Lanzarote, a wonderful island
Lanzarote is pure geology, underwater and moonlike sites, crystal clear waters, thirsty lands, palms' oasis, it is harmonic life of man and nature. Undoubtedly a land of contrasts.
It is the easternmost island of the Canary Islands, it is identified by the great amount of volcanoes that cover it due to the great volcanic activity of the early XVIII century. Lanzarote is located at a distance of 1,000 km of the Iberian Peninsula and 140 of the African coast. It has an area of 845.93 km. and a population of 135,000 inhabitants.
In the north of the island are the smaller islets and islands of La Graciosa, Alegranza, Montaña Clara, Roque del Este and Roque del Oeste.
Lanzarote has the Timanfaya National Park and is under the protection of Reserve of the Biosphere by Unesco. It is also an island full of culture. Six other tourist centres dedicated to visitors and more than 15 museums and art galleries supports the quality of its land and coasts.
An eternal spring, the average annual temperature is 21 º C, adorns each day the blue sky of Lanzarote and in the evening, the sky is dyed in the clear light of the moonshine.
Lanzarote is a special experience for the senses, especially in terms of sight and sound, which capture these impossible formations in the landscape and the silence which fills you with peace. A Biosphere Reserve, the island also boasts a Marine Reserve, a National Park and 12 natural protected areas: this is a treasure for those who like to spend their leisure time in natural settings, enjoying the sunshine along with the fresh sea air. In the island of the volcanoes you will see, as in nowhere else, the extent to which the volcanic origin of a land influences the lives of its inhabitants. In agricultural settings of great beauty, you will discover how the peasants of Lanzarote worked with nature, in order to survive, and developed a unique system of cultivation that made it possible for them to grow excellent products in an apparently sterile land, where crops are cultivated below a covering of black volcanic sand.
If you are someone who is concerned about the environment, you have come to the perfect place because this island was declared to be one of the universal models of sustainable development by the World Tourism Organization, thank to a great extent to the work of the artist César Manrique, whose untiring defence of the natural settings of the island still survive in many parts.
Curious facts
- Lanzarote is the oldest of the Canary Islands with 180 million years and the youngest is El Hierro with 750,000 thousand years.
- San Borondón is an island that appears and disappears. It has been mentioned and described in the past by several seafarers and characters, such as the pastor of Alajeró in La Gomera (1759). Almost all locate it in the range between the West - Southwest of La Palma and West - Northwest of El Hierro. The rumor of this mysterious island, without doubt, was after the discovery and conquest of the Canary Islands.
- Chinijo not only is the name of the archipelago, it is also used to name little things, even children are called so.
- The haze: Sometimes the landscape is blurred. The dust stains houses, cars and even affects asthmatic people. This is dust that comes from the Sahara desert. Sometimes it comes with a lot of heat even with plagues of locusts.
- The "guagua" is a name-symbol that has represented the bus. It is not known from where the word came, it is believed that a voice could have been imported by Canarian emigration from Cuba. We used the English term Wagon (truck, van or wagon), but the difficult pronunciation led to the term "guagua". It is also used in Latin American countries while in others, such as Chile guagua means baby.
- The Canary wrestle is a sporting manifestation of Guanche origin, characterized by its ability and nobility, taking as a basic principle the imbalancing of the opponent until he touches the ground with any part of his body that is not the foot sole, as only is it possible to stand on the foot, if you touch the sand with any other body part you are disqualified.
Transfer services
| Lanzarote Airport - Arrecife |
| Lanzarote Airport - Costa Calero |
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| www.turismolanzarote.com | www.ilanzarote.net |
| www.webdelanzarote.com | www.lanzaroteisland.com |
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| www.lanzarote.org | www.lawebdelanzarote.com |
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