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With a unique lunar landscape, year-round sunshine, fascinating art, history and architecture, not to mention beautiful beaches with unobstructed views of the island, there are many reasons to visit Lanzarote.
With beautiful beaches, an unrivalled volcanic landscape, traditional villages and towns, not to mention year-round sunshine and incredible sunsets, Lanzarote is made for a romantic escape for two.
Lanzarote is blessed with many beautiful and unspoilt towns and villages that lie nestled on the coastline or inland amid the spectacular volcanic scenery the island is world-renowned for.
Lanzarote’s landscape is one of the most dramatic and spectacular in the world. At the heart of the island’s unique and imposing landscape is the Timanfaya National Park, home of the ‘Mountains of Fire.’
Drenched in sun and enveloped in the most glorious sandy beaches is Lanzarote, located off the coast of West Africa. As part of the Canary Islands, Lanzarote is in good company when it comes to stunning sunny beach destinations for travellers seeking to escape the everyday grind.
With a pleasant year-round climate blessed with warm water temperatures, a periphery that combines sheltered bays with exposed, windy beaches, not to mention incredible visibility, Lanzarote has long been a favourite destination for water sport enthusiasts.
Asides the onset of warm weather, significantly lighter evenings and the buds of spring beginning to emerge, the month of March means one thing on Lanzarote – the Lanzarote Carnival.
Lanzarote is an island like no other. The appeal of this beautiful Canary Island, not far from the coast of West Africa, is its unique and spectacular volcanic landscape.
If you’re looking for memorable and unique things to do in Lanzarote – that the whole family will enjoy – make a visit to Jameos del Agua part of your holiday itinerary.
The beautiful Puerto Calero is just a short distance from Lanzarote’s lively town of Puerto del Carmen and just 10km from Arrecife Airport on the island’s south-west coast.
The beautiful island of Lanzarote is awash with interesting and picturesque villages and towns steeped in history, culture and tradition. One charming village in the north of Lanzarote is Guatiza, a small and tranquil settlement, most famed for its Cactus Garden.
If you’re wanting a lively holiday where there is plenty going on and you can almost guarantee beautiful blue skies and scorching temperatures, the characterful town of Tahiche in Lanzarote could be your ideal destination.
Lanzarote has many hidden natural treasures for discerning travellers to explore, and none more so than the half-submerged volcano, known as El Golfo. Over the centuries the volcano has been slowly eroded by the sea, leaving a magnificent wall of a crater adorned in tones of autumnal oranges and reds.
Being almost moonscape in places, with incredible rock formations, wide open plains and soft sandy beaches in other places, the island of Lanzarote boasts an immensely diverse landscape. The waves pounding on the sand and with a sunny and mild year-round climate, Lanzarote has long been an attractive hub for windsurfers.
Located within the Natural Monument of Malpaís and declared as a Site of Scientific Interest, Jameos Del Aqua, like the Cueva de los Verdes, is found inside a volcanic tunnel produced by an eruption on Lanzarote eons ago. It owes its name to a unique geological formation, an internal lake caused by filtration below sea level.
Scaling the highest peak on Lanzarote you will be able to look down 500 meters on an archipelago of islands, and a landscape reminiscent of the moon in the other direction. You may be standing quite close to the Mirador Del Rio, without realising that a building is there.
The beautiful island of Lanzarote has warm weather nearly all year round, rarely getting cold, so you can enjoy outdoor sports any time you wish. The island can be breezy, which is a blessing to surfers and kite boarders. Even the top surfing exponents rush to places like the Costa Teguise, La Santa and Famara,
Lanzarote has a very distinct flavour to it, like nowhere else, born out of cataclysmic eruptions that have left their mark in the forms of solidified lave rivers and incredible rock formations. In its native tongue ‘Tytheroygaka’ means, ‘one that is all ochre’ this refers to the main colour on the island, which appears almost
From fine white sand to tantalising black shingle, from calm tranquil water to mighty waves for incredible wind surfing; Lanzarote’s beaches have something for everyone. Families can have fun on child-orientated beaches, couples can cuddle up in quiet coves, thrill-seekers can enjoy some of the best white-knuckle water sport exhilaration in Europe. Yes it’s safe to
So when is the best time to visit and become acquainted with the beautiful island of Lanzarote? The truth is, there isn’t a bad time. The beauty of Lanzarote – apart from its unique mountainous landscape, friendly locals and fantastic beaches – is that it boasts an almost constant year-round temperature that rarely diverges from
Villa Clara is a smart and elegant newly built house situated close by the thriving town of Tias on the southern end of Lanzarote. The architecture of the villa is angular, stylish and wonderfully white. Views of both mountains and the sea can be seen from the terrace, an appropriate colour combination when you consider
Being blessed with a diverse and stunning landscape, Mallorca is perfect for both trail and road running. For runners seeking a flat coastal run, routes along Pollenca Bay, Alcudia Bay or Palma Bay go on for miles and miles. Or for those looking for a steep and challenging fell run, the ancient pathways that
The Costa Teguise is one of Lanzarote’s most popular tourist destinations. But what makes this coastal town so heavily-visited and widely admired? Situated on the eastern edge of Lanzarote, only ten minutes from the airport and in close proximity to the island’s capital, Costa Teguise is easily accessible for tourists. Though despite its convenient accessibility,
You can forget Marbella, Venice and New York, as the latest place to be emerging as a trendy and ‘upmarket’ travel destination is Lanzaote. Though unlike many other popular and allegedly ‘high-end’ resorts, in which glamour, glitz and neon-lights weave are an intrinsic feature, Lanzarote’s ‘upmarketness’ is much quieter, subtle and more subdued. Don’t believe
