The eastern most island of the Canaries, Lanzarote is a place of spectacular natural beauty. This unspoilt volcanic island will bowl you over with its extraordinary rock formations, mountains, seascapes and desert plains. With so much to enjoy here, Lanzarote is a superb beach break for a relaxing or active holiday.

Lanzarote is just 125 km from the coast of Africa, and like its neighbour, enjoys a dry hot climate will little rainfall. With average midwinter temperatures about 21 C and mid summer temperatures around 29, Lanzarote is a perfect year round destination.

On Lanzarote you can find diving, windsurfing, fishing, golfing, hiking, sailing, museums and theme parks in the various resorts. Great shopping,restaurants and lots of natural wildlife are on offer, too.

While Lanzarote is not nearly as notorious for its nightlife as other Canaries Islands, there are still plenty of things to do here when night falls. Head to Puerto del Carmen for a wide choice of live music and bars.

In terms of accommodation, Lanzarote has many resorts and which appeal to a wide variety of tastes and budgets.

Food lovers will enjoy Lanzarote's delicious dishes. Locally-produced goat cheese comes highly recommended. There is a strong presences of tapas here which can be enjoyed with a glass of local wine or beer in hotels and tapas bars all over the island.

Due to the volcanic, fertile soil in Lanzarote. the wine produced here is well regarded. Malvasias is a very popular grape and very strong (up to 17 percent alcohol). Sangria is also a fixture on menus, mixed with luscious local fruits. Rum is a very popular Canarian spirit and enjoyed all over the island.

Unsurprisingly, fish has long been the main staple food for islanders and tourists alike. Usually fried or grilled, fishes such as sea bass(lubina), hake (merluza), swordfish (pez espada) and tuna (atun) are all served with the mojo sauce found here and in the rest of the Canaries.

Mojo is the green sauce made of coriander or parsley which accompanies many dishes. Wrinkled potatoes (papas arrugada) are also featured on most menus here as are both shellfish in many varieties and the local fish stew.

The desserts here usually include some type of sweet, local seasonal fruit. Another yummy dessert are the torrijas - sweet fritters made of corn flour, honey and aniseed. You can also find Spanish favourite crè­¥ caramel (or flan) on many menus as well as ice cream and fried bananas topped with honey and cream.