Seeking The Heat In Lanzarote
With yet another freezing spell predicted for most of the UK this week, many people will find the urge to arrange a week in the sun almost irresistible. Since the birth of the package holiday forty years ago, a week or fortnight on foreign shores is no longer considered a luxury, rather it is an essential purchase.Even though the euro is not at its best ever exchange rate against the pound it is low so you can get a little more for your money.
But where at this time of the year is a good bet for sunshine? Within Europe there is only one place that reliably offers decent weather throughout the year and that is the Canary Islands. Not strictly in Europe at all, they are included within the borders of EU as an autonomous region of Spain.
Of the Canaries, it is Lanzarote that usually has the driest climate, given its close proximity to the north African coast and the low-lying nature of the island. With no mountains over 700 metres, rainfall is kept to a minimum, falling on average only twenty days a year. The intense heat of mainland Spain is tempered by breezes straight off the Atlantic.
The range of holiday villas in Lanzarote and Lanzarote apartments available seems astounding to most visitors to the island.
And whilst many UK sun-seekers may already know the islands, having visited Gran Canaria or Tenerife, a holiday in Lanzarote is an entirely different thing. Unlike its neighbours, development on Lanzarote has been kept within tight constraints.
So its resorts couldn’t be further from those of Los Cristianos or Maspalomas. There are no skyscrapers and no advertising hoardings, two factors which blight many landscapes. In the coastal towns, where the majority of apartments in Lanzarote are based, there is a uniformity that makes these places pleasant to visit and stay in.
With a huge variety in décor, there are villas to suit every taste. Which in turn means that every visitor ends up with a highly unique holiday in Lanzarote, reflecting the experience they have from start to finish. Whilst many people come principally for the sun, a large majority of visitors to the island often find plenty of activities to keep them amused as well.
Whether that entails a day’s sailing or golfing or visiting each of the centres of Art and Culture, Lanzarote has a lot to offer. Its tourist attractions are stylishly individual, having been created by the internationally renowned artist, César Manrique. These centres range from a Cactus Garden to a Farming Museum, with each detailing some aspect of the lives that many locals have lived over the centuries.
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