Information Manual

All in one place and ready to print, here's a list of markets, fiestas, health and hospital information, local radio stations, laundrettes and churches.

Here we have an acumulation of useful Island Information, that is all heaped together making it handy to print!

Markets

Fiestas

Arrecife Carnival 2012, February. The main parade in the Capital Arrecife, with the resort town parades of PDC, Costa Teguise, and Playa Blanca held on the following week.

Gay Pride

LGBT Pride 2012

Lanzarote Gay Guide has more information on the events and parties on the home page.

Health

It may be your first time abroad or you may be a seasoned traveller, remember to always take sensible precautions whist you are on hoilday, eat and drink freely, drink plenty of bottled water, and watch the sun (we don't mean look at it) especially between the hours off 10 am & 3 pm, the locals don't take a siesta without reason, don't forget you are just off the coast of North Africa.

Lanzarote is also known for its winds, they may cool you down so you won't feel how hot it acutualy is and will offer no protection from sunburn, so make sure you have a good sun screen on (with a high sun protection), and if like some of the Lanzarote Gay Guide Team you are follicaly challenged a cap or sun hat is a must.

In An Emergency

If you need to contact the Police or Ambulance service in an emergency, you can call 112, but Lanzarote is part of Spain and also has direct numbers to the emergency services - so if you know you definitely want the local police, and not the Guardia Civil, who are usually not from the island, use 092.

092 - Local Police - Policia Local
061 - Medical Emergency - Urgencias Salud
062 - National Police - Guardia Civil - only Lanzarote, Gran Canaria and Fuerteventura

Hospitals & Medical Centers

The medical care available in Lanzarote is of a high standard. Both private and state run. Most resort towns are well serviced with Medical Centers with the Main Hospital, Lanzarote's state hospital is situated on Calle Terra, San Bartolome, this is just off the main road to Arrecife.

Medical insurance as on any holiday is strongly advised, even though EU citizens can obtain free medical treatment or in some cases a refund of some medical costs by using the E111 Card, (European Health Insurance Card) remember that this only entitles to state provided medical treatment, and that you will be treated the same as an insured citizen of that country, make sure that you have this card with you, the cost of treatment will have to be paid at the time, retain reciepts for refund or claim towards costs from Insurance.

Useful tip - If you are on special medication, i.e for HIV / Heart / etc, bring it with you in the original prescribed containers, and remember to make a note of the name / s of your medication (the medical name, and not the brand as the same medication may be made under a different brand name in Spain). This information is very helpful, should you run out of or lose your medication whist being away from home.

Local radio stations in English

Churches

Church services are held every Sunday in English as listed below, or in Spanish in the many beautiful Churches to be found in and around the many villages and towns of the Island.