Travel Tips

The small Canary Island of Lanzarote offers excellent value for anyone seeking a villa break on a budget. As it offers a wide range of privately owned rental accommodation which is often available at prices that are much cheaper than on other Spanish holiday islands. Thanks to a year round holiday season and a well developed tourist sector.

Like the rest of the Canary Islands Lanzarote benefits from a wonderful climate, which produces semi tropical clement weather for twelve months of the year. As a result of being located close to the West African coast and the Tropic of Cancer. This also makes the island very dry and arid – as there is very little rainfall in this part of the world.

This leaves much of Lanzarote denuded of flora, with this strange scenery made to appear even more surreal by the impact of gigantic eruptions in the 1730´s which left about 200km square of the islands interior looking like a set from a science fiction movie. The area has had its fair share of film stardom

Away from the volcanic region Lanzarote´s beauty is more conventional and in keeping with other holiday islands. With around 100 beaches sprinkled around the coastline and three modern and well developed holiday resorts for visitors to enjoy. Which are home to the bulk of the best Lanzarote villas and other prime holiday accommodation for example self catering apartments.

The main resort on the island is called Puerto del Carmen – which is situated in close proximity to the main airport and which boasts plenty of good quality beaches. This in part explains its popularity with visitors – who have been enjoying holidays here since the 1970´s. Whilst also boasting a great selection of bars and restaurants and plenty of nightlife.

As a result Holiday villas in Puerto del Carmen are a popular choice with tourists and offer good value for money too – with prices starting at about €500 per week.

After Puerto del Carmen Playa Blanca is the islands second most popular resort. Having expanded rapidly since it was first developed in the early 1990´s. And today it is proving especially popular with tourists sleeking good value self catering accommodation thanks to the fact that apartments and villas here offer excellent value for money. With standard holiday villas in Playa Blanca with swimming pools available for rent from as little as €400 per week – depending of course on the time of year international flights.

Where To Go When You Get Here

Must see attractions on the island include for example The Cactus Garden -The Cactus Garden is a plant lovers paradise. And sensively it is located right in the heart of what was once Lanzarote´s cactus country. As this plant was originally grown by islanders in order to attract the cochineal beetle, which was in turn dried and crushed and used as a natural dye-stuff. SaoPaulo Flights sao Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the chosen base for nearly 75% of all fairs and congresses held in the country. It is known throughout the country as the “business capital”. Although this is a well-deserved title’ it does not reveal everything else this great metropolis has to offer.

Have a great visit.

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