Lanzarote's society has been shaped by production, mobility, ports, migration and the changing value of its landscapes.
It was one of the first islands known to European navigators and played an early role in seigneurial conquest. Later, the great Timanfaya eruptions of the eighteenth century transformed settlements, farmlands and collective memory, leaving the scenario that still defines the island's global image today. The island economy has changed according to available resources, external connections, population mobility and pressure on the territory.
Among its main reference points are Timanfaya and eruptions, Art and landscape, Adaptive agriculture, which connect landscape, memory and everyday life. This section links production, society and landscape to explain the contemporary island without separating it from its history.
Key points
Vino de La Geria y denominacion de origen
Los vinos de Lanzarote, especialmente la malvasia, tienen Denominacion de Origen desde 1993 y son una produccion identitaria sostenida por familias agricultoras.
Turismo controlado y Reserva de la Biosfera
Lanzarote apostó por un turismo mas selectivo que otras islas, con alturas maximas de edificacion, cero vallas publicitarias y proteccion del paisaje como capital cultural.
Pesca artesanal de los puertos
La pesca ha sido economica y culturalmente fundamental en Arrecife, Caleta de Famara y Orzola, con tradicion de barcos de vela latina y capturas de peces costeros.
Emigracion a Cuba y America
Como otras islas orientales, Lanzarote tuvo una importante emigracion hacia Cuba y Venezuela durante el siglo XIX y XX, con retornos que transformaron familias y economia.
Municipalities of Lanzarote
See all →- ArrecifeArrecife is a municipality of Lanzarote, presented through settlement, landscape, local memory and its links with the rest of the island.
- HaríaHaría is a municipality of Lanzarote, presented through settlement, landscape, local memory and its links with the rest of the island.
- San BartoloméSan Bartolomé is a municipality of Lanzarote, presented through settlement, landscape, local memory and its links with the rest of the island.
- TeguiseTeguise is a municipality of Lanzarote, presented through settlement, landscape, local memory and its links with the rest of the island.
- TíasTías is a municipality of Lanzarote, presented through settlement, landscape, local memory and its links with the rest of the island.
- TinajoTinajo is a municipality of Lanzarote, presented through settlement, landscape, local memory and its links with the rest of the island.