Lanzarote: Beauty from Another World

The bestselling author Juli Zeh once wrote that some people hate Lanzarote, while others adore it. She herself is one of the sworn fans of the Canary Island off the west coast of Morocco. Zeh herself has already spent several winters here and immortalized the rugged island in a novel. It's probably thanks to its special nature that Lanzarote polarizes people. The 845 square kilometer island (about twice the size of Vienna) has no snow-white sandy beaches, no lush vegetation, but consists largely of black lava rock. Beach vacationers shouldn't expect an imitation of the Maldives under a European flag, but lovers of barren volcanic landscapes will rave about the unique energy.