Markets
The largest street market on Lanzarote is held every Sunday morning in the centre of La Villa de Teguise,
some 9 miles inland from the coastal development of Costa Teguise. In recent years
every person entering the market does have to run the gauntlet of innumerable timeshare touts attempting to lure
you to their development with offers of free car hire, free holidays or even cash rewards. Just smile, keep
walking, and say no, and they'll soon move on to the next likely candidate.
Once inside the market it usually
takes around 1.1/2 to 2 hours to see everything, although to secure the best bargains you will have to haggle
with the traders. A couple of words of advice, do not start to negotiate if you have no intention of buying,
but do not be afraid to say no and walk away if the prices do not fall to a level that you are prepared to pay for
an item. Common sense we know, but still easy to forget. The market opens at around 9:00am, and in common
with most markets throughout Spain begins to break up shortly after lunch.
The Transporte Interurbano de Lanzarote
run special buses from a number of resorts to this market, however, due its popularity, these buses do get very busy,
and have in the past also been known to attract pick-pockets.
Money
The official currency of Spain is the now the Euro. For more information please see the "Euro"
section on the previous page.
Pickpockets
Unfortunately Lanzarote, as with every other holiday destination, does have its fair share of pickpockets.
Use common sense in any crowded areas, and hold on to any personal belongings.
If you do have something stolen, you must report it to the local Police with 24 hours, if only for insurance purposes.
Public Toilets
You will find public toilets in some of the larger shopping centres, other than that, every restaurant and bar will
have them for customers use. So it may cost you the price of a Coca Cola to "spend a penny".
Restaurants
The Spanish and most of the other Europeans, do tend to eat very late in the evening compared to the British.
As a result, few restaurants will tend to get very busy much before 8pm.
Shopping
Lanzarote has excellent shopping with many of the brand names you will recognise from home,
although some products may be manufactured locally under license and have a slightly different taste.
The resort Playa Honda is rapidly becoming one of the main areas of commerce on Lanzarote and with the development
of the El Megacentro and Deiland shopping centre, it has become a favorite shopping and leisure area for the local population.
Centro Commercial Deiland is built over 3 floors and covers an area of 28,000m2 with additional free car parking
for 800 cars. Once inside you'll find shops, restaurants, cafés, along with a multiplex cinema and bowling alley.
For more information their contact details are:
Deiland Centro Commercial
Calle Chimidas 20
35509
Playa Honda
Lanzarote
Web site: www.deilandplaza.com
Sunbathing
Obvious advice, but the sun in Lanzarote is very hot. Please be careful and ensure that you cover yourself in a high
protection sun cream and remember you will get very badly burnt even on a cloudy day.
Taxi
Taxis on Lanzarote can instantly be recognised as being the eggshell/white cars with a large red
stripe on each front door. They are numerous, and if a group can travel together, can also be
a cheap way of getting around your resort. Your hotel reception will always call a taxi for you
(sometimes for a small charge) or alternatively flag one down in the street. Cabs are not always metered,
however, a list of common fares is often advertised at the taxi ranks, and the driver should also always carry a copy.
For trips any further a field always agree the price with the driver before getting in.
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