Lanzarote is a volcanic island situated off the north coast of Africa. This island is also a member of the Canary group of Islands. In fact it is situated in the eastern corner of Canary Islands. Lanzarote is an electrifying Spanish island with lot to offer for a good holiday. Most places in the southern region of Lanzarote are dominated with splendid volcanoes. Most of its eye dazzling sceneries are formed due to volcanic eruptions that occurred thousands of years ago. The island has beaches, volcanoes, water activities, astounding resorts, lively nightlife, delicious and exotic local cuisines with many other recreation facilities to make your holiday in Lanzarote different from any other holiday destinations.
Following are some of the famous tourist spots that must not be missed when you spend your holidays in Lanzarote:
Timanfaya
Holiday in Lanzarote would be incomplete without a visit to the volcanic zone or the volcanoes, also known as Fire Mountain. As early as 1968, the Parque National de Timanfaya was declared as a national park, which is today a major tourist attraction for all the foreign tourists and visitors. The area also has incredible camel ride which takes tourists and visitors to the hill. This kind of experience is totally different from other island in the Canary. Due to heavy crowd of visitors and tourists on a holiday in Lanzarote, the place also has delicacy of delicious and grilled food served at renowned El Diablo restaurant at the peak of the hill.
Wine museum El Grifo
With over 40,000 tourist and visitors paying a visit to it every year, El Grifo is the major and highly admired wine museum. The wine producing region of this island is worth paying a visit when holidaying in Lanzarote. The museum also has a monument of Grifo, a work of art by famous Cesar Manrique.
Fundación César Manrique
This foundation of renowned artist Cesar Manrique is usually visited by a large number of tourists every day. The foundation is more of a showcase of this eminent artist, his life and perception. When holidaying in Lanzarote it is important to acknowledge the artist s and his work, to understand and complement the appeal of this canary island.
Jameos Del Agua
James Del Agua was once an underground lava bubble which was converted into today s theater and auditorium. This tourist attraction is a hit among many tourist and visitors holidaying in Lanzarote. 100 m long and 30m in width, this volcanic bubble is roofless and has swimming pool, garden along with a bar and dance floor made out of the rocks of volcano.
The Cactus Garden
Designed and planned by Cesar Manrique, El Jardin del cactus garden brings an elegant collection of around 1000 different cactus species. The variety of cacti selection was chosen by Estanislo Gonzales Ferrer, Botanist.
Aquapark, Costa Teguise
Holiday in Lanzarote can be fun with family too. This huge aqua park of Lanzarote brings all the family fun as its offer water rides, flumes, pools and lots of water. Tourist and visitors holidaying in Lanzarote often end up at this water park, to rest and enjoy between their excursions to island s amazing beauty.
Now, after knowing all this things, if you are planning to go to Lanzarote, the perfect time to visit the Island would be from the month of August to October for you will experience a pure summer getaway.
Author Resource:-
Jessica Nielson has been writing travel guides for a couple of years already. Her tips and guides are effective to tourists in the UK. She writes at cheap holidays 24 - http://www.cheapholidays.co.uk.
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