Berlitz Pocket Guide Lanzarote & Fuerteventura (Travel Guide eBook)
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Berlitz Pocket Guide Lanzarote and Fuertaventura: iconic style, a bestselling brand, this is the quintessential pocket-sized travel guide to Lanzarote and Fuertaventura.
Compact, concise, and packed with essential information about Where to Go and What to Do, this is an ideal on-the-move companion when you're exploring Lanzarote and Fuertaventura
Covers Top Ten Attractions, including Teguise market, Timanfaya volcanic landscape and Fundaci n C sar Manrique, plus suggestions for a Perfect Tour, including a Arrecife, Mirador del Rio and La Graciosa, and Parque Nacional de Timanfaya
Includes an insightful overview of landscape, history and culture
Handy colour maps on the inside cover flaps will help you find your way around
Essential practical information on everything from Eating Out to Getting Around
Inspirational colour photography throughout
Sharp design and colour-coded sections make for an engaging reading experience
About Berlitz: Berlitz draws on years of travel and language expertise to bring you a wide range of travel and language products, including travel maps, phrase books, language-learning courses, dictionaries and kids' language products.
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This Pocket Guide e-book is designed to give you inspiration and planning advice for your visit to Lanzarote & Fuerteventura, and is also the perfect on-the-ground companion for your trip.
The guide begins with our selection of Top 10 Attractions, plus a Perfect Itinerary feature to help you plan unmissable experiences. The Introduction and History chapters paint a vivid cultural portrait of Lanzarote & Fuerteventura, and the Where to Go chapter gives a complete guide to all the sights worth visiting. You will find ideas for activities in the What to Do section, while the Eating Out chapter describes the local cuisine and gives listings of the best restaurants. The Travel Tips offer practical information to help you plan your trip. Finally, there are carefully selected hotel listings.
In the Table of Contents and throughout this e-book you will see hyperlinked references. Just tap a hyperlink once to skip to the section you would like to read. Practical information and listings are also hyperlinked, so as long as you have an external connection to the internet, you can tap a link to go directly to the website for more information.
Maps
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Table of Contents
Lanzarote & Fuerteventura’s Top 10 Attractions
Top Attraction #1
Top Attraction #2
Top Attraction #3
Top Attraction #4
Top Attraction #5
Top Attraction #6
Top Attraction #7
Top Attraction #8
Top Attraction #9
Top Attraction #10
A Perfect Tour Of Lanzarote
Introduction
Landscape and Climate
Vegetation and Farming
Wildlife
People and Language
The Impact of Tourism
A Brief History
Arrival of the Europeans
Explosive Events
Political Upheavals
Tourism, Economy and Environment
Historical Landmarks
Where To Go
Lanzarote
Arrecife
Exploring the Town
Art in Arrecife
The North
Jardín de Cactus and Arrieta
Jameos del Agua and Cueva de los Verdes
Mirador del Río and Parque Tropical
Haría
Orzola and La Graciosa
The Centre
Costa Teguise
Fundación César Manrique
Rural Heartland
Teguise
Tinajo
The Rocky Coast
Puerto del Carmen
The South
Parque Nacional de Timanfaya
Yaiza
Playa Blanca
Salinas de Janubio and El Golfo
Fuerteventura
The North
Puerto del Rosario
Farms and Windmills
La Oliva
Villaverde and Lajares
El Cotillo
Corralejo
The Dunes
The Centre
Caleta de Fuste
Antigua
Betancuria
La Vega del Río de las Palmas and Pájara
The South
Gran Tarajal and Tarajalejo
Playas de Sotavento
The North of the Peninsula
What To Do
Sports and Outdoor Activities
Windsurfing
Kitesurfing
Surfing
Diving
Sport Fishing
Sailing
Boat Trips
Jeep and Quad Bike Safaris
Bike Hire and Tours
Hiking
Horse and Camel Riding
Golf
Children’s Activities
