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Lanzarote is located 11 km NE of Fuerteventura and only 1 km from Graciosa. The first recorded name for the island, given by Angelino Dulcert, was Insula de Lanzarotus Marocelus, after the Genoese navigator Lancelotto Malocello, from which the modern name is derived. The island's Guanche name was Tite-Roy-Gatra, which may mean "the red mountains."

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Playa Blanca, Lanzarote

Playa Blanca, Lanzarote

Playa Blanca, Lanzarote

Costa Teguise, Lanzarote

Costa Teguise, Lanzarote

Puerto del Carmen, Lanzarote

Lanzarote is bathed in perennial sunshine and is a popular holiday destination, especially with families. It has truly dramatic scenery: from lava fields and volcanic craters to huge, sandy beaches and picturesque coves. Most people arrive in Lanzarote via the international airport at Arrecife, the capital.

Lanzarote has three main tourist resorts: Puerto del Carmen, Costa Teguise and Playa Blanca (in decreasing order of size and liveliness), all three of which have been built around attractive beaches. All provide a good choice of eating and drinking facilities, nightlife, watersports and shopping.

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Inland from these bustling resorts, Lanzarote is altogether a more quiet and mysterious place. Miles of rocky, black impenetrable lava fields, huge, barren volcanic mountains (which look for all the world like boiled eggs, which have had their tops chopped off), and quiet villages of whitewashed houses. The excellent road system provides a great opportunity to explore the whole island and there are many interesting places to visit.

César Manrique
The artist César Manrique lived on Lanzarote and has had a fantastic influence on its development. He banned all roadside billboards, high-rise buildings and decreed that all houses should be painted in white, with green window shutters (unless they were by the sea, in which case, blue woodwork was permitted)! He created fantastic sculptures, which are erected on many of the island’s roundabouts. Manrique also developed Lanzarote’s most unusual features into extraordinary tourist attractions with great food and drink in beautiful surroundings.

The neighbouring Canary Islands of La Graciosa and Fuertaventura are easily reached from Lanzarote. La Graciosa is a 30 minute ferry ride from the north of the island, at Orzola. Fuertaventura is a speedy 12 minute ride from Playa Blanca in the south.

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