Key places in Lanzarote work as entry points into its natural, historical and symbolic meanings.
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
Parque Nacional de Timanfaya
El espacio volcánico mas espectacular de Canarias, con demostraciones geotermicas activas, rutas guiadas y una prohibicion total de acceso independiente al interior.
Jameos del Agua
Espacio cultural y natural acondicionado por Cesar Manrique en un tubo volcanico conectado al mar, con el famoso cangrejo ciego y un auditorio integrado en la roca.
La Geria
El paisaje agricola de la vid sobre picón negro es unico en el mundo y esta protegido como Espacio Natural de La Geria, con bodegas visitables distribuidas por la zona.
Castillo de San Jose, Arrecife
Rehabilitado por Manrique en los años 70, el castillo del siglo XVIII alberga hoy el Museo Internacional de Arte Contemporaneo, con obras de Picasso, Miro y artistas canarios.
Famara y los riscos
La playa de Famara, con los acantilados como fondo y el viento del norte, es uno de los paisajes mas intensos de Lanzarote y la meca del surf del archipielago oriental.
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.