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Winter Escapes In Lanzarote Article
Winter Escapes in Lanzarote
from:by John Unwin
Whilst the rest of Europe is packing away the loungers and the suntan lotion the Canary Islands are preparing themselves for the busiest holiday season of the year. As these seven specks of Spain that lie just off the coast of Africa are Europes only genuine Winter sun destination.
The most easterly of the Canary Islands, Lanzarote, is home to a population of around 127,000 people and is a unique melting pot of African, European and South American influences. Thanks to its historic position as a staging post between the Old World and the New.
Such is Lanzarotes popularity that over one million British and Irish tourists are expected to visit the island during the course of the year. Thanks in part to the fact that flights to Lanzarote are just a manageable four hours in duration. With plenty of operators competing for custom, so keeping prices affordable. And with new operators such as Kiss Flights also entering the market.
As a result demand for Lanzarote property has remained relatively stable. Whilst prices have started to fall on the island there has been none of the sharp reductions and adjustments currently evident in the British market. As the island's tourist industry has remained buoyant.
Many of these overseas investors find that Lanzarotes attraction extends beyond just sunshine and great weather alone. Here they can enjoy an idyllic outdoor lifestyle - visit over 90 beaches, explore the islands volcanic terrain and take in unique cultural attractions. All in an environment that remains largely unspoiled by the advent of tourism.
The fact that Lanzarote remains largely unspoiled is attributable to the works and efforts of an island born artist called Cesar Manrique. Who was studying in New York when package tourism first started to take off in Spain and hurried home to protect his beloved Lanzarote from over development.
As a result of his efforts Lanzarote has largely been spared the type of over development now commonly found in other Spanish sun spots. High rise buildings are banned, advertising hoardings are outlawed and all of the islands three main tourist resorts are well contained.
Manrique also sought to create a set of unique tourist attractions that would provide an alternative to the golf courses and water parks so prevalent elsewhere in Spain. In tandem with close collaborators such as Jesus Soto he lit an alternative path for island development with the creation of sites such as the Jameos del Agua, which embodied his desire to fuse art with nature.
About the Author:
James Unwin has produced many exciting travel articles for a number of travel sites and Lanzarote property portals. You can find cheap flights to Lanzarote on his favourite website.