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Lanzarote in the wonderful Canary Islands continues to draw more visitors this holiday season despite the fact that this rise in tourist numbers is still played out up against a backdrop of recession and economic downturn. Traffic from all of the main markets such as Germany, the United Kingdom and Ireland up by around eighteen [...]

The latest headlines from the Canary Islands seems to be centralized more or less on the volcanic activity occurring just out to sea from El Hierro, causing a small and some would say unnecessary local evacuation. However on the other side of the island chain, Lanzarote which is actually just as volcanic, continues to be [...]

The recent spate of volcanic activity on the Canarian island of El Hierro may well encourage some volcanologists to visit this small outcrop. But for those who prefer less volatile conditions for their holidays, the island of Lanzarote, with over 300 dormant craters, may sound more appealing. Lanzarote´s volcanic past extends back three hundred years [...]

Why do tourists keep returning to Lanzarote in the Canary Islands year after year? This small chunk of Spain remains one of the most popular holiday destinations in Europe despite the current economic downturn and is especially popular with British holidaymakers, who out number other nationalities here such as the Germans by at least 4 [...]