Lanzarote is the most easterly of the Canary islands of Spain which can be found in the Atlantic approximately 120 km off the coast of Africa. Mixing authentic Spanish charm and a fun holiday spirit, the island of Lanzarote offers sun, sea, sand and so much more. For most of the year, the sky remains a determined blue, with hardly a cloud to interrupt day after day of endless sunshine, yet the Lanzarote isle is a popular holiday destination awash with colour
If you’re under the impression that Lanzarote’s beaches are all about coarse black sand, think again. The coastline is in fact gilded with soft, pale sand. Take Playa Blanca, for example. The name says it all. Translated it means White Beach, for obvious reasons. It’s a similar story down in Puerto del Carmen. Here, a ribbon of fine golden sand stretches virtually unbroken for about 6 kilometres along the coast, making this Lanzarote’s biggest beach resort.
The extraordinary weather and unspoilt sandy beaches are still Lanzarote's most popular feature and they continue to attract visitors all year, every year. Only about 45Km long and around 18Km at its widest point, Lanzarote is famous for its lunar landscape of almost 300 volcanoes. Views of volcanic mountains, picon covered fields and rocky coastlines are broken up by sandy beaches and an amazing amount of well attended greenery and agriculture.
The Canary Islands are often called "The Fortunate Islands" because of their weather. Throughout the summer months, you'll find much less humid conditions than you will get in the Mediterranean as Lanzarote is in the much cooler Atlantic Ocean, so you can sleep comfortably at night and move around during the day without discomfort.
Lanzarotes myth of black sandy beaches can be challenged by yet another nationaly protected area. The Papagayo beaches nestled in the south easterly tip boast fine white san. This is without doubt an example of the finest beaches, Europe has to offer. Playa Blanca is the closest resort to Papagayo. It started life as a small village and has grown with demand offering relaxation and panoramic views out to sea stretching over the neighbouring island of Fuerteventura. The islands are connected by a regular daily ferry service and a number of excursion boat trips.
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An abundance of clear, sandy beaches makes Lanzarote the perfect travel destination for relaxing holidays. A lively nightlife is on offer in the main holiday resorts of Puerto del Carmen, Playa Blanca and Costa Teguise, although Lanzarote has a more sedate approach to entertainment and is better suited to families and couples. For the more active holidaymakers Lanzarote island offers some great watersports, notably for surfers, windsurfers and divers.
Canarian people are very friendly and relaxed, family is always a priority here and as such your babies and children will be made to feel welcome where ever you go. Eating out is always a pleasure here on Lanzarote with a huge range of options from the small traditional tapas bars to larger contempory style international european restaurants
In the north of the island are the smaller islets and islands of La Graciosa, Alegranza, Montaña Clara, Roque del Este and Roque del Oeste. Lanzarote has the Timanfaya National Park and is under the protection of Reserve of the Biosphere by Unesco. It is also an island full of culture. Six other tourist centres dedicated to visitors and more than 15 museums and art galleries supports the quality of its land and coasts. An eternal spring, the average temp is
21º adorns each day the blue sky of Lanzarote and in the evening, the sky is dyed in the clear light of the moonshine.
The César Manrique Foundation is the island’s cultural centre par excellence that has won international recognition, not only because it houses some of the works of the world famous artist himself. Jameos del Agua, one of the most interesting galleries of connecting caves and underground grottoes in the world lies to the north of Lanzarote, at the foot of the volcano Monte de la Corona which erupted around 3,000 years ago. Teguise, was the capital of Lanzarote until 1852, has become one of the most important tourist and cultural centres. La Cueva de los Verdes, located in the north of Lanzarote, under the volcano Monte de la Corona, forms part of some spectacular underground tunnels
