Playa Blanca
"Los Colorados"
Located in "Los Colorados", a quiet residential area of Playa Blanca, Lanzarote, El Nido is superbly placed close to the beautiful beaches of Papagayo. There are a number of bars and "up market" restaurants within easy walking distance. A leisurely 20 minutes stroll along the coastline promenade towards Playa Blanca centre is the fabulous Marina Rubicon, host to 600 boat moorings and an array of designer shops, restaurants and bars. Continuing along the promenade for a further 20 minutes and you are in the centre of Playa Blanca.
A Host of Things to Do
Attractions
There are a host of things to do in Playa Blanca as well as the obvious attractions of the beaches. The promenade is well worth taking as it links both sides of the resort. It allows you to take in most of the (sea-front) sites of Playa Blanca as well as spectacular Ocean views across the Bocaina Straits to Fuerteventura.
Beaches
The coastline around Playa Blanca is essentially one large 9 kilometre wide bay which is then broken up into three smaller, but still large, bays. This basic geography means that the beaches in and around Playa Blanca are sheltered and ideal for swimming and sunbathing.
Shopping
Playa Blanca has all the normal tourist shops that you would imagine in the centre and along the central part of the beach promenade, although not as many as the other major resorts.
If you want a more upmarket style of shopping experience, then the new Marina Rubicon is rapidly becoming the place to go. While it is fair to say that there are still many shops waiting to be occupied, every time you visit the Marina a new shop seems to have opened.
Nightlife
While you can eat and drink in one of the many bars and restaurants in Playa Blanca, the tone of nightlife here is not as riotous as it is in other resorts on the island, certainly if you want late night discos then you really need to be looking at Puerto del Carmen or Costa Teguise.
Restaurants
There are some good seafood restaurants on the beach promenade overlooking the central Playa Blanca beach and out over the Atlantic across to the neighbouring island of Fuerteventura. Certainly a great place to spend a long lunch in good company.
In the Marina Rubicon, the new Casa Roja (Red House) is again a great place to go, it has been well decorated in a style that leaves you wondering if it hasn’t been there a lot longer than the couple of years that the Marina has been in existence.
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