As the tourist season starts to wind down in mainland Spain certain Spanish provinces are just gearing up for their busiest time of year. As the Canary Islands – located just off the coast of West Africa are the closest winter sun destination to the UK and Ireland.
Lanzarote is the most easterly island in the Canary chain and is on course this year to attract well over one million British and Irish tourists. The Island of Fire has in fact become the most popular destination in the whole of Spain with Irish tourists. Who are expected to clock up at least 250,000 visits this year alone.
The islands official tourist capacity numbers around 65,000 beds in total – with around one third of these accounted for by hotels. So the majority of visitors stay in either apartments or holiday villas in Lanzarote.
Which is the best Winter Resort?
Despite it´s small size (just 58kms long and 34.5 kms wide) Lanzarote has a pronounced microclimate – just like a lot of the island’s larger Canarian cousins, such as Tenerife and Gran Canaria. With cooler, cloudier weather more likely in the North during the winter months. And sunshine more prevalent in the South.
As a result, visitors planning a winter holiday in Lanzarote are best advised to plump for either Puerto del Carmen or Playa Blanca if they are solely in search of the sun.
Puerto del Carmen
Puerto del Carmen is the spot where tourism first really took off on Lanzarote. Transforming a small fishing village called La Tiñosa into what is now today the most popular resort on the island.
Whilst not as southerly as Playa Blanca Puerto del Carmen is well protected by a range of volcanoes surrounding the resort. And boasts some of the best beaches on the island, as well as a decent array of bars and restaurants.
There are only two main hotels in Puerto del Carmen servicing tourist demand. With the majority of visitors staying on apartment complexes or in private villas. Many of which are privately owned by overseas investors who have been attracted to invest in the Lanzarote property market by the lure of year round rental returns arising from solid tourist demand.
Playa Blanca
Playa Blanca is located at the southern tip of Lanzarote and as a result enjoys the best weather the island has to offer during the winter months.
The resort evolved after Puerto del Carmen and Costa Teguise – Lanzarote´s other main destination in the North of the island. And has been developed with luxury hotels and villas at the core of the blueprint.
Creating an attractive and inviting infrastructure that has quickly helped to establish Playa Blanca as the second most popular resort on the island.
All of the major tour operators offer a range of package deals to the island this Winter. With Thomas Cook in particular offering some very well priced deals in January – such as flight and accommodation for a week in an apartment in Puerto del Carmen from as little as £260 per person.
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