WHERE TO STAY: THE BEST HOTEL IN LANZAROTE

A stay at Finca Malvasia will convince even the most committed urban dweller to give island life a go. The British owners, husband-and-wife team Richard and Tarnya Norse-Evans, have created a four-apartment hotel in Lanzarote's central La Geria wine region that's packed with funky touches such as volcanic-stone walls and cactus gardens. It's as chic as you'd expect from a couple who ran a design agency in London's Shoreditch before they packed up and left for the Canary Islands almost a decade ago. Whether you're after a surf instructor to guide you through unfamiliar swells or have a hankering for wood-fired pizza, they will have someone on speed dial. Spend evenings at the finca eating from plates piled high with Canarian goat's cheese, membrillo (quince jelly) and artisan bread smothered in spicy mojo dip, with a glass of crisp wine from the surrounding terroir. Forget about traditional rows of vineyards here; the dark volcanic soil is peppered with scores of small pits in which the vines grow close to the ground, which creates a curious patchwork of black dry-stone walls and bright green plants.

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