Description: Lanzarote, one of the Canary islands off the coast of West Africa administered by Spain, is known for its year-round warm weather, beaches and volcanic landscape. Timanfaya National Park’s rocky landscape was created by volcanic eruptions
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Comprises of seven islands ( Lanzarote , Fuerteventura , Gran Canaria, Tenerife, La Palma, El Hierro & La Gomera) each with it’s own unique geography, climate, culture and people. Lanzarote is the most northerly and easterly island in the chain and lies approx. 68 miles off the north African coastline. Several smaller islands lie to the north of Lanzarote and they consist of La Graciosa, Alegranza, Montaña Clara and Roque del Este. All except La Graciosa are uninhabited.
Scorched, torched and starkly beautiful Lanzarote compared to the other islands is “ The volcanic island ” . Lanzarotes stark volcanic landscape was created by series of volcanic eruptions took place in the south west of the island over a period of 6 years from 1730 to 1736 and consists of about 300 extinct volcanoes, craters and lava fields. This unique area of natural beauty occupies a quarter of the islands land mass and has been declared a national park ( Timanfaya National Park ). The rest of the islan
Climate and weather The sub tropical climate is best described as being dry and arid with annual temperatures averaging 22º C. Also due to it’s geographic position and low lying landscape there’s virtually no rainfall during the summer months and hardly any rainfall in Spring, Autumn and Winter. Temperatures do soar in the summer months but the north easterly trade winds fan the island and help keep it cool. The water temperatures are also relatively balmy peaking at 22º C in summer and never dropping below