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San Bartolomé, Lanzarote

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Lanzarote is pure geology

Underwater and lunar landscapes, transparent waters, thirsty lands, oasis of palm trees, coexistence in harmony between man and nature. Without a doubt it is a land of contrasts.

It is the easternmost of the Canary Islands, is identified by the large number of volcanoes that extend through it due to the great volcanic activity of the early eighteenth century.

 

Places of interest

 
Castle of San José
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Castle of San José

The MIAC International Museum of Contemporary Art is located in the former military fortress of the Castillo de San José. The museum was established in 1975 with the aim of "promoting, gathering and exhibiting the most significant works of modern artistic creation".
Cave of los Verdes
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Cave of los Verdes

The tunnel formed by the Volcán de la Corona is one of the most extensive and interesting on the planet. Throughout its journey, there are at least sixteen Jameos. The more than six kilometers known prologan from the crater of the volcano until it enters the sea in a subsea section of a kilometer and means called "Tunnel of Atlantis".
The Gulf
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The Gulf

The Gulf is one of the few and rare examples of hydrovolcanism, a volcanic activity that occurs near the coast. In its interior, in the center of the same crater, the Laguna de los Ciclos has emerged, an intense green lake; color that is produced by the concentration of maritime ruppia, an alga of marine origin.
Jameos del Agua
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Jameos de Agua

The Jameos del Agua, like the Cueva de los Verdes, are located inside the volcanic tunnel produced by the eruption of the Volcán de la Corona. The Jameos del Agua are located in the section of this tunnel closest to the coast. They owe their name to the existence of an inner lake that constitutes a unique geological formation. It originates by filtration when being below sea level.
Cactus garden
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Cactus garden

The Cactus Garden represents a magnificent example of an architectural intervention integrated into the landscape. César Manrique realizes this audacious architectural complex maintaining the unbreakable binomial of art and nature that is breathed in all his spatial interventions.
Los Hervideros
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Los Hervideros

Los Hervideros is the name by which the coastal area is known where you can contemplate the violent beating of the waves on the passageways that formed in the path of the lava towards the sea. When the sea is raging, it takes advantage of the holes in the lava and rises to the surface as if it were boiling water.
Mirador del Río
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Mirador del Río

The Mirador del Río is located on the top of the Risco de Famara, 400 meters above sea level, in the northernmost part of the island from where we can see one of the most spectacular panoramic views of Lanzarote. It is one of the most representative architectural creations of César Manrique.
Fire Mountains
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Fire Mountains

The Mountains of Fire or Timanfaya are part of a large area affected by volcanic eruptions occurred in Lanzarote between 1730-1736 and later in 1824. This long eruptive process, one of the most relevant and spectacular historical volcanism of the Earth , drastically changed the morphology of the island, practically buried a quarter of it under a thick mantle of lava and ash.
Monument to the Peasant
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Monument to the Peasant

In the geographical center of Lanzarote, in a significant crossroads from where we can access any point of the island, one of the works of César Manrique is most charged with symbolic references: the architectural ensemble of the Casa-Museo del Campesino and Monumento to Fecundity.
Salinas del Janubio
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Salinas del Janubio

Las Salinas del Janubio is a place of scientific interest where we try to protect, besides the fauna, the traditional activity in obtaining salt. Prior to the eruptions of 1730-1736, it housed the best natural harbor in Lanzarote, but the eruptions also created a sand bar that would close an internal lagoon forming the Caleta del Janubio.
 
 

Street markets

 
Teguise Street market
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Mercadillo de Teguise

The Villa de Teguise has become one of the main cultural and tourist centers of the island. Every Sunday morning Teguise is transformed into a picturesque market where you can find ceramic objects, goat cheese, artisan bread and ocarinas, all animated by local folk groups who, with their shining festive costumes, perform traditional songs and dances. Timetable : Sundays from 9:00 to 14:00
Haría Street Market
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Haría's Market

The traditional market of Haría, with five years of experience, is specialized in the sale of handicrafts of Lanzarote and ecological agriculture. Its importance for the maintenance and promotion of the manufacturing sector was recognized in 2004 with the Distinguished Tourism Award in the category of Leisure and Events of Tourist Interest, awarded by the Tourist Board of Lanzarote. In this sense, the traditional market of Haría has been highlighted as a tourist center for its cultural contribution, which has brought tourists the most typical of our land and the northern municipality. In the square of Haría they meet in the mornings of Saturday the different craftsmen of the locality to offer all kinds of products of Lanzarote, in addition to the own ones of the municipality, between which they emphasize the palmito and the basketry. Timetable : Saturdays from 10:00 to 14:30
 
 

César Manrique Legacy

 

César Manrique Fundation

 
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The César Manrique Foundation is located in the house-studio that the artist lived in, located in the Taro de Tahíche (Lanzarote). Perhaps it is the work that best represents the personal and artistic ideals of Manrique.

