Lanzarote is one of the most popular of the Canary Islands; north of the island of Fuerteventura and close to the coast of Africa. Holidays in Lanzarote feature excellent resorts that have thankfully avoided inappropriate high rise development. Lanzarote holidays are famed for their superb sandy beaches, deliciously clear water and superb all-year-round sunny warm climate. A welcome breeze keeps Lanzarote Beaches from being too hot in summer, while winter Lanzarote holidays enjoy pleasantly warm sunshine. Holidays in Lanzarote are justly famous for great beaches and the island’s extraordinarily beautiful lunar landscapes, volcanoes and weird colourful rock formations.
Holidays in Lanzarote feature superb sandy beaches with calm clear water ideal for swimming. Superb Lanzarote beaches are found near the resorts of Matagorda and Playa de los Pocillos. Costa Teguise offers a splendid series of pale sandy beaches. There are good Lanzarote beaches at the island’s cheerful capital Arrecife and wilder unspoilt beaches at Papagayo close to Playa Blanca. Lanzarote holidays offer superb safe conditions for learning watersports like windsurfing, kite sailing, parasailing and scuba diving, particularly around Costa Teguise. Holidays in Lanzarote offer restaurants to suit all budgets and tastes with authentic tapas bars and fish restaurants alongside more predictable tourist offerings. Lanzarote holidays offer plenty of nightlife while avoiding over-the-top excess. Puerto del Carmen is the biggest, liveliest and most popular resort on Lanzarote with the island’s most animated and varied nightlife. Matagorda and Playa de los Porcillos are quieter beach resorts from which to enjoy the scene at Puerto del Carmen. Playa Blanca is quieter and a little more upmarket.