Where is Puerto del Carmen located ?
Puerto del Carmen is located in the southeast of Lanzarote. The resort stretches along the ocean for 7 kilometers, which are occupied by spacious sandy beaches. To the east, Puerto del Carmen comes close to the air gate of the fire island.
In various corners of Lanzarote, 300 volcanic cones rise above the cosmic landscape. Many travelers pondering where in the Canary Archipelago to spend their vacation stop at Lanzarote. The island attracts not only comfortable in terms of tourist infrastructure cities, large beaches, cultural attractions, but also surreal view. Here, vines are planted in black lava fields and kebabs are grilled on one of the dormant volcanoes.
Many of the island's attractions are the work of world-renowned Lanzarote-born painter and sculptor Cesar Manrique. It was he who laid the cultural foundation that helped the island retain its identity and architectural integrity.
Even the tower of the aforementioned hotel began to be built on the island during the artist's absence, and when Manrique returned from New York, construction was frozen for several decades. So now a skyscraper - a five-star hotel stands alone. Puerto del Carmen and other resorts of the volcanic island are famous for the presence of neat white houses of 2-3 floors, which decorate any city.
One of the most persistent problems of Lanzarote is water, or rather its absence. Because of this, the only solution for the island has been desalination of water from the ocean, which is now used for everyday needs. Drinking water in the resorts is sold in bottles.
The population of Lanzarote today exceeds over 140 thousand people. The national currency is the euro (EUR).
History of Puerto del Carmen: significant events and interesting facts
Despite its resemblance to a labyrinth, Puerto del Carmen is as instantly enchanting as Lanzarote itself. Beaches in beautiful coves, an active volcano, caves created by lava flows, fish restaurants, colorful towns and quaint villages, a scattering of chrysolite on the Atlantic Ocean.... All this does not leave even the sophisticated tourist indifferent.
The island of Lanzarote was named after the Genoese merchant and navigator Lanzarotto Malosello, who landed here in 1312. The women of the fiery island had three or four husbands each, who took care of the household, servants, and raised the children.
In 1402, Jean de Betancourt arrived on the island of Lanzarote and later made it a base for the conquest of the rest of the Canary Islands. Many locals were sold into slavery. Those who remainedthose who remained survived attacks by marauders and pirates from the northwest African coast.
The now-popular resort of Cueva de los Verdes was a haven for those who failed to escape to the neighboring island of Gran Canaria. British pirates also attacked and plundered the fiery island, reducing Lanzarote's population to 300 by the mid-17th century.
It wasn't just pirate and conquistador attacks that plagued the locals, however. In the 1730s, for 6 years, the island experienced massive volcanic eruptions that destroyed almost all settlements and fertile land. Years later, the islanders discovered that the volcanic soil was very fertile for agriculture, particularly grapes.
A former fishing village of Puerto del Carmen now has become the center of tourist life on the island.
