+18About Lanzarote island
Lanzarote, a Spanish island, is the easternmost of the autonomous Canary Islands, in the Atlantic Ocean, approximately 125 km off the coast of Africa and 1,000 km from the Iberian Peninsula. Covering 845.9 km2, it stands as the fourth largest of the islands. The first recorded name for the island, given by Angelino Dulcert, was Insula de Lanzarotus Marocelus, after the Genoese navigator Lancelotto Malocello, from which the modern name is derived. The island's name in the native language was Titerro(y)gatra, which may mean "the red mountains".
Nature
Island is called the island of fire-breathing mountains — there are almost three hundred volcanoes on this small island in extension about sixty and in the width in fifteen kilometres. In autumn of 1730 lava and heated ashes started through out simultaneously from thirty craters. Eruption proceeded six years and in the result third of island became covered by lifeless basalt and ashes that extremely negatively influences an island economy.
There are five hundred different kinds of plants and lichen on the island. 17 of the plants are endemic and there are 180 different lichen.Plants include the Canary Island Date Palm, which are found in damper areas of the north, Canary Island Pine, ferns, and wild olive trees. After the winter rainfalls, the vegetation comes to a colorful bloom between February and March.
Lanzarote has thirty-five types of animal life, lizards, and crabs.
The vineyards of La Gería, with their traditional methods of cultivation, are a protected area. Single vines are planted in pits 4-5m wide and 2-3m deep, with small stone walls around each pit.
Infrastructure
Sights: Lanzarote - mountains Fuego in National park Timanfaya, a cave of Cueva-de-los-Verdos, beaches of Papagajo and Famara, Jardin de cactus, La-Corona massif with mysterious volcanic pipes of Jameos-del-Agua. From the watch platform Del-Rio it is possible to observe the next archipelago Chiniho consisting of deserted islets La-Gracosa, Montana-Clara and Alegransa.
- Transport
- Plane
- Water transport
- Sights and excursions
- Small quantity
- Location type
- Beach
- Natural
- Sightseeing
- Location level
- Average level
- Target audience
- Friends
- Youth
