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Lanzarote seems like an alien planet. The silhouettes of the rugged volcanic mountains, the black lava fields and the special light make the island se…
- Tenerife
- Gran Canaria
- Lanzarote
- La Palma
- Fuerteventura
- El Hierro
- La Gomera
- Isla Graciosa
Best island for epic hikes, mountain scenery and family trips The archipelago’s largest and most-visited island combines sun-baked golden beaches and a flourishing gastronomic scene with seemingly endless activities, from cetacean-spotting in Europe’s first Whale Heritage Site to next-level surfing, kitesurfing and hiking. Tenerifeis a hugely popul...
Best island for coasts, culture and city buzz The most populous of the eight islands, Gran Canaria is best known for its lively southern beach resorts, especially sun-dappled Maspalomas, which is a hub of Europe’s LGBTIQ+ scene and has a much-loved stretch of gold-tinged dunes. The island famously has its own microclimate, which varies from one poc...
Best island for art, beaches and wineries With brooding volcanic cones, glinting black-pebble beaches and the odd palm-spangled valley, Lanzarote feels like a giant color-shifting natural canvas. So it makes sense that the easternmost of the Canaries captured the heart of the locally born 20th-century artist and environmental campaigner César Manri...
Best island for nature, stargazing and offbeat hiking It’s impossible not to fall for gorgeously green La Palma. Deservedly nicknamed “La Isla Bonita”, the entire island is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, with steep rainforested hills and around 850km of hiking routes. Adventure sports abound, from kayaking to kitesurfing, and the pretty capital Santa ...
Best island for beaches and water sports A UNESCO Biosphere Reserve since 2009, the second-largest Canary (after Tenerife) lures visitors with its dazzling beaches, year-round sunny climate and raw lunar-like beauty. Wind-lashed and evocatively arid, Fuerteventura has the archipelago’s dreamiest sands: from the honey-gold dunes of the protected Par...
Best island for diving, walking and getting away from it all Anyone who makes it to the Canaries’ small westernmost island quickly realizes they’re onto something special. Ringed by impenetrable volcanic cliffs, El Hierrohas been a UNESCO Geopark since 2014 and feels much more off the beaten track than the rest of the archipelago, though it’s only ...
Best island for quiet hikes and green havens Lushly forested hillsides, dramatic volcanic valleys and a string of pastel-painted villages make bohemian La Gomeraa hiker’s dream. Despite its location just off southwest Tenerife, the island has, so far, kept large-scale tourism at bay, with most accommodation in small rural hotels, refurbished farmho...
Best island for off-the-beaten-track beaches Named the official eighth Canary Island in 2018, serene La Graciosa is just a half-hour ferry ride north of Lanzarote, but feels blissfully remote. On this small, low-lying island, wild golden-white beaches wrap around scorched volcanic cones, and the only way to explore is on foot, by bicycle or by jeep...
1 day ago · Lanzarote’s wine scene is growing, with 32 active wineries on the island. Just 80 miles off the coast of Africa, its semi-desert climate may not seem ripe for wine production, but its volcanic ...
A unique island. Lanzarote is synonymous with volcanoes, lava fields, rocks in impossible shapes, black and red earth that contrasts with the typical whitewashed houses, the deep blue sea and the light blue sky. The scenery in the easternmost of the Canary Islands also contains stark, rolling mountains, beautiful beaches of white and golden ...
- Timanfaya National Park, top of everyone’s things to do in Lanzarote list. Shaped by the volcanic activity of 1730, with a little help from the 1824 eruption, it took until 1974 for this giant moonscape to be declared a National Park.
- Parque Natural de Los Volcanes, an extension of the National Park. If volcanoes, geology and hiking are your things, add Parque Natural de Los Volcanes to your itinerary.
- Cesar Manrique Foundation at Taiche and Cesar Manrique House Museum. A gentle drive along Lanzarote’s twisting roads will get you dropping steeply into a valley and the village of Haría.
- Jameos del Agua caves, explore, dine and get your dancing shoes on. Designed by César Manrique, a renowned Lanzarote artist, the Jameos del Agua caves are accessed through a large lava tube that leads you underground to a fantastic scene of a lake, restaurant and concert hall.
If you’re taking a longer trip to Lanzarote, consider visiting another one of the best Canary Islands. The most practical way to do this is by taking a ferry , especially if you want to go to Fuerteventura or La Graciosa .
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Jan 26, 2024 · Lanzarote. Available on My5. S1 E4: In Lanzarote, Jane McDonald visits the underground volcanic tunnels of the Jameos del Agua caves, Playa Blanca's attraction named 'the spoon in concrete' and Timanfaya National Park.
