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On no account should you neglect
to visit the most important tourist attractions on the island.
If you want to know more about them (location, opening hours),
"click" on the corresponding picture. You can also access
the places of interest through
the map of Lanzarote; this will enable you to find their exact
location on the island.
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The National Park
of Timanfaya is a volcanic field where visitors
can discover a great variety of geological phenomena as
well as a vast array of some 180 different plant species...... |
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The César
Manrique Foundation is the island’s cultural
centre par excellence that has won international recognition,
not only because it houses some of the works of the world
famous artist himself,.... |
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The Museum of
Contemporary Art is located in Arrecife, in the
San Jose Castle, a fortress built between 1776 and 1779
by King Carlos III. |
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Jameos del Agua,
one of the most interesting galleries of connecting caves
and underground grottoes in the world lies to the north
of Lanzarote, at the foot of the volcano Monte de la Corona
which erupted around 3,000 years ago... |
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El Golfo
-the Gulf- is the name of the crater ( today reduced to
half of its original size) with a green lagoon, colouring
caused by the algae that inhabit its waters... |
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Mirador del Río.
This unique lookout point is located in the northern part
of the island on top of a cliff, 479 metres above sea level... |
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El
Grifo Wine Museum, is housed in ancient bodegas
that date back to 1775 and were built on top of the solidified
lava issued from the volcanic eruption of that century.... |
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La Cueva de los
Verdes, located in the north of Lanzarote, under
the volcano Monte de la Corona, forms part of a spectacular
system of underground tunnels (los jameos) 6 km. long,... |
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The Cactus Garden
is one of César Manrique's last works. The artist
turned an old quarry into an impressive cactus plantation.... |
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Santa Bárbara
Castle, now the Museum of Emigration, sits on the
Guanapay mountain, to the east of Teguise. It was built
in the 16th century as a watchtower for the coast... |
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Teguise,
the capital of Lanzarote until 1852, has become one of the
most important tourist and cultural centres on the island... |
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