TouringThe Island Of Lanzarote

Lanzarote is a popular holiday island, located in the Canaries. Which are the seven strong Spanish owned island group situated off the coast of West Africa. On the same line of longitude as parts of Mexico and the Bahamas. Enabling visitors to enjoy great weather whatever the time of the year. This wonderful weather has helped the Canaries to become the second most visited holiday destination in Spain. With over 1.5 million tourists enjoying their holidays in Lanzarote – the fourth largest of the islands – over the course of last year alone.

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So lets have a glimpse of the island and find out why Lanzarote holidays remain so popular and picking one of the many Lanzarote holiday villas that the island offers is becoming an increasingly popular holiday accommodation accommodation choice for travellers.

Lanzarote has a unique character and charm. And is much drier, more arid and barren than the other seven islands. Thanks to the fact that it experiences very little in the way of rainfall and boasts a volcanic terrain created by years of violent eruptions during the 1730´s.

Fast forward to today though and this whole area, which dominates the interior of the island, has become the most popular attraction on Lanzarote. Thanks to the surreal scenery which is really out of this world. So much so that it has been used as a location for numerous big budget movies. Most recently Broken Embraces, the latest release from the Spanish director Pedro Almodovar, which stars Penelope Cruz.

There are lots of different accommodation choices available to holidaymakers here. With the island offering everything from cheap apartments through to luxury Lanzarote villas and hotels. Most of which can be found in the main resorts such as Playa Blanca and Puerto del Carmen. With a growing selection available across the countryside too as demand for rural accommodation grows.

There are over ninety beaches for visitors to explore. Many of these are man made in the resorts – using sand imported from the Sahara. So tourists should head for coastal villages such as Famara and Arrieta to experience the best all natural stretches of sand on the island.

Many tourists visiting Lanzarote for the first time are surprised to encounter so much in the way of things to do and see. As the island boasts an abundance of cultural attractions – with no less than twelve fascinating museums. Such as the Museum of International and Contemporary Art in Arrecife. Along with plenty of picturesque towns and villages, such as Haria and Teguise, the first settlement ever established by the Spanish in the Canaries in the early 1400´s.