Island-hopping

Barry Coughlan revisits Lanzarote and finds there are still unspoiled spots if you’re prepared to drive

LUNAR LANDSCAPE: The unusual volcanic landscape of Lanzarote in the Canary Islands, Spain; below, Puerto del Carmen shoreline. Pictures: Patrick Frilet, Veronica Garbutt / Rex Features

FROM the first time I set foot in Lanzarote almost two decades ago, I liked the place. Then, I had just flown in from a whistle-stop tour of the main Canary Islands of Gran Canaria and Tenerife (Fuertaventura was hardly mapped by the travel trade at that time) and I had had my fill of both.