Puerto del Carmen

Puerto del Carmen known by local people as "Fariones or la Tiņosa" is the most established tourist area of Lanzarote and it has more services that other touristic areas on the island of Lanzarote. To find accommodation in any place of Puerto del Carmen as theold town or Matagorda clik here. If you like also need a car rental in Lanzarote please go to that link.

There are in Fariones many types of touristic accommodation, from apartments in Puerto del Carmen to hotels or aparthotels in Puerto del Carmen, bungalows or villas

In Puerto del Carmen you have also a large of facilities such as clinics, shops, restaurants, shopping malls, car rental, rental of motorcycles, bicycles, hammocks, bike rentals, boat rentals, rental skates watersports, bars, discos, night clubs, gas stations, travel agencies, franchises like McDonalds and Burger King among other international brands.

Puerto del Carmen is well developed and orderly, so it'll be very comfortable and enjoy a landscape of beach and the clear water in the sea side you will enjoy with many touristic persons because is the main touristic area in Lanzarote. In Puerto del Carmen we recommend to dive, diving sports in this calm waters are a perfect sport to practice with a great marine life that will not disappoint you, a very well know place to dive is the cathedral of Puerto del Carmen, do not miss it you will see the biggest mere in Lanzarote and other fishes like "viejas" or "sargos" around the mere.

In Puerto del Carmen there are very good beaches and we recommend the beach of Matagorda, Playa de los Pocillos, Playa Grande, Playa Chica (highly recommended, side by side to the 4* Hotel Fariones in the centre of Puerto del Carmen). Do not miss in Puerto del Carmen its Old Village called by locals old town "el pueblo", in the old town of Puerto del Carmen you will see fishermen in the area of the Varadero because this is the only marina "port" of this area. Here in the old town, side by side to the marina, there are many local people and the atmosphere that you breathe is not as tourist as the rest of Puerto del Carmen because there are still fishermen who come to "operate" bringing the catch on the port. Plus you'll find all kinds of boats for trips to several areas including Fuerteventura. This is a very recommend place and if you like also you can eat in any from line restaurants or bars to go out at night, like The San Miguel Brewery place which is visited by the locals of the island. Puerto del Carmen also is know as pdc belongs to the municipality of Tias.