Write to search
avatar
Places of interest
1. Iglesia de San Roque
Places of Worship
Historical buildings
The Church of San Roque, is a catholic temple of the municipal term of Tinajo, island of Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain. It is a building of one aspect defined by two unequal naves due to the gable roof.
Museums, Places of interest
2. Castillo de San Gabriel
Places of interest
3. Faro de Pechiguera
Historical buildings

An interesting and picturesque place is the lighthouse of Punta Pechiguera, a lighthouse that is located in the municipality of Yaiza, in the southern part of the island Lanzarote and which serves as a guide for boats passing through the strait of La Bocayna, which is a maritime passage that separates the islands from Lanzarote and Fuerteventura.

The characteristics of the Faro Pechiguera have the following characteristics: it is of 4º order of fixed white light, it was inaugurated in 1866. It is a building of rectangular plant and is divided in three parts by On one side we find the house of the lighthouse keepers, on the other hand we have the tower and finally the lighthouse has the store.

With regard to the exterior of the building, it has arched windows framed in stonework, and also highlights the ashlar ornaments finished on the cornice of the lighthouse. The same building acts as a shoe to withstand the pushes of the cylindrical tower of basaltic ashlar, being crowned by the machinery of the lamp that emits the light. A lantern raised about 15.6 meters above sea level and 9.5 from its point where it is anchored in the rock.

The old lighthouse was declared Good of Cultural Interest (BIC) by the Government of the Canary Islands on December 20, 2002.

Places of interest
4. Los Hervideros
Viewpoints
Natural places, Places of interest
5. Jameo Puerta Falsa
Caves
Places of interest
6. Iglesia de San Marcial de Rubicón en Femés
Places of Worship
Historical buildings
Places of interest
7. Iglesia de San José Obrero (Titerroy)
Places of Worship
Places of interest
8. Molino de José María Gil
Historical buildings

In San Bartolomé there is one of the most important mills in the whole area, it is known as Molino de José María Gil. The mill is one of the oldest in Lanzarote and is classified as Good of Cultural Interest, thanks to the good conservation of it.

The mill was built in 1870, in the first part of the 20th century, in 1919 it was acquired by José María Gil. The Mill consists of a circular tower built in mud, stone and lime, the interior is distributed on three floors. The first of the plants was dedicated to the storage of tools and grain, the second plant left ground the gofio or flour and the last of the plants that is where the grain was overturned before being ground.

In 1920 the mill was closed and replaced by a system that worked with diesel. It should be noted that the Molino de José María Gil had as a curiosity a wooden door through which the facilities were accessed whose lock was formed by wooden pieces without hardware that opened with a unique key made in the same material. El Molino is today one of the symbols of San Bartolomé and a must-see.

Places of interest
9. Mirador del Bosquecillo
Viewpoints
Places of interest
10. Cueva del Majo