Visit San Bartolomé, Lanzarote in the Canary Islands
San Bartolomé is a town in the Canary Islands
situated in the centre of the island of Lanzarote. The municipality of San Bartolomé stretches to the southeastern coast of the island.
The first beach is known as Guacimeta.
This 1,050m stretch of beach of toasted sand and calm waters is quite exceptional as beaches go, except that it’s a bit too close to the airport for my liking. Parking was good and it can be accessed via guaguas (autobus). There are Shops, Bar/Restaurants, Public telephones, and a pleasant promenade so it’s nevertheless a beach worth a visit.
The second beach is in a semi-developed area beside the airport and the Guacimeta beach and is known as Playa Honda.
At 1,900m.long and 85m wide it is the biggest in this area and consists of medium-grained golden sand and calm waters making it ideals for families and creating good conditions for windsurfing. It is about 5 minutes drive from the airport, so the noise from aircraft will not spoil your fun and it’s easy to park.
We call it our ‘Last Day’ beach !
Trust me when I say, this beach and Playa Honda generally is a great place to visit en-route home.
Here are my views of it :
- The Beach is fantastic ;
- The whole area of Playa Honda is not directly aimed at us tourists, so you leave Lanzarote having experienced the canarian side of it ;
- There are a great selection of restaurants along the beach front serving traditional Spanish Tapas and the Spanish Omelette in “to die for”. There is other quality canarian food available as well as things for the children (if they the fussy type) ; and
- It has a range of other shops on hand to keep you well occupied (duty free goods, gifts etc).
Finally, we have La Concha,
250m Long and 10m wide, Fine golden sand, and calm waters. La Concha beach is next to the development of the same name just on the outskirts of the capital, Arrecife. Good parking again and accessible via guaguas (autobus) and a small promenade of shops and bar/restaurants.
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