There are plenty of reasons for booking a holiday on the sunshine island of Lanzarote during 2010. As the fourth largest of the Canaries offers a year round raft of events and festivals for visitors to enjoy. Along with great beaches and wonderful weather.
Anyone planning to visit the island during 2010 will find a wealth of different accommodation options. With good quality Lanzarote villas and hotels available in all of the main three resorts, as well as across the countryside.
Car hire in Lanzarote is very inexpensive too, so it’s easy and affordable to get out and about and take pleasure in festivals that are taking place throughout this period.
2010 gets off with bang as the island plays host to the 26th annual Festival de Musica Canarias. A showcase of cotemporary classical music staged across all of the seven islands in the archipelago. Lanzarote hosts five concerts during the first month of the year – including performances by Sphera Antigua and the The Prague National Chamber Theatre Orchestra.
Things then really start to hot up in February as Carnaval gets underway across the island. With thousands of revellers donning colourful costumes and work pretty much grinding to a halt for a couple of weeks. With events taking place at different times across Lanzarote.
Carnaval is rolled out across the island gradually – with different towns staging the event on different dates. The best processions – featuring decorated floats, drum bands and dancing girls – take place in the former island capital of Arrecife and the largest resort on the island, Puerto del Carmen.
During May Lanzarote is the venue for one of the toughest triathlons in the world. As the annual Iron Man event gets underway. With thousands of super fit competitors taking place in a gruelling contest that includes a 2km swim and 180km bike ride. Which is then topped off with a full marathon along the main seafront promenade in Puerto del Carmen.
June is one of the most important months in the Catholic calendar as this is when the fiesta of Corpus Christ takes place every year – on the eighth Thursday (or 60 days) after Easter. Uniquely on Lanzarote it is celebrated with the design and creation of huge multi coloured carpets of salt. Which depict key scenes from the Bible. The best of which can be viewed in the historic town of Teguise or the island capital of Arrecife.
You can find details of Lanzarote luxury villas and additional Lanzarote villas on the Lanzarote guide book website.
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