There Are Loads Of Places To Go To When Visiting Costa Teguise

There Are Plenty Of Places To See When Staying In Costa Teguise

Costa Teguise is located roughly centrally along the southern coast of Lanzarote, only around a 20 minute drive from the island’s capital and airport in Arrecife. The island’s traditional capital of Teguise is only about fifteen minutes’ drive and is quiet, except during its weekly Sunday market, when many bargains and traditional products are to be discovered.

Costa Teguise is not a traditional village, but is a well designed purpose built tourist resort. As such it is well laid out with shopping areas mingled around the various hotels and beaches. As with all of Lanzarote’s structures, there are no high rise building in sight and a large choice of various holiday accommodation.

Scuba diving is possible from the small choice of English speaking PADI and BSAC diving schools, but only really try dives are carried out as the local playa, Playa Jabillo, at only 15 feet depth is not sufficient for the majority of training. Most dive schools will run customers down to Puerto Del Carmen or for something totally different, along to Mala and the lava caves.

On the main beach there are wind surfing schools and a vast area of sandy beach with the usual amenities and a shopping centre behind it. Plenty of the hotels in the central area will have direct beach access. There is the only currently completed golf course on the island near to Costa Teguise.

Finding Costa Teguise villas to rent is commonplace and there are an excellent choice of villas to choose from.

When you are renting a villa in Lanzarote there are lots to see and do, as well as the beaches and Timanfaya National Park. The island is easy to get around whether in a hire car or in organized tours. Take your pick!

A favorite spot to visit, especially for my daughter, is the Cactus Garden, designed by local artist Cesar Manrique. There are a wide variety of cactus plants on show, well over 1000 species in fact, in this sunken garden that can be sheltered from the hottest of the elements. There is also a restored white windmill to visit within the gardens, which also has the site’s caf