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1. Telamon

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.

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2. Cueva Tahiche
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3. Conjunto Histórico Castillo de San Gabriel
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One of the reference sites of Arrefice is the Historic Site of the San Gabriel Castle located on the coast in one of the islets of the bay.

It is Castillo de San Gabriel is a construction that served as a fortress against piracy that came from Africa. To access the fortification must be made through the famous Puente de las Bolas, a few accesses dating from the XVIII century and is built of stone and topped with two balls .

Although they are separated by approximately 200 meters, the two elements are part of the complex and are interlaced by two cobblestone roads. The Castle did not always look like this, at first it was a smaller construction with wooden interiors that burned after an attack. In 1568 it was rebuilt by the Italian engineer Torriani.

The Castillo de San Gabriel currently has the Museo Arqueológico de Arrecife where more than 2500 pieces of the era are exhibited as pre-Hispanic vestiges, ceramics Castilian and Andalusian collections of numismatics, small idols, stone incisions, tools and primitive tools. The fortress is surrounded by a small beach of golden sand, which gives the place more beauty.

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4. Cueva de Los Siete Lagos.
Caves

In Haría a must-see natural spot on the island of Lanzarote, the Cueva de los Siete Lagos specifically located in the population of Haría. Very close to another of the places of interest of the municipality, Cueva de los Verdes and Jameos del Agua in the Malpais de la Corona.

The Cave of the Seven Lakes has dimensions of about 700 meters topographed, it is within the volcanic tube system of the La Corona volcano and ends when It reaches the sea at a rate of -50.

The experts consider the Cave of the Seven Lakes as one of the caves with the greatest interest of Lanzarote, a perfect place for lovers of speleology can go inside When you enter you can see a large entrance mouth, followed by a detour on the left, you can see galleries with high and wide ceilings, large landslides can be seen and in the final part an impressive side that extends through the volcanic tube.

It is accessed through the Jameo Perdido, a jameo of about 10 meters high, passing the tube becomes wide with a simple route at the beginning that is getting more complicated.

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5. Cueva de Las Palomas - Los Naturistas (Entrada A)
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In the Municipality of Tinaja in Lanzarote there is one of the most striking natural elements of the island, known as Natural Monument of the Cave of the Naturalists or Cueva de las Palomas. This interesting natural monument is located concretely between the municipalities of Tías and Tinajo, has an approximate area of about 2 hectares and in 1994 received the classification of Espacio Natural de Canary Islands.

The Cave of the Pigeons or Cave of the Naturalists constitutes a singular and very representative geomorphological element, the visitors that accede to it will be surprised with the galleries that run through its interior, the great beauty that its different rooms and scientific interest keep, which makes it stand out from other caves on the island.

The volcanic tube formed the pahoehoe flows of the final phases of the Timanfaya eruption in 1730 and 1736. The formation is associated with changes in the volume of lava emitted during the active period, its interior has been mapped by speleologists and has a north-east orientation and extends along a length of 1640 meters. In the layout that draws is divided into 2 branches, they have a high degree of conservation and is characterized by showing the full range of characteristic morphologies of this type of volcanic caves.

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6. Jameo Puerta Falsa
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7. Cueva del Majo
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8. Jameo de Prendes
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9. Cueva de Las Palomas - Los Naturistas (Entrada B)
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10. Yacimiento Arqueológico de Buenavista