Few holiday destinations have it all. So whilst Lanzarote cannot compete with the lush greenery of tropical islands, it does pretty well on virtually every other score. For instance, it’s green credentials are some of the best to be found anywhere in Europe. As unlike other parts of Spain, it has developed its tourist infrastructure within very strict guidelines.
As a result, it is one of the few European destinations you can visit that isn’t swamped by tower blocks and high-rise buildings. Nor is it buried beneath advertising billboards as this kind of commercial promotion is banned in public spaces. All of which creates a particularly relaxing environment for visitors to enjoy.
And it also ensures that holidaymakers who do come here get to see the island much as it used to be before the advent of tourism. Despite the construction of numerous houses to meet the growing population, there is still such a degree of conformity that very little disturbs the visual harmony of whitewashed buildings, palm trees and volcanoes.
In fact, the numerous volcanoes have even been harnessed to create a specific tourist attraction, in the form of the Timanfaya National Park. Where visitors can get a close up view of the lava flows, fissures and craters that were formed during the six year eruptions of the 1730’s. They can even have their lunch cooked over the heat that emanates from a dormant volcano in the cleverly designed giant barbecue at the El Diablo Restaurant.
Interesting design touches such as this grill are the work of island born artist César Manrique. Who has done more to establish the island as an unspoilt environment than anyone else. He understood the importance of controlling development at a time when the rest of the world had little awareness of the consequences of rampant construction to please tourist visitors.
Which is why even seventeen years after his death, the island of Lanzarote remains as attractive and pristine as it is. Manrique’s ability to communicate the importance of preserving the island’s natural beauties has been so successful that Lanzaroteños are rightly proud of the difference between their island and places like Tenerife and Gran Canaria.
And it is that difference that makes many visitors to the island fall in love with it as well. With a high proportion of travellers coming back year after year to enjoy the unique experience of holidays in Lanzarote.
Good quality accommodation helps too though. And there´s a wide selection of
Hotels, apartments and villas in Lanzarote for visitors to choose from.
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