Water Parks
Go-Karting
Animal Attractions
Shopping
Nightlife and Festivals
Calendar of Events
Eating Out
Where and when to eat
Fish
Meat
Soups
Vegetables
Mojo
Gofio
Fruit and desserts
What to drink
Reading the Menu
To help you order
Menu reader
Restaurants
Lanzarote: Arrecife
Northern Lanzarote
Arrieta
Haría
Orzola
Central Lanzarote
Costa Teguise
Mozaga/San Bartolomé
Puerto del Carmen
Teguise
Southern Lanzarote
El Golfo
Macher
Playa Blanca
Yaiza/Timanfaya
Fuerteventura: Puerto del Rosario
Northern Fuerteventura
Corralejo
El Cotillo
Central Fuerteventura
Betancuria/Pájara
Caleta de Fuste
Southern Fuerteventura
La Pared
Morro del Jable/Costa Calma
A–Z Travel Tips
A
Accommodation
Airports
B
Bicycle hire
Budgeting for your trip
C
Camping
Car hire (see also Driving)
Climate
Clothing
Crime and safety
D
Disabled travellers
Driving
E
Electricity
Embassies and consulates
Emergencies (see also Embassies, Health, Police)
G
Getting there
H
Health and medical care
L
Language
LGBTQ Travellers
M
Maps
Media
Money
O
Opening times
P
Police (see also Emergencies)
Post offices
Public holidays
T
Taxes
Telephones
Time zones
Tipping
Toilets
Tourist information offices
Transport
V
Visas and entry requirements
W
Water
Websites and internet access
Recommended Hotels
Lanzarote: Arrecife
Northern Lanzarote
Haría
Isla Graciosa
Central Lanzarote
Costa Teguise
Mozaga/San Bartolomé
Puerto del Carmen
Southern Lanzarote
Playa Blanca
Uga/Yaiza
Fuerteventura: Puerto del Rosario
Northern Fuerteventura
Corralejo
El Cotillo/Villaverde
Central Fuerteventura
Caleta de Fuste
Southern Fuerteventura
Jandía Playa
Dictionary
English–Spanish
Spanish–English
Lanzarote & Fuerteventura’s Top 10 Attractions
Top Attraction #1
Neil Buchan-Grant/Apa Publications
Teguise
The former capital of Lanzarote is an attractive town that holds a busy market every Sunday. For more information, click here.
Top Attraction #2
Neil Buchan-Grant/Apa Publications
Fuerteventura’s windmills
A reminder of a time before tourism. For more information, click here.
Top Attraction #3
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Timanfaya
An unforgettable volcanic landscape. For more information, click here.
Top Attraction #4
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Betancuria
Cobbled streets and courtyards in a pretty 15th-century town. For more information, click here.
Top Attraction #5
Neil Buchan-Grant/Apa Publications
Pájara
A red sandstone doorway adorns the church in this picturesque village. For more information, click here.
Top Attraction #6
Neil Buchan-Grant/Apa Publications
Costa Calma
Sweeps of white sand draw visitors to Fuerteventura’s Sotavento beaches. For more information, click here.
Top Attraction #7
Neil Buchan-Grant/Apa Publications
El Jable dunes
These great empty swathes of sand lie just outside lively Corralejo in northern Fuerteventura. For more information, click here.
Top Attraction #8
Neil Buchan-Grant/Apa Publications
Fundación César Manrique
The former home of Lanzarote’s iconic artist and architect. For more information, click here.
Top Attraction #9
Neil Buchan-Grant/Apa Publications
Cueva de los Verdes
Take a trip through the dramatic lava-formed caves. For more information, click here.
Top Attraction #10
Neil Buchan-Grant/Apa Publications
Puerto del Carmen
Lanzarote’s biggest resort offers some of the island’s best beaches. For more information, click here.
A Perfect Tour Of Lanzarote
Day 1
Beach day
Spend the day exploring your base, Puerto del Carmen. Stroll along the attractive promenade, find a good spot to laze on Playa Grande, then enjoy a late fishy lunch at La Lonja (Calle Varadero).
Day 2
The island interior
Drive through La Geria wine country, stopping at Bodega El Grifo to sample wine and explore the museum, then head towards the Monumento del Campesino in the centre of the island. Visit the adjoining artisan centre, then time your return journey to include an early (pre-booked) dinner (from 8pm) at the stunning La Tegala in Macher.
