Lanzarote Three

One of the main sites to see is Timanfaya National Park. The Montañas del Fuego (Fire Mountains) were created between 1730 and 1736 when more than 100 volcanoes, covering more than 50 km², rose up and devastated this part of the island (including several villages). The last eruptions were in 1824, however due to the low rainfall (and therefore lack of erosion) this area appears much the same as it did just after the eruptions. In 1968 the area was declared a national park, Parque Nacional de Timanfaya.



Not a lot grows around here.

Timanfaya's symbol - that's the one on the left!



Sue at the Ermita de los Dolores (Hermitage of Sorrows). This is where the lava flow stopped just short of the village in 1824. The church was built to honour the Virgin of the Volcanoes.

The church.




The interior.



Charco de San Gines, Arrecife. We had a couple of visits to Arrecife, the capital of Lanzarote. The first time was with our hire car. Unfortunately there was a marathon being run along the promenade so there was traffic chaos throughout the city. The second time we took the bus (we only had the car for half our time there).

The Gran Hotel is the only high rise building on the island. We had some super views, but the windows were dirty so the photos from here are c**p. Coffee and cake is £1 pp so we went there twice.

One of the busy beaches.

We knew the hotel was close to the airport!

Below is Club Nautilus, we had a self catering apartment here which was excellent.

We went to Portugal on the way home (to take on more fuel) and then had an interesting landing at Bournemouth, very jiggly.