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Lanzarote – the Canary Islands

Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011
We visited Lanzarote in Summer 2008 when it became more and more popular to go there. It was a beautiful and warm year and we enjoyed every moment of our holidays. We stayed in Arrecife in a beautiful hotel very close to the town, where you can get souvenirs and really nice food. Arrecife Allthough our hotel was "All-Inclusive" we enjoyed going out for meal, which was not too expensive in the restaurants. In some of the hotels nearby it was possible to go to bars and have a great night dancing and drinking. But as we love adventures, we rented a car which was also very cheap and the gas prices were not as high as back home. Lanzarote is a relatively small Island and so we were able to go by car all around it as there is only one ...

Volcanic eruptions formed a landscape

Wednesday, October 1st, 2008
The island has centuries old civilization and history. Some sources even claim that its name descended from Lanzelot, the famous knight of the company at table. It actually owes his name to the genoese merchant and seafarer Lanceloto Malocetto. The facts have been proofed historically.
Lava Landscape of the firemountains of Lanzarote
Lava-Landscape of the fire-mountains of Lanzarote
Lanzarote has been marked by the volcanic eruptions about 180 years ago. Lava and ash covered a fifth of the whole area. As an effect the most fertile, cultivable areas have been destroyed by the eruptions and a very bizarre landscape has been formed. Most of the charming landscape on Lanzarote has been conserved because the builidings do never count a lot of storeys. An interesting contrast to the black lava-rocks are the white houses and the palms and cactuses. Who spends a holiday on the ...