Shopping
Puerto del Carmen is the best shopping destination on the island and has shops of all kinds, from duty-free electrical stores and stalls along The Strip targeting holidaymakers to the excellent clothes shops and boutiques in the Old Town.
The Sunday Market in Teguise is worth a visit for travellers seeking a variety of locally produced goods such as pottery and tablecloths. Costa Teguise itself has a variety of shops around the resort and in the La Cucharas Shopping Complex, which sell all the usual tourist fare for holidaymakers. There are also a few electrical duty-free stores.
Matagorda has a two-storey shopping centre containing a supermarket and souvenir stores, but the shopping is far better at neighbouring Puerto del Carmen. There are good supermarkets in Playa Blanca that sell all the well-known brands and holidaymakers will find that, although the choice is not as good as in Puerto del Carmen, there are a fair number of electrical duty-free stores and other shops geared at tourists near the harbour. For couture shopping, most tourists in Playa Blanca head to the stylish Marina Rubicon.
Nightlife
Puerto del Carmen is the main nightspot on the island and its population swells most evenings as tourists from the other holiday resorts of Lanzarote come to enjoy its bars and clubs. There are loads of good English, Irish and Scottish bars in the New Town along The Strip.
The Centre Atlantico has a number of cocktail bars and can be a good spot to start the evening. The nightlife in Playa Blanca is fairly limited, with entertainment mostly restricted to the shows organised by hotels. There's a kids disco but those after something more hardcore will need to head to Costa Teguise or Puerto del Carmen, half an hour away by car. Similarly, holidaymakers will find that although Matagorda is not lacking in waterfront pubs and bars, most offering some lively evening entertainment, generally nightlife in Matagorda is rather low key.
Younger visitors looking for a taste of nightlife in Spain or a more vibrant night out opt to travel the short distance to the rollicking clubs and bars of Puerto del Carmen. The nightlife in Costa Teguise is also not legendary, though it's probably the second most popular choice for those seeking fun after dark.