By air
César Manrique-Lanzarote Airport (ACE), ~5 km from Arrecife
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Lanzarote, Spain
Volcanic landscapes shaped by César Manrique
Getting there
Best time to visit
All year — spring and autumn are warm and calm
Don't miss
Timanfaya National Park
Jameos del Agua
The Papagayo beaches
La Geria
Things to do
Volcano tours in Timanfaya
Beach days at Papagayo
The La Geria wine route
Manrique's houses and gardens
Where to eat
Sources: Photo: H. Zell · CC BY-SA 3.0
What to pack
Sunscreen, a windproof layer, walking shoes
A quieter corner
Los Hervideros, where the sea surges through lava caves
Questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Lanzarote?
All year — spring and autumn are warm and calm. What to pack: Sunscreen, a windproof layer, walking shoes.
How do I get to Lanzarote?
Fly into César Manrique-Lanzarote Airport (ACE), ~5 km from Arrecife.
What is there to do in Lanzarote?
Volcano tours in Timanfaya, beach days at Papagayo, the La Geria wine route, Manrique's houses and gardens. A quieter find: Los Hervideros, where the sea surges through lava caves.
What should I eat in Lanzarote?
Fresh fish, papas arrugadas and La Geria's volcanic-soil wines.
About Lanzarote
- Island
- Desert
Where it is
Lanzarote is the easternmost of Spain's Canary Islands in the Atlantic, about 125 km off the coast of Africa, its landscape largely formed by volcanic eruptions.
History
Eruptions between 1730 and 1736 buried a quarter of Lanzarote under lava, creating what is now Timanfaya National Park. In the 20th century the artist César Manrique shaped how the island was developed, with low white buildings and art set into the landscape.
People
Lanzarote's people speak Spanish and live mostly in low, whitewashed villages; farmers here grow vines and crops in hollows dug into volcanic ash, an old way of keeping moisture in a dry land.
Known for
- The volcanic Timanfaya National Park
- César Manrique's art and architecture
- Vineyards in black volcanic soil
- The Papagayo beaches
Did you know?
In La Geria, each vine grows in its own pit in the volcanic ash, sheltered by a small curved stone wall.
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