holidays

The December long weekend – things to do

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Puente festivo (long weekend), Spanish for joining a holiday with another when the ‘fiestas’ occur on alternate days. Usually the Puente is used for fiestas that fall on a Tuesday or Thursday, creating a long weekend. It is exactly this that gives us the Puente on the 5 & 6 …

Birds in lanzarote

Commonly seen birds in Lanzarote

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There are many species of birds that reside in or pass through Lanzarote each year. We are by no means avid birdwatchers but you can’t miss most of the birds featured below, they tend to be spread quite widely across the island. Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) You will see these birds …