Touring Beautiful Lanzarote in the Canary Islands

Beautiful Views in Lanzarote

Canary Islands in the Map

Lanzarote is the eastern most of the Canary Islands

Lanzarote Canary Resort

The Canaries are a chain of seven Spanish owned islands situated just off the coast of West Africa. A location that makes them very popular with tourists as they enjoy warm weather, loads of sunshine and very little rainfall all year round. These favourable climatic conditions have earned the Canaries the position of one of the most visited destinations in Spain. With Lanzarote – the most easterly of the islands – welcoming well over 1.5 million foreign arrivals on their holidays in Lanzarote during the course of last year alone.

So lets check out a little more about the island and island life to see why family holidays in Lanzarote have become so popular and choosing to stay in one of the many Lanzarote villas and apartments that the island offers is becoming an increasingly popular holiday accommodation accommodation choice for holiday makers and tourists.

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.

Lanzarote´s tourist industry has been operating for over forty years so there are plenty of god quality places to stay. Ranging from cheap apartments through to luxurious Lanzarote villas and hotels. With most of the accommodation located in the three main tourist resorts of Costa Teguise, Puerto del Carmen and Playa Blanca. Demand for rural holidays has also started to grow over the last few years.

As well as the volcanic region Lanzarote is a real beach lover’s paradise, home to about 90 fine stretches of sand. The best of which can be found outside the main resorts in locations such as Famara and Arrieta. Both of which are still unspoiled coastal villages.

Many first time visitors are surprised by the wide range of cultural attractions on offer too. After all isn’t this supposed to be Lanzagrotty? There’s an abundance of fascinating museums, such as the Emigration Museum which charts what happened to islanders after the volcanic eruptions as they fled to create new lives abroad. A wealth of historic towns such as Teguise – the island capital until 1852. And the various works of the local artist Cesar Manrique – who had a huge influence on the development of tourism on Lanzarote.