Summer Villa Breaks in Lanzarote

Lanzarote is the fourth largest of the Canary Islands.  The Spanish owned chain that has become virtually synonomous with package holidays over the last decade.  Yet these seven islands offer plenty for the independent traveller too –including a wide range of high calibre self catering accommodation options.

The Canaries are well known as a tourist destination – with the larger islands such as Tenerife and Gran Canaria bookkeeping for the bulk of the 9 million foreign tourists who enjoy holidays here each year.  Their popularity can in part be explained by their excellent climate – which is often likened to an Eternal Spring.  Along with some stunning scenery – with the island boasting sights such as Mount Teide and the well known volcanic region on Lanzarote.

Lanzarote is in fact one of the smaller islands but it still welcomes around 1.4 million visitors annually.  And somehow managed to remain quite unspoiled despite this.  With tiny in the way of high rise buildings outside the main resorts and plenty of untouched countryside for visitors to explore.

Getting to the island has never been easier for independent travellers as there are now a number of budget airlines offering flights to Lanzarote.  Such as Ryanair , easyJet and Monarch. 

This has made it much easier for holidaymakers to build their own holidays and do away with the services of a travel agent and this has also resulted in a growth in demand for self catering accommodation such as Lanzarote villas  and apartments.  Which are surprisingly reasonably priced on the island in relation to some of the Spanish holiday destinations such as Mallorca or Ibiza.

The bulk of the ideal villas are located in the two main resorts of Puerto del Carmen and Playa Blanca.  Both of which are located on the situated on the more sheltered south orient coastline.  Puerto del Carmen is the oldest resort on the island – and Playa Blanca the newest.

Lanzarote is a very small island so getting around and exploring is easy.  Not least as the roads are relatively quiet and quite well signposted.  Car hire in Lanzarote  is also very affordable as it is doable to pick up a rental car here for as tiny as €15 per day.

What are the main attractions?  No visitor should miss the astounding scenery of the Timanfaya Volcano Park.  Whilst the seven centres of tourism and culture developed by the local artist César Manrique also feature high on most itineraries.