Description of Lanzarote

Lanzarote is a a gift of nature and without any doupt an incomparable paradise combining the magic of its history with an enviable climate throughout the year, beautiful beaches and breathtaking landscapes – a paradise of unique nature which friendly people proved to know how to take care of.

Location and surface: Situated at a distance of only 130 km to the African coast (Cabo Juby) and 1,000 km to the Iberian Peninsula and between the Northern parallels of latitude 29°25’ (Alegranza) and 28°50’ (Punta de Papagayo) and the Eatsern meridians of longitude 13°20' (Roque del Este) and 13°57' (Punta Ginés), Lanzarote is the most oriental of the Canary Islands. Taking in consideration all the small isles around it, its total surface amounts to 902 km2. It reaches approximately 58 km of longitude and 34,5 km of latitude. The island`s highest point is the mountain Peñas del Chache of about 678 m height and the total extension of the coast amounts to 213 km2.

Climate: The climate of Lanzarote is one of the main reasons to make it an attractive holiday destination. Why is it such a pleasant climate? It´s generated by the clash of the high temperatures arriving from the African Sahara Desert with the cold ocean current of the Gulf of Mexico. The presence of the ocean not only grants the island a soft humidity but also regulates its temperature reaching an average value of 21° in January and 28° in August. Considering an anual average precipitation of 140 mm and a water temperature between 17° and 22°, Lanzarote is a climatical paradise that can be hardly found at other places in the world. It is a paradise that allows its visitors to enjoy the summer throughout the whole year.

People: The enchantment about Lanzarote results from the fact to be a place that has not been completely created yet. Not for nothing the UNESCO declared the island „Biosphere Reserve“ in 1993. Likewise enchanting as their island are the people living on it, people that show us how important it is to appreciate the place one lives in, obtaining to grow fruits on a droughty volcanic land with pacience and intelligence. One of those prudent islanders was Ceasar Manrique, an artist, architect and excellent decorator, who, based on the most beautiful creation existing – the nature -, created landscapes and places of beauty and fantasy.

Lanzarote offers everything one imagines to spend a restful and pleasant holiday: beaches of incredible beauty, entertainment, friendship, new knowledge about life and our planet – quite an aliment to revitalise the spirit.