Loving Lanzarote – why Irish holidaymakers are so hot for an island barely bigger than Co Louth

Ireland’s favourite sun holiday is an easy winner in our Reader Travel Awards 2024

Lanzarote

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Lanzarote is barely larger than Co Louth, Ireland’s smallest county.

But it is far and away our readers’ favourite sun holiday destination, attracting more than a quarter of a million Irish visits every year and drawing almost twice the number of nominations for ‘Best Fly ‘n’ Flop Holiday’ than its closest rival in our Reader Travel Awards 2024.