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Old 10-17-2007, 06:35 AM canarymoon is offline     #1 (permalink)
Lanzarote, Canary Islands

Lanzarote is a small volcanic island in the Spanish Canary Islands of the Atlantic Ocean. Lazorote is occasionally a port of call for repos and a few Med cruises.





The volcano here has not errupted for about 300 years.

One of the unique things you can do here is to ro for a ride on a camel

Here's a link to a review of a port stop there from About.dom

Lanzarote in the Canary Islands - Things to Do on Lanzarote - Camel Riding



Old 10-17-2007, 06:43 AM canarymoon is offline     #2 (permalink)
Here's a nice description from the front page of http://www.discoverlanzarote.com/

Welcome to Discover Lanzarote - your guide to Lanzarote.
Lanzarote is situated just 79 miles off the coast of Africa and is the most easterly of the Canary Islands. The island is 37 miles (60km) long and 12 miles (20 km) wide, making it the fourth largest island in the Canaries.

Lanzarote enjoys a mild dry climate with average daytime temperatures ranging from about 21°C in January to 29°C in August. Annual rainfall is just 140mm (5.5 inches). This makes Lanzarote the perfect year-round destination.

As with the other Canary Islands, Lanzarote is Volcanic in origin. Due to the recent eruptions during the 18th and 19th Centuries, many parts of Lanzarote appear to be from another world, often described as 'lunar' or 'Martian', so much so that parts of 'Planet of the Apes' were shot here.


The dry climate (and lack of erosion) means that the Volcanic Landscape appears much as it did just after the eruptions.

Amongst the many stunning Volcanic features of Lanzarote is the longest Volcanic Tunnel in the world, the Atlantida Tunnel, which is over 7 km long and includes the La Cueva de los Verdes and Jameos del Agua.

Despite the Volcanic nature of the island, Lanzarote has several beautiful white beaches such as at Playa Blanca and Papagayo.



Old 10-17-2007, 06:46 AM canarymoon is offline     #3 (permalink)
These pictures are from the same site cited above:



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Old 10-17-2007, 07:06 AM canarymoon is offline     #4 (permalink)
I have added the Discover Lanzorote website to our Cruise Reources pages... under excursions.

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Old 10-17-2007, 07:33 AM canarymoon is offline     #5 (permalink)
Stunning photo fromo Wikipedia:



Hacha Grande, a mountain in the south of Lanzarote, viewed from the road to the Playa de Papagayo

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