Day 3
Arrecife and the Fundación Manrique
Visit the island capital, Arrecife, to explore the backstreets and have coffee by the Charco (lagoon). Then head to the Fundación César Manrique, a splendid museum and gallery in what was the artist’s home, with murals, paintings, ceramics and views over the eerie volcanic landscape.
Day 4
Teguise
Head to Teguise when it is not market day (Sunday), so you can enjoy the pretty streets, admire the ornate colonial buildings and have lunch in the Ikarus Gastro Bar (Calle Clavijo y Fajardo). Just outside town, visit the hilltop Castillo de Santa Bárbara for stunning views and the fascinating Pirate Museum.
Day 5
To the north
Book a night’s accommodation in Haría, an arty little town in the verdant ‘Valley of a Thousand Palms’. Go first to the extraordinary underground world of the Jameos del Agua (another Manrique creation) then return to Haría for a late lunch at Dos Hermanos (Plaza León y Castillo).
Day 6
Mirador del Río and La Graciosa
Not far from Haría is the Parque Tropical, with exotic birds and subtropical plants. Continue to the far north of the island for lunch at the café at the Mirador del Río, from where there are spectacular views. You should have time for the short boat trip from nearby Orzola to La Graciosa, a completely undeveloped little island.
Day 7
Parque Nacional de Timanfaya
Back at Puerto del Carmen, drive via the idyllic village of Yaiza to the Parque Nacional de Timanfaya. Go for a camel ride at the Echado de Camellos then take a tour around the Montañas del Fuego, before eating meat grilled over natural volcanic heat at El Diablo restaurant.
Day 8
Papagayo
Drive to Playa Blanca at the far south of the island. Stroll around this pretty resort and buy food for a picnic, then take a boat from the harbour for a 45-minute trip to the beautiful, and protected, Papagayo beaches.
Introduction
Swept by trade winds and warmed by coastal currents, the islands of Lanzarote and Fuerteventura offer a consistently warm climate, with some 300 days of sunshine a year. They are part of the Canary Islands, which lie approximately 1,100km (690 miles) southwest of the Spanish mainland and, at the nearest point, 115km (70 miles) from the West African coast. Although part of Spain, in 1982 the islands became an autonomous province, divided in two: the eastern islands, which include Lanzarote and Fuerteventura, are governed by a Cabildo Insular (Island Council) from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, the western islands from Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
Lanzarote is some 60km (38 miles) in length and 24km (15 miles) across at its widest point, with a population of about 145,000, of whom some 58,000 live in the capital, Arrecife. Fuerteventura is larger, at around 100km (60 miles) long and 30km (18 miles) wide, but sparsely populated – there are around 115,000 inhabitants, of whom about half live in Puerto del Rosario.
Landscape and Climate
The whole volcanic archipelago is barren, but Lanzarote and Fuerteventura are drier and more barren than the rest. Lanzarote’s last volcanic explosion was in 1824, but the heat is still close to the surface, as you will find if you go to the Parque Nacional Timanfaya, and much of the island is still covered with cindery malpaís (badlands). Fuerteventura has seen no volcanic activity for some 5,000 years, but has less rain than any of the islands, and the landscape is coloured in shades of brown and khaki, with great expanses of dunes.
Lanzarote’s highest point is Montaña Blanca, at 670m (2,198ft). The beaches around the major resorts, especially the famous ones at Puerto del Carmen, are covered with golden sands, as are the beautiful stretches close to Playa Blanca, while smaller, rockier coves retain their black volcanic sand. Of Fuerteventura’s 152 beaches, some 50km (32 miles) consist of white sand, while about 25km (15 miles) are black volcanic shingle. The highest point on the island is Monte Jandía (807m/2,648ft).
Playa Blanca, a beach at the resort with the same name
Neil Buchan-Grant/Apa Publications
The islands’ average annual temperature is 20°C (68°F), soaring in high summer to 28–30°C (82–86°F). Fuerteventura is usually windy – one explanation for the island’s name is that it comes from viento fuerte (strong wind). On both islands, early mornings can be cloudy before blue skies and sunshine take over. There is little rain – what there is falls mostly between