www.womanthismonth.com March 2018 LIFESTYLE | travel 75 Visit La Graciosa, a tiny island off the north coast. No roads, just fabulous beaches. Take to the water in a girls-only group. The annual Visual Music Festival takes place in the Jameos Caves. Visit traditional vineyards in the almost lunar landscape. Go for paella and chilled grape at Bogavente alongside the extraordinary volcanic beach at El Golfo. Castillo de San José is a gallery and modern art museum in the surroundings of an old fort. A long-time favourite destination with Brits and Germans, this easternmost of the autonomous Canary Islands is known for its year-round warm weather, beaches and volcanic landscape. Timanfaya National Park’s rocky landscape was created by volcanic eruptions in the 1730s. Cueva de los Verdes has caverns formed by an underground river of lava and the east-coast resort of Puerto del Carmen is home to whitewashed villas, beaches and many good dive centres. For a proper girly getaway, head to Famara where Birgit and Julika, aka the WaveSisters, run fun surf and yoga camps for women. Only around 10 per cent of surfers are female and the pair want to grow this number. They cite studies that show women learn more quickly in a single-sex environment, so they’ve put together a women-friendly package which includes 20 hours of surf lessons and three 90-minute yoga sessions, staying in a shared apartment. Lanzarote Timanfaya National Park is an awe inspiring sight.
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