Must-Visit Places Lanzarote

29°00'38.5"N 13°45'15.1"W | South-west Lanzarote, municipalities of Yaiza and Tinajo

A 51.07 km² national park established in 1974, encompassing the Montañas del Fuego (Fire Mountains) created by volcanic eruptions between 1730 and 1736 — the longest recorded volcanic event in history...

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29°09'25.6"N 13°25'51.6"W | Northern Lanzarote, municipality of Haría

A volcanic tunnel system formed by the eruption of the La Corona volcano approximately 4,000 years ago — part of a 7 km lava tube, one of the longest in the world. Transformed by visionary artist and ...

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29°09'40.3"N 13°26'20.4"W | Northern Lanzarote, near Haría

A section of the same volcanic tube system as Jameos del Agua, stretching approximately 1 km of the 7 km total lava tube formed by the La Corona eruption. Named after the Verdes family who historicall...

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29°12'52.2"N 13°28'53.8"W | Northernmost point, Risco de Famara, municipality of Haría

An architectural masterpiece by César Manrique, opened in 1973, perched 475 metres above sea level on the Risco de Famara escarpment at the island's northern tip. The viewpoint offers breathtaking pan...

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29°04'45.8"N 13°35'48.5"W | Guatiza, municipality of Teguise

César Manrique's final project, opened in 1990, built on the site of an abandoned quarry (rofera) used for extracting volcanic gravel (picón). The garden features approximately 4,500 specimens represe...

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29°03'50.8"N 13°33'17.3"W | Taro de Tahíche, municipality of Teguise

The former home and studio of Lanzarote's most celebrated artist, César Manrique (1919–1992), converted into a museum and foundation after his death. Built in 1968 on the site of a lava flow from the ...

29.064100, -13.554800

28°51'27.7"N 13°47'25.4"W | Southern tip, municipality of Yaiza

A crescent-shaped cove of golden sand and crystal-clear emerald-green water, widely considered the most beautiful beach in Lanzarote — often called the "Caribbean of the Canaries." Playa de Papagayo i...

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28°59'42.0"N 13°40'15.6"W | Central Lanzarote, between San Bartolomé and Yaiza

Lanzarote's unique wine-growing region, a landscape unlike any other vineyard on Earth — a vast sea of black volcanic ash (picón) stretching across the island's centre, dotted with thousands of semici...

28.995000, -13.671000

29°03'36.0"N 13°33'32.4"W | Central-north Lanzarote

The historic former capital of Lanzarote from the 15th century until 1852, founded as the island's first settlement. Named after the daughter of the last Guanche king of Lanzarote, Teguise preserves i...

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28°58'54.5"N 13°49'42.2"W | West coast, municipality of Yaiza

A dramatic volcanic crater half-eroded by the Atlantic Ocean, forming a natural amphitheatre around a striking bright-green lagoon — the Charco de los Clicos, also known as Lago Verde (Green Lake). Th...

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28°57'35.6"N 13°49'56.6"W | West coast, between El Golfo and Salinas de Janubio

A dramatic coastal formation on Lanzarote's western shore where lava flows from the 1730–1736 Timanfaya eruptions met the Atlantic Ocean, creating a jagged labyrinth of volcanic rock caves, blowholes,...

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29°02'13.2"N 13°43'37.2"W | Parque Natural de los Volcanes, near Mancha Blanca

The most popular volcanic hike in Lanzarote, a 6 km (round trip) trail to the rim of a perfectly preserved volcanic crater. Caldera Blanca ("White Crater") is approximately 1.2 km in diameter and 458 ...

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28°51'45.0"N 13°49'40.8"W | Southern coast, municipality of Yaiza

Lanzarote's southernmost resort town, facing Fuerteventura across the 11 km-wide La Bocaina Strait. From a small fishing village, Playa Blanca has grown into an upscale resort while retaining a relaxe...

28.862500, -13.828000

28°55'08.4"N 13°39'07.2"W | Central-east coast, municipality of Tías

Lanzarote's largest and liveliest resort town, stretching approximately 7 km along the central east coast. Originally named Tiñosa, it was renamed in honour of the Virgen del Carmen, patron saint of f...

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28°57'54.0"N 13°33'00.0"W | Central-east coast

The capital and largest city of Lanzarote since the capital was transferred from Teguise in 1852, with a population of approximately 64,000. Arrecife's name derives from the Spanish word for "reef" (a...

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