Lanzarote, an Eden of Lava, Lanzarote, Spain

The first time I heard about it I was twelve years old and I was cleaning my mare after a jumping lesson, while two ladies in the next stall talked about it among themselves as if it were a dream island, a lava Eden. A perfect definition, but I only discovered this twenty-seven years later.

I no longer considered Lanzarote for a holiday until a few summers ago, looking for a destination that could combine my need to visit, my passion for sailing and a European suitable destination at the end of November.

As always, I planned everything online, reading travel blogs and magazines and checking local tourist websites.

To save money, I planned quite ahead in early August. With that advance, I found a particularly cheap round trip with Ryanair from Orio al Serio, with luggage included.

The flight from Bergamo at 6.30 and the train connection from Liguria were terrible; therefore, I booked the previous night at the NH Hotel in front of the airport. Cold and aseptic, but very comfortable, although the pedestrian path that connects it to the check-in could definitely be improved, if only by lighting it adequately! ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).