All homes on Lanzarote are one or two storey buildings, with hotels being allowed a couple more floors. The way the island matured is in part down to César Manrique, who formulated the plan that all buildings should be white, with green windows (or varnished wood), and blue windows if you are facing the sea.

A brief rundown of the equality law in Spain.

All in one place and ready to print, here's a list of markets, fiestas, health and hospital information, local radio stations, laundrettes and churches.

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Just as London and Amsterdam enjoy calmer weather than their lattitudal neighbour, Moscow, because of the Gulf Stream, The Canaries have their own weather anomalies...

Timanfaya National Park is probably the most famous protected area of Lanzarote. There are twelve others, but not all are open to the public. Some sites are so fragile that the Canarian Government is unwilling to run the risk of damage by tourism. An example of how well Lanzarote's history and natural features sit rather well with tourism.

The island of Lanzarote is designated a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO. What does that mean? What does it do?

Perhaps the easiest way to get around the main towns of Lanzarote, here's a potted guide to the local bus service.

The lack of high peaks makes it ‘almost’ easy to explore Lanzarote on a bicycle. Also for this environment preserving sport and in order to promote cycle tourism, the regional government set up the Plan de Rutas Cicloturísticas (literally ‘plan of cycle tourism routes’), comprising a series of defined routes and trails for enthusiastic cyclists to enjoy their sport to the full extent.

Unlike many other holiday destinations, Lanzarote is well catered for the mobility impaired traveller. Most resorts have mobility hire companies, and all are fairly easy to get around.

Wherever you go in Spain, you will usually find yourself travelling around the resort by taxi. They are efficient and useful for short journeys, and a short escape from the heat.