Rubicón, castles, salt pans, jameos, vernacular architecture and farming landscapes make up a heritage closely bound to the volcano.
Lanzarote's contemporary imprint cannot be understood without the work of César Manrique and the peasant tradition that learned to cultivate on ash and lapilli. Jameos, wineries and whitewashed villages coexist with volcanic cones and recent lava flows in one of the most singular cultural compositions of the Canary Islands.
Among its main reference points are Timanfaya and eruptions, Art and landscape, Adaptive agriculture, which connect landscape, memory and everyday life. Heritage combines material remains, cultural landscapes and living practices, so it must be read together with history, territory and social life.
Key points
Santa Bárbara Castle in Teguise
Santa Bárbara Castle, on the Guanapay volcano above Teguise, was the main defence of the old capital and today houses the Museum of the Canarian Emigrant.
César Manrique Foundation
The foundation housed in Manrique's home and studio at Taro de Tahíche is an example of architecture built into the volcano, with rooms set inside lava bubbles.
The Janubio salt pans
The Salinas del Janubio are the largest salt pans in the Canary Islands, with a still-working layout for traditional salt extraction and great visual appeal.
Rubicón and the first European settlements
The Rubicón area, in the south of the island, was the first permanent European enclave in the Canary Islands, although the archaeological remains are scarce and hard to visit.