Island of Lanzarote

The Island of Lanzarote is situated just 70 miles off the coast of Africa and is the most easterly of the Canary Islands. Lanzarote is 37 miles (60km) long and 12 miles (20 km) wide, making it the fourth...
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Lanzarote holiday guide

Lanzarote, a land of fire, where molten lava comes right to the surface of its volcanic landscape in the aptly named Montana del Fuego. The most easterly of the Canaries Lanzarote enjoys more hours of...
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Yaiza beaches

This part of Lanzarote is occupied, principally, by the town of Playa Blanca – once a sleepy fishing village – but in the midst of a major transformation.  Playa Blanca extends from the western...
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Tias beaches

Tias, another of the islands seven municipalities, includes the islands main holiday resort of Puerto Del Carmen and boasts a succession of beaches, along its 6km of southern coastline, separated only...
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Tinajo beaches

Tinajo is located in the central north part of Lanzarote and considered by many to have the best surfing conditions in Europe. Elements of the coastline have become synonymous with the term “The Hawaii...
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San Bartholme beaches

San Bartholme is the most central of the islands seven municipalities separating the two contrasting landscapes of the north and south of the island.  There are relatively few beaches in this area, although...
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Rancho Texas Western Theme Park

Rancho Texas is located on the outskirts of Puerto del Carmen and on one of our many trips recently, we decided to spend a day out their with the children. Rancho Texas features amongst its attractions,...
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Haria beach holidays

Haria is the most northern of Lanzarotes seven municipalities.  It can thank the Sahara Desert and strong winds for what some regard as Lanzarote finest beaches. The entire coastline is known as Malpaís...
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Teguise beach holidays

Teguise is one of the largest and most popular of Lanzarotes seven municipalities.  It includes Famara (in the north) and Costa Teguise, (in the south).  If your mathematical formula for fun on the beach...
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Timanfaya National Park

The Montañas del Fuego (Fire Mountains), to give them there proper name were created in the 1730’s when more than 100 volcanos in what is now the National Park, rose up to devastate the southern part...
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Arrecife holidays

Arrecife is the smallest of the islands seven municipalities and house the islands new capital (having taken over the mantel from Teguise at the end of the 18th century).  Like neighbouring San Bartholme,...
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Lanzarote cycling holidays

Lanzarote is a superb destination for a cycling holiday. Home to what is regarded as the toughest Ironman Triathlon in the world, the island offers year-round training in the perfect climate and some of...
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Lanzarote Guinate Tropical Park

The Parque Tropical is open every day of the year including bank holidays from 10:00 to 17:00 hours.  Admission is 14 Euros per adult and 5 Euros per child and I’d recommend allowing a half day to go...
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Lanzarote beaches

Lanzarote offers a wide variety of beaches including white and black sand, placid and ruffled waters and these are, as you would expect distributed along the entire coast of the island. 
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