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
