Lanzarote Eco Friendly Holidays

At first glance; the Canary Islands may not seem the most likely place to find holiday accommodation that has green credentials. But Lanzarote differs from the other islands in the archipelago for a number of reasons; including its use of alternative energy.

To begin with, its location only four hours flight from the United Kingdom means that it is half the distance and therefore half the fuel consumption, of the Caribbean. And it can vie with tropical islands for all year round good weather, with an average of only twenty days rainfall per annum and day time temperatures of approximately 20? Celsius even in mid winter.

Even the Lanzarote villas and apartments contribute to minimising the islands carbon footprint.

The year round sunshine that it enjoys means that solar panels are used widely across the resorts and in residential homes. Many holiday villas in Lanzarote have their swimming pools heated by panels on the roof, whilst some even derive their internal power from this source as well.

Water recycling has long been in vogue, due to the fact that there is no natural source for fresh water on the island. Instead, tap water is produced by a desalination plant that draws in seawater and extracts the salt from it. Which makes larger consumers, such as golf courses, much more careful with their water usage when keeping their greens irrigated.

But it isn’t just power generation that makes Lanzarote an environmentally sound tourist destination. As the island has also developed its resorts and attractions in ways that minimise the impact on the scenery and surroundings thanks to the vision and resourcefulness of the internationally renowned artist and architect Cesar Manrique.

All of these elements contribute to the unspoilt feel that Lanzarote has. Even its tourist attractions have been developed to work in harmony with the landscape, due to their design by local born artist C?sar Manrique. Who understood well in advance of many others, how detrimental unrestricted development could be.

More detailed information about available Lanzarote holidays can be found on the Lanzarote1.com website.

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