Top Attractions

There is much to tempt you on a cheap holiday in Lanzarote with many of the attractions based around the island's unique volcanic scenery. In the north is the Atlantida cave system that includes the Cueva de los Verdes, the Green Caves, the longest volcanic tunnel in the world.

Elsewhere in the same cave system is Jameos del Agua, a natural concert hall famed for its amazing acoustics, a subterranean lagoon, a restaurant and a museum.

The artist Cesar Manrique helped to create this beautiful spectacle, which hosts regular music events. Manrique was instrumental in shaping many of the island's best attractions, including the fascinating Cactus Garden on the road between Guatiza and Mala.

The old fort of Castillo de San Jose, in Arrecife, has been converted into the Museo Internacional de Arte Contemporaneo which houses the most important collection of modern art in the Canaries.

There is also a nice restaurant within the old castle. The town's other fort, the Castillo de San Gabriel, is home to an archaeological museum.

The Timananfaya National Park covers about a quarter of Lanzarote and encompasses the most breathtaking of this volcanic landscape including the Montanas del Fuego, the Mountains of Fire.

On the northernmost tip of the island is the Mirador del Rio, a lookout point that offers panoramic views of the small islands to the north of Lanzarote. Apart from the drama of Lanzarote's volcanic landscape the island is famed for its beautiful beaches that come in a surprising variety of colours from bright white to golden yellow and black sands.

In the south, from Arrecife to Puerto del Carmen, a string of fantastic beaches line the coast including Playa Grande and Playa Chica where you can indulge in a few watersports or relax in the sun.

Surfers on Lanzarote holidays should checkout the beach at Famara and the reef at La Santa in the west, while Las Cucharas at the Costa Teguise resort in the north is a favourite for windsurfers.

Papagayo, in the south near the resort of is considered by many to be the finest beach in Lanzarote, with its stunning white sands meeting deep-blue Atlantic waters. Little wonder that it is extremely popular with people on holiday in Lanzarote!