuntamiento S. Bartolomé 928 52 01 28 Fax: 928 267 774 Switzerland 928 274544 Ayuntamiento Teguise 928 84 50 01 Norway 928 495035/6 Ayuntamiento of Tias 928 83 36 19 Ayuntamiento de Tinajo 928 84 00 21 British Consulate Ayuntamiento de Yaiza 928 83 62 20 Esther Martin is the British Vice Consul at Las Palmas. To seek advice, or make an appointment with a consular official Postage and Post Office in Las Palmas or Lanzarote, call the number above. Notarial Letters and postcards within Europe bookings online service: www.ukinspain.fco.gov.uk 1.35 euro, USA 1,45 euro. Puerto del Carmen post offi ce is open Monday- Friday 08.30 - 14.30 hrs, Saturday 09.30 - 12.30 hrs. Christian Worship Arrecife post offi ce: Monday-Friday 08.30 - 20.30 Church of England hrs, Saturday 09.30 - 13.00 hrs. Opening times are All services are Holy Eucharist with hymns. 10 am Nazaret: Igle- for stamps and registered letters etc. but both offi ces sia Nuestra Señora, 1st and 3rd Sunday in the month. 12.30 pm close earlier for money transfer. Puerto del Carmen: Nuestra Señora del Carmen (Old Town Har- bour). 5.00 pm Playa Blanca: Nuestra Señora del Carmen, Main Street. For more information call 928 514 241. ****** Catholic Church Nuestra Señora del Carmen, Puerto del Carmen harbour. Sunday Mass 11.00, 18.00; Saturday night, 20.00. San ginés Church central Arreci- fe, Sunday 10.30, 12.00, 20.00; Saturday 10.30, 12.00, 20.00. Puerto ****** International Evangelical Church del Meets at La Hoya, Puerto del Carmen Sundays 11 am, service in Carmen English, call 928 173618 for more details. Arrecife services in Spa- Church nish, Sunday 10.30 am and 18.30 pm, call 928 812027 for more details. For informal meeting at Costa Teguise, call 928 590342. ****** Markets Inter-denominational Sunday Worship at Costa Teguise Services are held in english at the Hotel Beatriz Costa & Spa Arrecife Markets Playa Blanca every Sunday morning at 11:00am. Holy Communion is celebra- Charco de San Ginés Marina Rubicón ted on the fi rst Sunday of each month. Wed and Thur 9-2 Wed & Sat to 10-2 For more information please contact Stuart 630 175 810 or via

Teguise Market our website www.sundayworshiplanzarote.com Recova Town Market Sundays and ****** Mon to Sat 9-2 Public Holidays 9-2 Norsk Kirkescentre and Social-Cultural Centre Historic Old Town Costa Teguise Norwegian Church abroad – Religious and Social Cultural Cen- Saturday 9-2 Pueblo Marinero tre C/ Rociego Puerto del Carmen close to Cinco Plazas. Open Thursday mornings 9-2 mid-September to mid-May: Tuesday-Friday 11.00 -16.00, Sa- Puerto Calero turday 11.00- 15.00, Sunday Service 18:00. Offi ce tel: 928 515 Friday 9-2 Tinajo, Mancha Blanca Sunday 9-2 561 Pastor Knut Kaldestad: 616 407 693 Puerto del Carmen ****** Plaza del Varadero Haría Artesanal Market There is no synagogue on Lanzarote. For information about Sa- Friday 10-3 Saturday 10-14:30 bbath and Festival services on Las Palmas call 928 248 497.

Lancelot 95 BRIDGE No 133 sIMPle crossWord no 133 By Maria Brandt By Imelda Coombes Don’t overlook the value of a small card. Dealer South All vulnerable A Q J 8 7 5 7 5 2 Q 8 4 5 K 10 N 9 6 4 3 2 J 10 6 A 9 8 4 3 W E K 10 7 6 5 2 J 9 S A 4 2 - K Q A 3 K Q J 10 9 8 7 6 3 ACROSS 1 Break free from confinement. (6) Bidding 4 Leave a ship. (6) 7 Residence. (4) S W N E 8 Sheath for the blade of a sword. (8) 1 C 1 D 1 S pass 9 Renounced a former opinion. (8) 5 C pass pass pass 13 Everything. (3) 16 Something that is served with something else. (13) 17 A craze. (3) The diagrammed deal presented a bidding problem 19 Something given to a charity. (8) for the South hand. Nobody has the slightest idea 24 Having the same opinion. (8) 25 Second-hand. (4) about the right bid for the dealer when his 1 Club 26 Taken illegally. (6) opening receives a 1 Spade response. A plunge into 5 27 Reddish brown. (6) Clubs seems right but this may be either too high or DOWN result in a missed slam. 1 Code word for the letter E. (4) 2 Started. (9) West led the Jack of Hearts. 5 Clubs would have suc- 3 A red fluorescent dye. (5) ceeded easily if West had led a Spade or a Diamond, 4 A male duck. (5) but with a Heart lead, South had apparently 3 losers. 5 A child recently born. (4) East covered the Jack of Hearts with his Ace and re- 6 Relating to the countryside. (5) turned the suit and South came in with the King. 10 Equipped with weapons. (5) 11 Public transport. (5) 12 Walk slowly or casually. (5) He now led the sneaky 3 of Clubs. West fell into the 13 Another name for pubs. (9) trap by playing the 4 and South had the rare pleasure 14 Arriving after the expected time. (4) of winning the trick with the 5 of Clubs. On the Ace 15 The young of cattle. (4) of Spades, he could discard the Diamond loser. It is 18 A strong feeling of anxiety or dread. (5) not often that a singleton 5 furnishes a crucial entry. 20 An edible bulb. (5) 21 A strong feeling of displeasure. (5) 22 The flesh of a calf. (4) SOLUTION TO GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 23 An access into a mine. (4) CROSSWORD NO. 72. Across: 1 Coventry, 5 Claret, 10 Verdi, 11 Greenland, 12 Nucleolus, 13 Attle, SOLUTION TO SIMPLE CROSSWORD NO. 132. 14 Noodles, 16 Rhebok, 19 Island, 21 Coterie, Across: 1 basket, 4 Pirate, 7 Rare, 8 Editions, 9 Barathea, 23 Hacks, 25 Stornoway, 27 Marmalade, 28 Combe, 13 Bog, 16 Insubordinate, 17 Kid, 19 Manhunts, 29 Smirks, 30 Estrange. Down: 1 Covenant, 24 Abnormal, 25 Afar, 26 Defect, 27 Scales. 2 Veracious, 3 Naïve, 4 Regales, 6 Land Agent, Down: 1 Byre, 2 Surpassed, 3 Treat, 4 Prize, 5 Ruin, 7 React, 8 Tidies, 9 Geyser, 15 Loan Shark, 6 Tango, 10 Album, 11 Heron, 12 Adieu, 13 Beautiful, 17 Oarswoman, 18 Terylene, 20 Dismal, 21 Closets, 14 Glee, 15 Pink, 18 Imbue, 20 Admit, 21 Halts, 22 Code, 22 Thames, 24 Corgi, 26 Nicer. 23 Weapons.

