One of the island's best places to buy local goat’s cheese – and you can taste it first. Choose between smoked, fresh, semicured, or coated with paprika or traditional gofio (ground, roasted grain used in place of bread in Canarian cuisine). Also stocks artisan jams, olive oil and more.
Quesería Rubicón
Lanzarote
Lonely Planet's must-see attractions
15.3 MILES
Upon returning definitively to Lanzarote, César Manrique built his spectacular house and creative centre, Taro de Tahíche, into the lava fields just…
6.53 MILES
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22.93 MILES
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15.14 MILES
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Museo Internacional de Arte Contemporáneo
15.42 MILES
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22.9 MILES
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Nearby Lanzarote attractions
2.64 MILES
Refreshingly secluded and unspoilt, this rocky volcanic-black beach fringed by low white buildings and superb seafood restaurants lies 1.5km southwest of…
2. Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de los Remedios
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4.26 MILES
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4.3 MILES
Around 5km south of El Golfo along the LZ703, the sea glugs and froths spectacularly through this pair of caves. Arrive early to beat the tour buses.
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This 18th-century tower, built to fend off pirate attacks, stands guard over the southern coastline 2.5km east of the centre (just beyond the Marina…
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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…