Built in 1968 on a lava flow of the eruption that occurred on the island during 1730-36, it takes advantage, at the lower level, of the natural formation of five volcanic bubbles, to configure a surprising and exemplary habitable space as a space action natural. For its part, the exterior of the house and upper level is inspired by the traditional architecture of Lanzarote.

The César Manrique Foundation, created in 1992, is a private non-profit institution. Its scope is international. Currently, it receives more than 300,000 visitors a year.

It is constituted as a cultural platform formed from the attention given to three crossed lines of development: the plastic arts, the environment and cultural reflection. The programs and the different initiatives developed are included in this meeting zone, addressed with a vocation for transversality and a critical and alternative spirit. These are his three lines of work:

  • Conservation, study and dissemination of the work of César Manrique.
  • Promotion of artistic activity and cultural reflection.
  • Development of activities that favor respect for the natural environment and the organization of the territory

Organizes regular forums for reflection and debate. Since 1994 the spaces The author and his work and Divergent looks have been developing with continuity.

The Environment has been consolidated during 1997 as a key area of ​​the Foundation. Among the activities that are already established, the reflection forum Frontiers and Directions of Progress stands out. A space for proposals and debate in which the speakers, from pluridisciplinary approaches, approach new models and conceptions of progress.

For César Manrique, nature was the fundamental reference of his art and his existence. Until the end of his days he maintained a deep commitment to the defense of the environment and, specifically, of his native island, Lanzarote.

 
 

Wine Route

 

Enology

 
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Lanzarote, the easternmost island of the Canarian archipelago, boasts one of the most characteristic and spectacular landscapes in the world. A huge expanse of solidified black lava extends over the center of the island, which means that no vegetation can grow in this area. However, its edges provide a unique terrain for the vineyard, rich in volcanic ash, called lapilli.

The vines are planted in holes or ditches so that their roots reach the soil under the ash. In addition, each hole is surrounded with a parapet of stones to protect it from the African winds. This is one of the most original and impressive landscapes that can be seen, with a lunar aspect provided by the set of excavated pits.

The Malvasía grape is planted in more than three quarters of the vineyards.

 
 
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Denomination of origin Lanzarote

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El Grifo Wineries

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La Geria Wineries

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Los Bermejos Wineries

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Vega del Yuco Wineries

 
 

Other places of interest

 
Playa del Papagayo
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Playa del Papagayo

Located In the municipality of Yaiza, in the vicinity of Punta de Papagayo, the southern end of the island, on the edge of a landscape covered with volcanic ash, a series of wild beaches and fine golden sand follow one another. They are beaches of calm waters, which are accessed by dirt tracks where the practice of nudism is well seen. Isolated and lacking in services, it is located in a protected natural area of ​​the Ajaches. The set consists of four beaches of golden sand; from south to north are: Playa Mujeres, Playa de Papagayo, Playa del Pozo and Puerto Muelas. There are also some small isolated coves. All are of great beauty, with transparent water and intense turquoise, from them you can see on the horizon a beautiful view of the neighboring Fuerteventura and the islet of Lobos.
Caleta de Famara
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Famara Caleta

< p> Caleta de Famara is a beautiful fishing village, where you can find restaurants, bars and supermarkets. Its fantastic beach is flanked by the impressive Famara cliff. The surf of San Juan hosts one of the stages of the WQS. The beach of Famara is ideal for beginners, who can easily rent a table in the village.

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La Graciosa
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La Graciosa

La graciosa is the largest of the islets that make up the first Maritime-Terrestrial Natural Park declared by the Government of the Canary Islands, the Chinijo Archipelago, has a surface area of ​​27 km2, with a census of 573 inhabitants.

In the south of La Graciosa there are large beaches of blond sand of great beauty, such as those of the Kitchen and that of the French. Also on the coast, the two settlements of this island are located: Caleta de Sebo and Pedro Barba. The first constitutes the traditional nucleus, while the second is a small tourist urbanization.

Politically belongs to the municipality of the north of Lanzarote, Teguise.

It is part of the Chinijo Archipelago Natural Park and the Los Islotes Integral Reserve. Like the rest of the Canary Islands, its origin is volcanic.

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