96 Lancelot general knowledge LOCAL ORGANISATIONS crossword No 73 Ombudsman - Diputado del Commún By Imelda Coombes For complaints about a utility or public authority: Rambla Medular, 99, Arrecife. Arrecife, 8-2 Mon to Fri, Tel: 928 812 407 The service is free and confidential.

Cabildo Consumer Protection Office For complaints about private or state-run businesses or services: Cabildo Building, Arrecife, 9-13 Mon to Fri. Tel: 928 80 33 67. E-mail: [email protected]

Cabildo Wildlife Protection Service Tel: 696 733 177 (07.00-22.00)

Mararia - Official Women’s Support Office In case of maltreatment or abuse. All nationalities welcome. C/ Amigos de Portonaos, 1, 3rd Floor, tel: 928 804834/816074. E-mail: voluntarias.ascmararia@ gmail.com. In case of emergency call 112

ACROSS SARA Animal Protection Society 1 A borough of Greater London, on the river Thames. (8) Next door to the Tahiche Garden Centre, Tahiche, open 5 Attractively unusual or old-fashioned. (6) 10:30 - 13:00 Monday to Saturday, Tuesday 17:00 - 10 To give way to demands or pressure. (5) 19:00. Tel/fax: 928 173 417. www.saraprotectora/eng 11 A social occasion held to celebrate an event. (9) 12 Swing back and forth in a regular rhythm. (9) 13 Charles- , 1814-84, English novelist. (5) Alcoholics Anonymous 14 The calcified tissue surrounding the pulp cavity of a tooth. (7) English-Speaking Meetings 16 A cup or other decorative object awarded as a prize. (6) Call 638 484 113 or visit www.aalanzarote.com Costa 19 Push or bump against roughly. (6) Teguise Barcelo Hotel Mon and Wed 18.00-19.00. 21 Henri - , 1869-1954, French painter and sculptor. (7) Tel: 928 511 846 or 928 173 525 23 Skip or dance about in a lively way. (5) 25 A canvas or other strong fabric used for making sails. (9) 27 Harmony in opinion or feeling. (9) Visiting Rotarians Welcome - Lanzarote 28 A form of crystal with faces parallel to the vertical axis. (5) Rotary Club - Arrecife 29 Gave an oblique sneering look. (6) Weekly meeting Friday 14.30 at Lancelot Hotel 30 Possible but nor compulsory. (8) Arrecife Visiting Rotarians welcome. Information: DOWN Tel.: 928 80 50 99. 1 Sir Joshua - , 1723-92, English portrait painter. (8) 2 A gradual increase in loudness. (music) (9) 3 A person employed to display clothes. (5) English-Working Lodge 4 Give a spoken or written account of something. (7) (Emulation) in the Spanish Constitution (recognised 6 Highest in place or rank. (9) by U.G.L.) will welcome visitors October-April. 7 One of the Balearic Islands. (5) Information: Tel: 928 83 34 90 8 An informal word for a ten pound note. (6) 9 Consent to receive something offered. (6) 15 Intervene on behalf of another. (9) Local Bridge Club 17 An expert in or student of history. (9) From September to June, two Bridge Clubs on 18 A rich white sauce. (8) Lanzarote hold weekly meetings in Arrecife to which 20 A festival of the Christian Church. (6) visitors are welcome: Tuesdays 18.30 at the Arrecife 21 Platform at the head of a mainmast. (7) Gran Hotel and Wednesdays at 19.00 at the Casino 22 To write or draw carelessly. (6) Club Náutico, Arrecife. Both are located on the 24 A small bag for carrying money. (5) promenade. www.bridgelanzarote.com 26 An island in the Bay of Naples. (5)

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