The “Altstadtmarkt” which focuses local products and is this year a mixture of stalls serving food and drink along with handicraft stand returned to the market square in Oberursel last Saturday.
I was at the opening and my article (in German) is on page 5 in the Oberurseler Woche. Click here to read it.
German tourists longing for a taste of home on Lanzarote will be pleased to discover the food stalls at Teguise Market.
Here, on two stands run by the El Puerto restaurant from Puerto del Carmen, German sausages and other cooked food are served. The sausages are called „Thüringer“, a type of fried pork sausage that comes from the Thuringia area of the former GDR and contains a small amount of spices.
A range of beers are also on offer.
There are times on Lanzarote when it pays to speak Spanish. At previously mentioned, it can be quite useful when there are problems with your bill in restaurant.
But a special mention should be given to the market at Teguise.
Here, even the guidebooks tell you not to accept the first price that the sellers ask you for, and try to agree on a price that you are happy with. This is not only more difficult in a language that is foreign to the seller, but often they will be more happy to go down in price if they are selling to someone who appears to be a bit less of a tourist.
So if you can speak Spanish, it is worth using it straight away for any questions you may have, and increasing your chances of lowering the price. The better you speak it, the more chance you have…
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