Visit Lanzarote in the Canary Islands

Lanzarote is a favourite holiday destination for many European holiday makers and is situated in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa. And this group of islands were once considered by historians to actually be the long lost city of Atlantis.  Today the Canaries are second only to Catalonia as the most visited region in Spain.  Welcoming millions of holidaymakers every year .

Although all part of the same island group however differences between the islands are very noticeable, however as each island enjoys its own quite unique character and cultural development.  A typical example of this is the governance of the islands with the eastern islands of Lanzarote and Fuerteventura governed from Las Palmas on Gran Canaria.  Whilst the islands of El Hierro, La Gomera and La Palma have their administrative capital on the island of Tenerife.

Lanzarote hasn’t only been a recent tourist destination though as the islands has been attracting British and foreign visitors since the 1900’s .  But modern tourism only started to take off during the 1970´s.  As General Franco began to loosen his stranglehold on Spain As the area was in desperate need of a boost to its economy after years of restriction.

Today the island is happy to welcome visitors that number into the millions as they arrive from all over Europe and other parts of the world, and bizarrely even tourist from the Spanish mainland.  Many of whom seek to swap the oven like heat of the peninsula for the cooler and more temperate climes of the Canaries during August.


The growth of internet usage has changed the tourist market worldwide.  And Lanzarote is no exception to this trend.  As more and more people eschew traditional travel agencies to build and book their own breaks direct online.  This has led to an upsurge in demand for apartments and villas in Lanzarote. With self catering accommodation in the main resorts making up a sizeable proportion of the total amount of tourist beds now available here.

The most luxurious rental villas in Puerto del Carmen can be found in areas such as Risco Prieto.  Which enjoys a prominent position above the old town, overlooking the traditional harbour area which is in the process of redevelopment (Lanzarote style) into a beautiful marina which will have all the trapping of luxury for its visitors.

Whilst travellers looking for villas in Playa Blanca should would be best looking at the Montana Roja and Rubicon Marina areas.  As this area has a particularly wide range of quality rental accommodation at reasonable prices.

Not all Lanzarote’s visitors are lured here by the beaches however and rural tourism is increasing in popularity as visitors seek to experience the culture and natural out of resort lifestyle the island is so famous for.  Visitors that take time out to tour the island are amazed to find out how unspoiled it is .  Prompting many to return time and time again to experience the true Lanzarote in countryside fincas and rural apartments.