Timanfaya, La Geria, Famara, Jameos del Agua, Teguise and Rubicón give structure to any reading of the island.
Among its main reference points are Timanfaya and eruptions, Art and landscape, Adaptive agriculture, which connect landscape, memory and everyday life. These places are not presented as a tourist list, but as points from which to read historical, natural and cultural processes.
Each site links landscape, heritage, settlement and memory within a coherent reading of the island.
Key points
Timanfaya National Park
The most spectacular volcanic landscape in the Canary Islands, with live geothermal demonstrations, guided routes and a complete ban on entering the interior unaccompanied.
Jameos del Agua
A cultural and natural venue created by César Manrique inside a volcanic tube connected to the sea, home to the famous blind crab and an auditorium built into the rock.
La Geria
The farming landscape of vines grown on black picón is unique in the world and is protected as the La Geria Natural Area, with wineries open to visitors across the district.
San José Castle, Arrecife
Restored by Manrique in the 1970s, this eighteenth-century fortress now houses the International Museum of Contemporary Art, with works by Picasso, Miró and Canarian artists.
Famara and its cliffs
Famara beach, backed by cliffs and swept by the northerly wind, is one of Lanzarote's most intense landscapes and the surfing mecca of the eastern archipelago.