Lanzarote, the northeasternmost island of the Canary Islands, is the criminally underestimated Cinderella of the seven islands. It underlines its extravagant otherness with bizarre volcanic landscapes and looks outrageously good at the same time. No wonder, then, that the Timanfaya National Park was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO thanks to its approximately 360 volcanic cones.

Vacations on Gran Canaria in winter are worthwhile not only to soak up the sun, but also to discover the Canary Island in a relaxed way, without the hustle and bustle. A particularly beautiful beach is that of Maspalomas in the south of the island. Here there are two highlights to discover: on the one hand the 55 meter high lighthouse and on the other hand the dune landscape, which stretches here and even belongs to the UNESCO World Natural Heritage!

Due to the varied landscape, which is characterized, among other things, by majestic mountains, subtropical forests, moon-like landscapes of millennia-old volcanoes and the black sand beaches characteristic of Tenerife, a trip there is definitely worthwhile.