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.
Along with the other six Canary Islands Lanzarote enjoys a fantastic semi-tropical climate, delivering clement weather whatever the time of year. Thanks to its geographical situation close to the Tropic of Cancer and just off the coast of Africa. This is married with very low levels of rainfall, together creating a dry and arid terrain – desert like in places – which is largely devoid of trees and vegetation.
Lanzarote – Not Just A Volcanic Rock
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 is also the location most of the top choices of Lanzarote villas ,holiday apartments and holiday bungalows.
The biggest resort on Lanzarote is called Puerto del Carmen and is home to some great beaches – just a short drive from Arrecife airport. These fine stretches of sand are the main reason why it is so popular with tourists – along with the fact that visitors can also enjoy great nightlife here and plenty of good quality bars and restaurants.
Typically Holiday Puerto del Carmen villas are in demand as result – with prices starting at about the €500 mark for properties with private pools.
Second in terms of visitor numbers to Puerto del Carmen Playa Blanca is the islands fastest growing destination. And this has expanded enormously since the first hotels and villas were built here back in the 1990´s, the resort has become a byword for good value accommodation. You can find plenty of Playa Blanca accommodation with detailed descriptions and prices can be found on the holiday villas website.
Other Popular Resorts
There are of course other resorts including Costa Teguise which has always been the most northerly resort on the island and is only a pleasant fifteen minute taxi or coach ride from the main airport, and not forgetting the islands most up-to-date high-class resort of Puerto Calero which is regarded as unashamedly targetted to the exclusive end of the holiday break marketplace with an superb collection of boutiques. and lastly as would probably be expected from a resort of this prominence an impressive 400 plus berth marina if you are successful enough to be able to vacation here on your current own personal private motor or sailing yacht.
Must see attractions on the island include for example Jameos Del Agua -The Jameos Del Agua is so high impact that it was declared the “Eighth Wonder of the World” by Hollywood legend Rita Heyworth when she visited as a guest of Manrique. And it continues to wow visitors today.
