About Iceland
Useful Information for Visitors:
The religion of Lanzarote is mainly Roman Catholic.
The Official Language is Spanish, but English French & German is widely spoken and understood in areas with Tourism.
Electricity: Connector type: Generally round two-pin plugs, Voltage Info: 220 volts AC, 50Hz.
Important Telephone Numbers:
Emergency Services: 112 and Arrecife General Hospital: 928 595 000.
Other Important Numbers:
UK Consolate: 928 267 774
Lanzarote Airport: 928 846 000
Stolen Credit Card Phone: 915 192 100
Taxis in the following towns:
Arrecife: 928 812 710
Costa Teguise: 928 590 863
Puerto del Carmen: 928 800 806
Playa Blanca: 928 830 163
Time Zone: GMT (GMT + 1 from last Sunday in March to Saturday before last Sunday in October).
Visa Information:EU passport holders do not require a Visa.
All US, Canadian, Australian, New Zealand and Israeli citizens may enter Spain as tourists without a visa and stay up to 90 days.
Innoculations:Vaccinations are not required unless you have recently visited a yellow fever infected region.
Banks:
Banks are usually open Monday to Friday from 8.30am to 2.00pm.
Duty Free Status:
The Canary Islands has a special Duty Free status, making Tobacco, Perfume and Alcohol much cheaper than other shops in the EU.
Prices are much lower in the resorts than in the Airport or on an Aircraft.
Tobacco allowance is 200 Cigarettes OR 250grms Tobacco OR 50 Cigars.
Alcohol Allowance is 1 Litre of Spirits OR 2 Litres of Sparkling or fortified wine PLUS 2 litres of still wine.
60cc of Perfume OR 250cc of Eau de Toilet.
Check locally for changes in allowances.
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Currency
On January 1, 1999, 12 European Union countries chose to form an economic and monetary union (EMU) and started using the euro. The 12 countries locked their exchange rates to the euro. On January 21, 2002, euro notes and coins became available. The new currency is called the euro and each euro will be made up of 100 cents. 5, 10, 20 50, 100, 200 and 500 notes are available, as in 1 and 2 euro coins, and 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 and 50 cents coins. On January 1, 2002, euro notes and coins became legal tender anywhere in the participating countries, regardless of the country of origin. Old national notes and coins were removed from circulation by January 31, 2002. By July 2002, only euros will be in circulation and they will be the official currency.
Weather
Weather:
The Canary Islands are approx 300kms from the Western Sahara desert, making the climate a lot warmer in than in Britain. Average daytime temp is 22C for most of the year. All the islands can get quite windy.
Lanzarote enjoys a very mild climate year-round, which makes it a wonderful holiday destination for both summer and winter visitors.
Lanzarote is one of the driest of the Canary Islands but has almost perfect conditions for all seasons.. The hottest days in summer are usually when a hot dry wind is blown in from the Sahara Desert and sometimes causes mini-sandstorms to spread over some or all of the islands. Little rainfall is expected other than isolated showers, and this occurs mainly during winter.
Forecasts from http://weather.yahoo.com/forecast/SPXX0012_f.html will help new visitors to check conditions before they arrive.