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Finding Villas On Lanzarote

Where can visitors to the Island of Fire find the best selection of Lanzarote holiday villas?  There´s certainly no shortage of choice – as the growth of direct booking online has lead to a rapid expansion in the number of renting out their homes to holidaymakers.  Creating a great range of choice in each of [...]

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Holidays in Puerto del Carmen

The Canaries are the second most popular holiday destination in Spain after Catalunya.  Blessed with great beaches and a year round climate that enables tourists to spend days in the sun even during the winter months. On the eastern most island of Lanzarote the holiday industry first really took off in and around the resort of [...]

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Carnival Time In The Canaries

It may not be as riotous as Rio.  But make no mistake – Carnival in the Canaries is a major event.  Effectively shutting down many businesses for weeks on end as the celebrations sweep across the islands. Carnival first arrived in the Canary Islands in the 15th Century – imported by the Spanish conquistadors from Europe.  [...]

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Lanzarote´s Main Resort Revitalised

 Lanzarote´s grand old dame of tourism – Puerto del Carmen – is about to get a facelift.  As local authorities react to increased competition from younger and fresher rivals for the custom of overseas visitors.  Once a small fishing village called La Tiñosa, the resort has exploded since package tourism first took off on Lanzarote back in the [...]

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