Playa El Reducto - Lanzarote

There are three well-known tourist areas.

Costa Teguise with beautiful beaches and a real nightlife, surfing, wind-surfing and sub-aqua diving, Puerto del Carmen (Tias) with a 7 kilometre promenade along the beach, starting in the old village with it's fishing harbour and wide choice of pubs and restaurants, up to the peaceful neighbourhood of Matagorda.

Finally Playa Blanca (Yaiza), the fastest growing tourist resort on the island. This old fishing town is growing into a luxury tourist resort with luxury hotels, golf course, promenade and the most beautiful beaches on Lanzarote, Playa Papagayo.

El Golfo - Lanzarote

Papagayo- Lanzarote

Playa Flamingo- Lanzarote

Investment
A lot of people have moved to Lanzarote from all over the world to enjoy a relaxed sunny lifestyle. Many of them buy an apartment or villa. Due to the islands popularity and the relative shortfall of property due to the ecologically-minded building regulations, the value of property has been rising steadily at a rate in excess of 20% per year, and much more in some cases as in Playa Blanca. Coupled with the year-round demand for holiday rental accommodation, a carefully selected purchase now is an excellent investment. Feria Properties has permanent staff in Lanzarote and Tenerife, always on the lookout for the best deals for our clients.

And don't forget, while the VAT on mainland Spain (IVA) is 19%, in the Canaries you only have to pay 5% IGIC (Canarian VAT).

Lanzarote is the most northern and eastern island of the Canary Islands with a size of 850 KM2, about 60km long and 20km wide, and is the fourth largest of the archipelago.

More and more holidaymakers spend their vacation on this beautiful island. And more and more tend to come back again and again.

The attraction lies partly in its volcanic lunar-like landscape, which gives the island an extreme kind of beauty. So much so that UNESCO has declared Lanzarote a biosphere reserve to protect and conserve it.

Lanzarote has 7 boroughs, Arrecife (also the capital), Teguise, Tinajo, Haria, San Bartolome, Tias and Yaiza.

Playa Blanca

Keeping in mind all the beautiful beaches along the island's coastline, the building laws that prevent the building of high apartments or hotels and the lack of billboards on
the public roads (see History below), Lanzarote is a small subtropical paradise.

Lanzarote has a mild and dry climate with average temperatures in January around 21c and in September 29c, making it a popular holiday destination all year round. And its not just about lying or walking in the sun, being on the beaches, surfing, playing golf or dining in any of the numerous excellent restaurants.

There is also a lot to see and do like the famous Fire Mountains (active volcanoes) in the Timanfaya national park, extraordinary cactus gardens, the largest lava tunnel where a very rare blind albino crab species live, the valley of the thousand palms in Haria, Playa Famara the beach next to an immense cliff and surfers paradise, truly breath-taking views, delicious local wines and sea-food and much more.

History
There is not much solid information about the history of Lanzarote. The Island was formed millions of years ago by volcanic activity caused by the shifting of Earth's tectonic plates. Then taking a big leap forward in time, the first inhabitants of Lanzarote were the Guanches. Some say they originated from the south of Spain and others say they came from the north of Africa and belonged to the Berber people. They were reported to have been tall, fair-skinned people and worked the land as well as they could, though they lived in a Stone Age kind of way, using very primitive materials.

Sometime in the fourteenth century an Italian sailor called Lancelotto Malocello discovered the island. Many believe that it is to him that Lanzarote owes its present name, which was previously known as Titeroyugatra, ruled by the Guanche king Guadarfia. Then in 1402 Juan de Bethencourt, sent by the king of Spain claimed it as Spanish territory.

Between 1730 and 1736 the Island was struck by numerous severe volcanic eruptions which gave it the look as it has today. In the 1970's when tourism arrived, a local artist named Cesar Manrique was able to use his influence in Madrid to prevent the building of high-rise buildings. Thanks to him there are strict building regulations and there are no billboards on public roads. He also influenced the local building industry to use natural resources and materials. Sadly, he died in 1992 but the authorities still maintain his efforts, and Lanzarote is today the tidiest and most protected island of the Canaries.

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