The Cactus Garden – Lanzarote Attractions – The Canary Islands
El Jardin del Cactus is, surprisingly, a collection of Cacti. There are over 1000 of the spikey little beggars here. Not a good place to visit when you’re the worse for wear and in danger of falling over a lot. However, if you’re prone to going to look at such plants, Lanzarote and its volcanic backdrop is the place to do it.
While there, you might like to collar a Cactus Garden member of staff and ask why, as cactus was originally a Greek word, is the plural not cactuses? In the event you don’t manage to raise this, you can rest assured that at Beat the Brochure we are doing everything we can to look into this etymological issue. If anyone argues, just say: ‘omnibus’ to them and watch them squirm. Don’t say radius though. Or fungus. On reflection it would be best to just keep quiet about the whole thing.
Timanfaya – Attractions in Lanzarote – The Canary Islands
Fire Mountain should really be compulsory for anyone visiting Lanzarote. You can take a camel up the 500 foot climb, well not just take it, ride it. This is where the El Diablo restaurant cooks your lunch on volcanic heat from the very fiery depxhs of hell itself. That camel had better behave itself on the way up, or else.
Jameos del Agua – Lanzarote Attractions – The Canary Islands
Jameos del Agua is a theatre made from a lava bubble, which is a phenomenon caused by gases exploding in molten lava. This particular volcanic bubble is over 300 feet long and 95 feet wide. There’s a concert hall and a lake within. Tiny blind crabs live in the water, but they never, ever complain about the noise. They might be deaf as well then, we don’t know. If you go to Lanzarote perhaps you could visit the lake at Jameos del Agua, and look into it for us.
Puerto del Carmen - Attractions in Lanzarote - The Canary Islands
This is the ideal Lanzarote holiday destination for you if you want a little more action of an evening. It’s only 10 minutes from the airport and attractive enough, without any high rise hotels. Puerto del Carmen is has all the pubs, cafes, restaurants, and nightclubs you can eat.