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FROM THE AIRPORT
Car Hire :
Take advantage of the special easyJet inflight rates. Visit the Europcar desk on arrival or call +34 (0)92 237 2882. Open from 7am-10.30pm seven days a week.
Airport Transfer :
Pre-book your door-to-door transfer with easyJet’s transfer partner, Holiday Taxis—from home to the airport and the airport to city or resort. Just log on to easyjet.holidaytaxis.com.
Taxi :
A journey to the centre of Arrecife costs about €12 and takes 10 minutes.
Bus :
Buses 22 and 23 pick up from the T1 and T2 terminals every 30 minutes, stopping at Playa del Reducto and Arrecife's bus station. The service runs from 7am-10.25pm Monday-Friday and 9am-10.25pm at the weekend. Tickets: €1.
(1 Centro Comercial Yaiza, Calle Varadero, Playa Blanca. Tel. 928 349 443) Enjoy an American-style deep-pan pizza or something from the menu del dia at this friendly restaurant (closed on Monday).
(7 Calle La Chalana, Playa Blanca. Tel. 928 517 688) Popular with locals, El Galeon offers fresh local fish, typical Canarian fare and a great tapas selection beside the harbour in Playa Blanca.
(Local 13 Urbanización Santa Rosa, Avenida del Mar, Costa Teguise. Tel. 928 592 145) This family-run restaurant, opposite the Coronas Playas, offers modern Spanish cuisine with friendly and professional service. Don't let its unassuming exterior fool you, there's a good reason why it's busy even during low season (closed on Monday).
(15 Calle Roque Nublo, Puerto del Carmen. Tel. 928 514 507) This up-market teppanyaki restaurant was the first Japanese eatery to open on the island. Traditional décor and excellent cuisine, including sushi, sashimi and tempura.
(41 Avenida de las Playa, Puerto del Carmen. Tel. 928 515 081) Balinese-inspired décor and a chilled-out atmosphere make this one of the best places to start the evening in Puerto del Carmen—complete with swimming pool.
(22 Calle Roque Nublo, Puerto Del Carmen. Tel. ) Home to Irish folk veterans, the Dublin City Ramblers, this bar offers live music seven nights a week. It's in the Old Town.
(Local 70, Centro Comercial Papagayo, Playa Blanca. Tel. ) One of the liveliest bars in Playa Blanca. Atlantis attracts a good mix of locals and tourists and gets very busy from midnight-2am.
On the ground
Shop
Tomás Panasco is the place to buy clothes and accessories by international and national designer labels, such as Armani, Versace and Adolfo Dominguez (11 Calle León y Castillo, Arrecife. Tel. 928 811 096).
Insider Tip
A favourite local dish is lapas a la plancha (grilled limpets), usually served on the iron griddle in which they were cooked, with traditional Canarian mojo sauce. Try it at one of the small fish restaurants in El Golfo, Arieta or Orzola.
Key Area
Playa Blanca's up-market marina offers an abundance of restaurants, cafés, bars and designer shops in a tasteful setting that pays homage to Lanzarote's traditional architecture.
This month
IronMan Lanzarote is regarded as the world's toughest ironman challenge. This gruelling event consists of a 3.8-kilometre swim, followed by a 180-kilometre bike ride and finally a 42.2-kilometre run, all under Lanzarote's unrelenting hot sun (24 May. www.ironmanlanzarote.com).
Day Tripping
Fuerteventura
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Lanzarote's neighbouring island is just a 20-minute ferry ride from Playa Blanca. It boasts the best beaches in the Canary Islands and spectacular sand dunes just outside Corralejo.
No way!
Legend has it that the village of Mancha Blanca was saved from destruction by the Virgen de los Dolores during the 19th-century volcanic eruptions. The villagers carried the statue of the Virgin Mary to the edge of the approaching lava, that threatened to engulf the village, and promised to build a church in her honour in return for their salvation. The lava duly stopped at the site of the present-day church.
