Lanzarote brings together arid ecosystems, volcanic tubes, coastlines, islets and protected landscapes of remarkable singularity.
Lava, wind and white architecture: an island that turned the volcano into a visual language and way of life.
Among its main reference points are Timanfaya and eruptions, Art and landscape, Adaptive agriculture, which connect landscape, memory and everyday life. Island nature is best understood as a relationship between ecosystems and human uses, not as scenery separated from history.
Key points
Timanfaya National Park
The national park preserves the largest and best-conserved lava field in the Canary Islands, with pioneer ecosystems of biological colonisation on recent volcanic substrates.
Jameos del Agua
The Jameos del Agua are a volcanic tube connected to the sea that shelters the blind albino crab Munida iris, an endemic species adapted to darkness and salinity.
Biosphere Reserve
Lanzarote was declared a Biosphere Reserve in 1993, recognising the singularity of its landscape and the relative restraint shown towards tourist development in sensitive areas.
The Famara coast and its coastal ecosystems
Famara beach and its dunes form one of the most extensive and best-preserved coastal dune systems in the eastern archipelago.