Escape the freezing weather and grey skies of the UK and head for the island of Lanzarote. Where the sun is shining and visitors are basking in warm weather.
Lanzarote is as far south as you can get and still – technically speaking – be within the administrative confines of the European Union. Although in reality it is located much closer to Africa than Spain. Either way though this has been a Spanish territory since the early 1400´s and has all the familiar customs and cuisine of the mainland.
Tourists have been visiting the island since package holidays first took off here in the 1970´s and Lanzarote today expects to welcome around 1.4 million visitors during the course of 2009. A reasonable performance given the impact of the credit crunch and the weak state of sterling over the last twelve months.
Many visitors will be staying in one of the hundreds of villas in Lanzarote that are available for rent. As around half of all tourists opt for private rental accommodation. With the remainder staying in hotels or Lanzarote holiday apartments.
During the winter months tourists are best advised to head for the southern most resort on the island – Playa Blanca. Which translates as white beach in Spanish – as the resort is named after the small white sand beach which still lies at its heart.
Playa Blanca during the winter months enjoys better weather than the other two main resorts on the island of Puerto del Carmen and Costa Teguise. Making it the best possible choice for anyone in search of winter sun. There’s also an excellent selection of holiday villas in Playa Blanca available for rent. Many of which are owned by British and or Irish investors – so overcoming any language barrier when booking.
Playa Blanca is located further from the airport than the other resorts but the transfer time is still only forty minuets. And on the upside it is located closer to the islands main visitor attraction – the breathtaking Timanfaya Volcano Park.
Within the resort itself there are three great beaches – Playa Blanca, Playa Flamingo and Playa Dorada. Whilst just a fifteen minute walk from the resort centre are the incredible beaches and coves of Papagayo. An all natural beach lover’s paradise that is widely regarded as one of the finest and most picturesque stretches of sand in the whole of the Canary Islands.
