Showing posts with label playa famara. Show all posts
Showing posts with label playa famara. Show all posts

Sunday, March 18, 2012

Postcard from Lanzarote: dunes on Playa Famara

Playa Famara on the North Coast of Lanzarote is only 100km off the African coast so all the sand blown from Sahara desert lands here. It forms these desert-like sandy dunes. Yet one can still tell we are on Lanzarote because of the windmill in the background.



Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Postcard from Lanzarote: Playa Famara

Surrounded by high cliffs, Playa Famara is a true surfer’s paradise. Seems the winds never stop blowing here. Being only 100km off the African coast this beach receives all the sand blown from Sahara desert. This sand seems to be coming from every fold on your clothing days after the visit to Famara…