Puerto del Carmen | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 28°55′22″N 13°38′58″W / 28.92278°N 13.64944°W | |
Country | Spain |
Autonomous Community | Canary Islands |
Province | Las Palmas |
Island | Lanzarote |
Municipality | Tías |
Time zone | UTC+00:00 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
Postcode | 35510 |
Puerto del Carmen (Pto. del Carmen) is the main tourist town on the island of Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain. It is part of the municipality of Tías. Most of Lanzarote's over 1 million visitors per year choose this town as their destination. As a result, almost all of the town's economy revolves around tourism.