Must-see attractions in Lanzarote

  • César Manrique Foundation on the island of Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain, Europe; Shutterstock ID 603358700; Your name (First / Last): Tom Stainer; GL account no.: 65050 ; Netsuite department name: Online Editorial; Full Product or Project name including edition: Best in Travel 2018

    Fundación César Manrique

    Lanzarote

    Upon returning definitively to Lanzarote, César Manrique built his spectacular house and creative centre, Taro de Tahíche, into the lava fields just…

  • Panoramic view of the Timanfaya National Park ( also called The Montanas del Fuego or Mountains of Fire ) in Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain; Shutterstock ID 437700634; Your name (First / Last): Tom Stainer; GL account no.: 65050 ; Netsuite department name: Online Editorial; Full Product or Project name including edition: Best in Travel 2018

    Parque Nacional de Timanfaya

    Lanzarote

    Lanzarote's most spectacular sight, the eerie 51-sq-km Parque Nacional de Timanfaya sprawls around the Montañas del Fuego (Mountains of Fire) formed by…

  • Secret of cave

    Cueva de los Verdes

    Lanzarote

    A yawning, kilometre-long chasm, the Cueva de los Verdes is the most spectacular segment of an almost 7km-long lava tube left behind by an eruption 5000…

  • outer Jameos del Agua pool, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain; Shutterstock ID 283647977; Your name (First / Last): Tom Stainer; GL account no.: 65050 ; Netsuite department name: Online Editorial; Full Product or Project name including edition: Best in Travel 2018

    Jameos del Agua

    Lanzarote

    When molten lava seethed through this volcanic cavern around 5000 years ago, the ocean leaked in slightly, forming the startling clear azure lake that…

  • Casa-Museo César Manrique

    Lanzarote

    Frozen in time, complete with Manrique's clothes in the cupboard and personal art collection adorning the walls, the palm-shaded final home of the island…

  • Piscinas de Punta Mujeres

    Lanzarote

    One of the most magical swimming spots on Lanzarote, this cluster of glittering turquoise natural pools dots the coast in the tranquil whitewashed fishing…

  • Playa del Papagayo

    Lanzarote

    Hemmed in by the punta's craggy cliffs, deliciously unspoilt and protected Playa del Papagayo is one of Lanzarote's loveliest beaches, with pale-gold sand…

  • La Caleta de Famara

    Lanzarote

    One of Lanzarote's most magical beaches, wild, sandy, dark-gold Caleta de Famara is a sweeping all-natural throwback, where surfers tackle some of the…

  • LANZAROTE, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 27, 2016: LagOmar House Museum in Lanzarote, Canary Islands, in Spain; Shutterstock ID 540683806; Your name (First / Last): Tom Stainer; GL account no.: 65050 ; Netsuite department name: Online Editorial; Full Product or Project name including edition: Best in Travel 2018

    LagOmar

    Lanzarote

    Carved into the rock face, with fanciful chimneys, cupolas, lookouts and twisting staircases, this gallery, restaurant and bar with a New Mexico–meets…

  • The Island of La Graciosa and the port of Caleta del Sebo taken from the Mirador del Rio, a famous viewpoint on Lanzarote, in the Spanish Canary Islands.; Shutterstock ID 74001898; Your name (First / Last): Tom Stainer; GL account no.: 65050 ; Netsuite department name: Online Editorial; Full Product or Project name including edition: Best in Travel 2018

    Mirador del Río

    Lanzarote

    In the late 19th century, the Spanish armed forces set up gun batteries overlooking El Río (the strait separating Lanzarote from Isla Graciosa), 2km north…

  • Spain, Lanzarote, Arrecife, Puente de las Bolas in front of Castillo San Gabriel

    Castillo de San Gabriel

    Arrecife

    On a little islet just off the seafront promenade, reached via the 18th-century Puente de las Bolas or a more recent Franco-era bridge, the 16th-century…

  • Teguise, Lanzarote, Canary Island, Castillo Santa Barbara now a piracy museum; Shutterstock ID 97653305; Your name (First / Last): Tom Stainer; GL account no.: 65050 ; Netsuite department name: Online Editorial; Full Product or Project name including edition: Best in Travel 2018

    Museo de la Piratería

    Lanzarote

    Perched 396m high on the Montaña de Guanapay, 1km east of town with sweeping views across the plains, the 16th-century Castillo de Santa Bárbara doubles…

  • Jardín de Cactus

    Lanzarote

    Built into an old quarry, just north of tiny Guatiza, the Jardín de Cactus is said to have been Manrique’s favourite personal creation. Opened in 1991, it…

  • Casa-Museo del Campesino

    Lanzarote

    Just 2km north of San Bartolomé rises the modernistic Monumento al Campesino (Peasants’ Monument), created in 1968 by (surprise, surprise) César Manrique…

