Archive for February, 2008
February 28, 2008
· Filed under Island News
All the family love to browse and haggle in a traditional Canarian market, and now the weekly Thursday market a 10 minute walk along from Sands Beach Resort hotel, is getting a top up of customers from visiting cruise liners. The arts and crafts market has been running barely 2 years in Pueblo Marinero [...]
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February 28, 2008
· Filed under in Lanzarote
If it’s contrast you want, then Lanzarote can provide a spectacular choice. Across the island from Sands Beach Resort hotel, on the south west coast is El Golfo, where a volcanic crater meets the open sea. The side of the crater exposed to the sea has been eroded into bizarre shapes and stacks and forms [...]
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February 27, 2008
· Filed under in Lanzarote
Sitting around one of the many swimming pools at Sands Beach Resort hotel, enjoying modern holiday luxury, it’s difficult to imagine the honeycomb of lava tunnels under Lanzarote. The best way to find out more is to visit the biggest of them all, the 7 km tunnel from Volcan de la Corona, and give your senses [...]
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February 25, 2008
· Filed under Sports
The lure of Lanzarote’s warm climate attracts people from across the World, and many holiday makers stay and settle, adding their contribution to the islands culture. Sport of all kind flourishes here and Lanzarote rugby club is a great example of this. In 2005 a keen group of British, Argentinian and Spanish players formed the [...]
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February 24, 2008
· Filed under Island News
Arrecife airport enjoyed a bumper January with a passenger increase of 7.8 % on January 2007, making it the leading Canary Island at the start of the year. This will come as no surprise to anyone who has already been enchanted by Lanzarote and seen the many attractions the island has to offer. The airport may [...]
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February 24, 2008
· Filed under at the Resort
How about a spot of friendly family rivalry on the tennis court? With such wonderful holiday weather in Lanzarote, a challenging game of tennis in the sunshine, could be just the thing you need and Sands Beach Resort hotel has a court waiting for you behind the Hacienda restaurant. Don’t worry if you haven’t brought [...]
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February 24, 2008
· Filed under in Lanzarote
No one could blame you for just wanting to laze by any of the six pools or the beachfront lagoon at Sands Beach Resort hotel, but if you want to step out and explore Lanzarote by foot, you will find plenty of great walks. The island government has just pledged 250,000 euros to improving [...]
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February 23, 2008
· Filed under Environment
You can’t fail to notice on the way from Arrecife airport to Sands Beach Resort hotel in Costa Tequise, old windmills, new turbines and artistic wind sculptures on the horizon. These are just signs of the respect that the island people show to their environment, and it is an attitude happily shared by Sands Beach [...]
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February 23, 2008
· Filed under in Lanzarote
Haggling at a traditional Canarian market is a great way to spend Sunday morning, and Lanzarote’s former capital city, Tequise, hosts the biggest market on the island every Sunday morning from 9am to 2pm. For door to stall comfort, Sands Beach Resort hotel runs 2 coach trips, one leaving at 9.30 and returning at 1pm [...]
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February 22, 2008
· Filed under Sports
Relax and enjoy your family holiday at Sands Beach Resort hotel, and if you want something more energetic, you can always leave it to the experts. Ironman is the ultimate triathlon challenge and the annual Lanzarote event is seen as one of the most testing on the international circuit. The 2008 challenge has already [...]
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