Choosing the right resort for you...
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Puerto Del Carmen is the main holiday resort of Lanzarote and is situated only five miles from the airport at Arrecife. The coastline is a mixture of long sandy beaches and small coves. There are plenty of restaurants, bars, pavement cafes and shops, together with a promenade which stretches along the beach. The old town is situated at one end of the resort and tends to be quite hilly with many small streets. At the centre of the old town is the harbour and old town square, surrounded by lots of good seafood restaurants. In the town there is a sports complex with a swimming pool, tennis courts and squash. At the other end of the resort from the old town are the areas of Los Pocillos and Matagorda, where you will also find shops and restaurants along with windsurfing facilities on the beach. |
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Playa Blanca is located on the south of the island and still retains the atmosphere of a once small fishing village. This flourishing but tranquil resort is ideal for family and for people looking for relaxation: with its beach borderlined by picturesque restaurants and a shop lined promenade, it is always almost basked in warm sunshine and offers superb views of the mountains and the island of Lobo and Fuerteventura. |
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Macher is a little village with great sea views and only a short drive out of Puerto del Carmen. This village has grown a little over the last few years but has retained a really friendly community spirit and offer an ideal location for a peaceful, sun-soaked holidays by the pool, spiced with trips into Puerto del Carmen and Tias, which both have a large selection of shops, restaurants and tapas bars. |
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Las Montañas Del Fuego
In the centre of Lanzarote are the Montañas del Fuego (Fire Mountains), named after the six years of volcanic eruptions which took place from 1730 to 1736. These are at the centre of the Timanfaya national park, a protected area of 50 square kilometres of volcanic debris. This area forms a lunar type landscape unique to Lanzarote, where you can take a bus excursion around the volcanic craters, and eat in a restaurant where the food is cooked over a grill fuelled by the heat of the volcano. |
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Jameos Del Agua
One of the most famous landmarks of the island is Jameos del Agua, a formation of caves and pools in the volcanic tunnels which run underground in the north of the island. The main cavern has a pool which contains an unusual species of albino crab normally only found at depths of 600 metres. This whole area was landscaped by Cesar Manrique to take advantage of the natural cave formations, and now has an auditorium for concerts, and also features a restaurant and night club. |
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Jardín de Cactus
The cactus garden is found on the east coast of Lanzarote in the village of Guatiza. This botanical garden was prepared by Cesar Manrique and has terraces planted with many hundreds of types of cactus. The garden adjoins an area where the “tunera” cactus is grown to cultivate the cochineal beetle. |
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Cueva de los Verdes
Part of the longest volcanic tunnel in the world, the green caves are also in the north of the island. Inside the tunnels the height ranges from a few metres in some parts, to over 200 metres in others. A guided tour takes you through the tunnels to see a whole range of shapes and colours, and ends in an optical illusion well worth looking out for. |
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