Lanzarote Holidays

The Canary Islands became independent of Spain in 1983, and on the 30th May everyone gets the day off work to...

Stretching out for more than a mile, Playa Grande is the main beach in Puerto del Carmen. And it’s got a lot going on....

Get a taste for island hopping with a trip over to Fuerteventura. The ferry from Playa Blanca will speed you over there...

Playa Blanca is home to a hat trick of beaches. The main beach – also called Playa Blanca – flies a Blue Flag for its...

Playa Cucharas is the most popular beach in Costa Teguise. If you want a break from sunbathing, this stretch of sand is...

This national park’s landscape looks like something you’d expect to find Dr Who stumbling about on. It’s dusty, bleak...

Hundreds of years ago this place was such a nifty hideout from pirates, one of its tunnels earned the nickname ‘The...

You can’t miss the entrance to the Jardin de Cactus. It’s guarded by an 8-metre-tall metal cactus. The gardens...

This system of underground tunnels and caves looks like something from a James Bond movie. Hollowed out by volcanic...

As far as lookout points go, the Mirador del Rio, on Lanzarote’s north coast, is in a league of its own. Designed by...

Cesar Manrique used his architecture a lot like a calling card. His boundary-breaking buildings can be found all over...

Cesar Manrique was a man who led by example. He didn’t just lobby for strict planning rules in Lanzarote, he built his...

Cast your eyes over the bars and clubs lining Puerto del Carmen’s main beach, and you might be surprised to learn that...

It’s easy to nip across to Fuerteventura from Lanzarote. The islands are neighbours, and it only takes 30 minutes on...

Explore Lanzarote from the inside out. The Green Caves are a series of underground tunnels that run through the...

Forget wetting the baby’s head. Back in the 17th and 18th centuries, Haria’s newborns were celebrated with the planting...