  • Charco de los Clicos

    Lanzarote

    This small emerald-green pond, just inland from the beach beyond the south end of El Golfo, was famously the backdrop for Raquel Welch and her fur bikini…

  • Bodega La Geria

    Lanzarote

    The La Geria wine cellar, established at the end of the 19th century, was the first bodega on the island to offer guided visits and sell wines to the…

  • Museo Arqueológico de Lanzarote

    Arrecife

    Tucked into the repurposed mansion of 20th-century lanzaroteño doctor and architect Fermín Rodríguez Bethencourt and his wife Manuela García Parrilla,…

  • El Grifo

    Lanzarote

    Founded in 1775, El Grifo is the oldest winery in the Canaries and also one of Spain's most ancient, its distinctive logo designed by Manrique himself…

  • Museo Agrícola El Patio

    Lanzarote

    Inhabited until the mid-20th century, this open-air museum recreates a 19th-century farmer’s house (complete with wine cellar), providing good insight…

  • Casa del Timple

    Lanzarote

    Within the historical walls of the graceful 18th-century Palacio Spínola, this entertaining museum is dedicated to the timple, a traditional Canarian…

  • Bodega Rubicón

    Lanzarote

    In the shade of a towering eucalyptus, Rubicón occupies part of a former 17th-century cortijo (farmhouse), which now also includes a good Canarian…

  • Museo del Tanit

    Lanzarote

    Set in an 18th-century bodega (one of the first in the San Bartolomé area), this rambling private ethnographic collection covers just about every aspect…

  • Bodega Los Bermejos

    Lanzarote

    Hidden away 3km southwest of the Monumento al Campesino, this forward-thinking bodega produces fine wines from malvasía, muscatel and listán grapes,…

  • Playa Quemada

    Lanzarote

    Refreshingly secluded and unspoilt, this rocky volcanic-black beach fringed by low white buildings and superb seafood restaurants lies 1.5km southwest of…

  • Playa del Risco

    Lanzarote

    One of Lanzarote's wildest and most deserted beaches, sandy warm-gold Playa del Risco clings to the northwest tip of the island at the foot of the Risco…

  • Charco de San Ginés

    Arrecife

    Fringed by homes and restaurants in a beguiling combination of mildly down at heel and freshly whitewashed (with blue trim), the attractive natural San…

  • Bodegas Vega de Yuco

    Lanzarote

    Around 1.5km south of Masdache en route to Tías, this ecoconscious hillside bodega has a lovely terrace for admiring the landscape and stocking up on such…

  • Biblioteca Universitaria Municipal

    Arrecife

    In the green-shuttered former Parador building, right on the seafront, this university library conceals four wonderful early César Manrique murals,…

  • Playa del Reducto

    Arrecife

    If you fancy a dip, the city’s main beach is lovely: an arc of pristine pale-gold sand fringed with lofty palm trees and a promenade. It's safe for…

  • Playa del Pozo

    Lanzarote

    Another of the gorgeous, back-to-nature Papagayo beaches, this sandy light-gold strand is 600m north of the punta, framed by volcanic-rock cliffs. Like…

  • Bodegas La Florida

    Lanzarote

    Taste up to six wines at this beautifully restored farmhouse, dating back 150 years, where a 270-year-old drago (dragon tree) overlooks the vines. No…

  • Playa de las Cucharas

    Costa Teguise

    Costa Teguise's main beach is a sparkling pale-gold sweep of family-friendly sand dotted with sunbeds and overlooked by cafes, bars, restaurants, palms…

  • Playa del Salado

    Lanzarote

    Gazing out on the Risco de Famara, the pretty 2km-long blonde strand immediately southwest of Caleta de Sebo is the most easily accessible of Isla…

  • Playa de la Garita

    Lanzarote

    Arrieta's main attraction is small, golden, sandy-rocky Playa de la Garita, home to a couple of buzzy beach restaurants where you can relax over drinks,…

  • Playa de las Conchas

    Lanzarote

    Lovely, golden, wild and sandy, Playa de las Conchas sweeps across the northwest corner of the island, 5.5km north of Caleta de Sebo. It's the island's…

  • Playas Caletones

    Lanzarote

    A natural, untamed beauty graces this series of sheltered and rarely crowded sandy coves scattered around off the LZ1 east of town, with fine white sand…

  • Playa de la Cantería

    Lanzarote

    Just 1km west of Órzola, this beautiful unspoilt volcanic-stone and brown-sand beach is flanked by cliffs and famed for its big surf breaks (swimming is…

  • Iglesia de San Ginés

    Arrecife

    Dating from 1665 and featuring Tuscan-style columns, a neoclassical tower and a 17th-century statue of the island’s patron saint, this triple-nave church…