One of the most impressive viewpoints that can be seen on the island of Lanzarote is the viewpoint of the Rio, located in the town of Haría The first thing that catches your attention when you get there are the breathtaking views where you can spot the neighboring and picturesque Isla de la Graciosa.

The Mirador del Río is located at a height of 480 meters, only above in Lanzarote is Peñas del Chache , and you can see a spectacular marine print. The viewpoint was created by the artist César Manrique, what he did was to turn an old military position of artillery into a new place, perfect to enjoy unforgettable panoramas.

It has the name of El Río because it is known as the strait that separates the island from La Graciosa de Lanzarote.

The viewpoint of El Río has an amphitheater that surprises visitors built in stone and serves as a general reception. Manrique wanted to hide the spectacular landscape that is on his back to keep the visitors in suspense until the last moment.

You can also see the island of la graciosa, also Montaña Clara and Alegranza, in addition to Roque del Oeste and the Risco de Famara.

One of the most iconic places in Arrecife is located at Barlovento Beach, it's not the busiest beach or the best beach in the area but it's a boat stranded, called Telamon and that has been there since 1981.

The story went like this, in 1981 the merchant ship called Temple Hall and finally named with the name of Telamon, 139 meters long and 18 wide wrecked off the coast of Lanzarote. Before shipwrecking the Telamon was loaded with wooden logs from Ivory Coast and its destination was the Greek port of Thessaloniki, an accident caused a waterway before reaching the island of Lanzarote, was towed to this area to avoid blocking the port of Arrecife. These remains were not removed and currently forms one of the most curious and at the same time the most unknown pictures of the entire archipelago.

The beach can be easily reached by car and is very close to the urban area, the sand is dark in color and is a perfect place to take curious snapshots. From the shore you can see an imposing part of the ship, since during its towage the ship split in two and one of them sank.

In the capital of Lanzarote, Arrecife, is the most important temple in the city, it is the Mother Church of San Ginés Obispo or also known by the name of Church of San Ginés de Clermont.

San Ginés de Clermont was the twenty-fifth bishop of Clermont in the French region of Auvergne and is the patron of the Arrecife

The origin of the Church of San Ginés de Clermont is removed to 1574 when it was created in the Puerto de Arrecife the hermitage in honor of San Ginés<, patron saint of the town. The temple had a flood that caused serious damage to it so that in 1665 it had to be rebuilt, with the passage of time it was enlarged until in June 1978 it was cataloged as parish.

The floor of the church is square, inside, the temple, is divided into three naves separated by arches of half point on Tuscan columns. Regarding the roof, it should be noted that they are made of wood with a clear Mudejar inspiration, with respect to the façade it has neoclassical lines in which we can highlight the semicircular pediment and the tower that was built in 1842.

The Church San Ginés de Clermont was declared Asset of Cultural Interest in 1990.

The i Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe is one of the best known of Teguise in Lanzarote. This church dates from the XV century, in the beginning it was a simple temple that did not have windows and with a few seats that were stones attached to the walls of the construction.

Since its creation the Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Teguise has suffered numerous looting, some fire and at some time almost demolished due to the invasions that They took place in Lanzarote.

Until the 18th century the parish did not have three naves, but again in 1909 it caught fire and was destroyed again, this time through the contributions of the inhabitants of Teguise was rebuilt again.

Several years later in 1914 she was blessed by the Angel Marquina Corrales Bishop and reopened. After this last work, another prism was added to the tower, after this performance it became the highest architectural element of Lanzarote.

Inside you can find very interesting elements made of granite, such as the holy water piles, the baptismal font itself, the pulpit and part of the temple choir, these made by Juan Hernández Pérez, local artist. It is worth noting the altarpieces and the pulley-speaker of the pulpit created by Eugenio Bañasco.

Los Hervidores is a natural area that is located on the coast of Yaiza in Lanzarote. This natural coastal area are caves that are lashed by the force of the sea and that makes it an impressive postcard of Yaiza.

The Hervideros are some cliffs that are inside the Timanfaya National Park, with the rough sea they are flogged in a virulent way, being a show that is not I could go unnoticed. The Hervideros are the result of the cooling of the lava that arose in some of the eruptions that took place in this part of Lanzarote.

The name of Los Hervideros receives this name because when the water hits violently it sneaks through the holes and jumps looking like the water is boiling. This natural area located in the Timanfaya Park, goes from Salinas de Janubia to El Golfo.

To get to the Hervideros, you have to take a path that is already an attraction, some accesses created by the Canarian artist César Manrique, that already during the trip they are preparing the visitors of the spectacular natural surroundings to which they are going to arrive. Los Hervideros is part of a landscape triangle that includes the Hervidero itself and is completed by Salinas de Jandía and Charco de los Clicos.

The Casa de los Arroyo is one of the icons of Arrecife. A building that dates from the XVIII century and that originally belonged to the Armas family and later to the Arroyo family. It is especially striking that the type of architecture with popular and domestic dyes, currently the Casa de los Arroyo is the headquarters of the Blas Cabrera Scientific-Cultural Center.

The importance of the Casa de los Arroyo has led it to be declared a historical-artistic monument, the roof of the Arab tile building must be removed, something unusual in the constructions of the archipelago.

The Casa de los Arroyo was used as a customs office in times when the capital Arrecife was not the urban center that it is today and it was only a port of entry and exit to the island whose capital then was Teguise.

Following the architecture of the house, it has a sober style where the patio, balconies and wooden stairs stand out. The building also usually hosts artistic exhibitions, which is why it sometimes becomes the nerve center of the capital of Lanzarote.

Among the best viewpoints in Lanzarote is the Mirador de Guinate, which belongs to the municipality of Haría and which is situated at the very top of Famara strong, open to be able to see impressive postcards of the most spectacular landscapes of the island. From the viewpoint of Guinate you can see the islands of the Chinijo Archipelago on the oceanic immensity .

The Mirador de Guinate is located at an altitude of 500 meters above sea level, you can see perfectly the islands of La Graciosa, with dimensions of just 29 square kilometers, one of the wildest islands of the Canarian Archipelago, fruit of the volcanoes that awoke from the seabed.

You can see the plains of the African jable, colonized by gorse that protrude from the arid and dry wasteland. To get to the Mirador de Guinate, you must cross the town that gives it its name, a small urban center close to Yé and Máguez.

The viewpoint occupies a small gazebo at the edge of an impressive cliff, it has a north orientation so that the trade winds sometimes blow.