There are numerous spectacular beaches to discover across the world, yet somehow just a few islands offer the selection of wonderful stretches of sand as tiny Lanzarote, located off the coastline of Africa and one of the seven Canary Islands, which were once even thought to have formed part of the lost continent of Atlantis.

Right now though Canary Islands fortunately welcomes a substantially friendlier kind of visitor, comprising of countless tourists from all over Europe. These are commonly brought in by the year round hot sunshine and standard of accommodation on offer, with numerous holiday villas in Playa Blanca, studios and family hotels to select from, particularly in and round the three main resorts of Costa Teguise, Playa Blanca, and not forgetting Puerto del Carmen.

The established resort of Playa Blanca is the number one option for beach lovers since this rapidly developing town in the south of Lanzarote is widely thought to feature the finest stretches of sand on the island, for example , Playa Flamingo and Playa Dorada. Furthermore, it is in extremely close proximity to the shoreline and coves of beautiful Papagayo (which translates to parrot in Spanish), which fortuitously have all remained completely unchanged by any tourist developments.

Because of this interest in accommodation such as Playa Blanca holiday villas continues to be in high demand month in month out.

Several of Lanzarote´s best beaches however are actually located out of the main resorts. Famara on the islands north westerly coastline frequently argued to be by far the most stunning, due to the fact that it happens to be flanked by the magnificent Famara massif cliff range, which are roughly 1300 feet high at one end of this 8km long sandy beach. This produces a dramatic backdrop for this stunning sweep of sand.

Yet another excellent beach can be found on the islands south west shore at Arrieta, a modest fishing hamlet which is very popular with the local community yet somehow is essentially undiscovered by travelers because of its setting in the north of the island perfectly hidden from the key family vacation resorts.

If you tot them all up, you’ll discover there are actually around A hundred stunning beaches on the island, for that reason it does indeed pay dividends make sure you get out and discover this amazing island. As it really is the most perfect location for beach buffs.