Recorrido por Lanzarote: lugares que ver

San José was built between 1776 and 1779 by the king Carlos III, also received the name of Fortress of the Famine since in times of famine the fortification served to give work to the inhabitants of Arrecife.

From its location it was possible to spot any possible attack that came from the sea, after remitting these attacks the fortress was abandoned until the twentieth century that was practically demolished.

The artist César Manrique saw potential at Castillo de San José and turned the construction into what it is today, the International Museum of Art Contemporáne or inaugurated in 1976.

Manrique got an interesting collection with works by artists such as Picasso, Tápies, Miró, Mompó, Millares and works of own César Manrique. The building has a concert hall and spectacular views through a window at Puerto de los Mármoles.

Manrique Foundation was founded., a private institution located in the Taro de Tahiche that belongs to the municipality of Teguise. The Foundation's main areas are the protection of the natural environment, promoting the plastic arts and inviting cultural reflection.

The center of the César Manrique Foundation was inaugurated in 1992, it is the old house of Manrique that has been converted into a museum. In the facilities you can find two collections, the first of which is contemporary art with works by artists of the same generation and the second of the collections is representative of the best of the artist.

The most impressive thing about the building, which was the home-studio of Manrique, is that it is located on a lava tail of the eruption that took place between 1730-36, taking advantage of the formation of volcanic bubbles to configure a surprising habitable place. The exterior of the museum is inspired by the traditional architecture of the island of Lanzarote.

The César Manrique Foundation receives around 300,000 visitors a year, which makes it one of the reference places in Teguise.

taking advantage of the collapse suffered by the roof of a volcanic tube. That basalt, those dark and lifeless rocks, resurfaced from the imagination in an assortment of colors that enliven to walk the tube and enjoy its journey, its Auditorium and the curious blind crabs that live there.

. These caves are one of the most outstanding natural shows of Lanzarote, with a unique beauty, was formed following an eruption of the Volcano of the Crown.

The Cave of the Greens was used as a hiding place when attacks or pirate invasions took place during the centuries XVI and XVII. Already in the century XIX the cave was a must for travelers and experts who, attracted by the beauty of their formations, tried to investigate how capricious nature had created such structures.

The unique beauty of the Cueva de los Verdes caused the Cabildo de Tenerife to commission Jesús Soto to adapt the caves and be able to perform activities inside.

As you enter its interior, you enter a volcanic tunnel that is 6 kilometers long. There is a part that was conditioned as an auditorium that is perfectly integrated into the cave, it also has a part called the esthetes room, the throat of death or the door of the mulberry.

The cave of the greens has a series of galleries connected to each other and perfectly conditioned to be able to visit it.

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.

in the archipelago. The park is part of the municipality of Yaiza, but also of the adjoining municipality of Tinajo. Timanfaya was declared National Park in 1974, becoming the third protected area of the Canary archipelago.

Timanfaya represents an interesting example of recent volcanism in the Macaronesian Region. These eruptions took place in 1730 and 1736, and finally in 1824 and created spectacular geomorphological structures of great volcanological interest.

The beauty of the Timanfaya National Park lies in the absence of a mantle of vegetation along with the extreme rugosity of the terrain, the impossible shapes, the colors that go from reds, browns and ocher reaching blacks and oranges, in addition to the silhouettes of the volcanoes and an abrupt coastline, in short a Martian spot on the island.

Inside the park you can see a lot of phenomena of volcanic nature, clear sample of the activity that the area presents, you can see geysers, gorse combustion and you could even see how food is cooked in the heat that emanates from the earth. An essential place in Lanzarote.

on the island and were declared a protected natural area and considered a site of scientific interest by the Government of the Canary Islands.

There are several elements that make the salt pans one of the most interesting places on the island, the landscape and ecological value joins the complexity of the hydraulic system and the architecture of the salt.

The salinas were built in 1895 by Vicente Lleó Benlliure on some lagoons that were formed thanks to the volcanic eruption that caused barriers of lava to form between the sea and the lagoon and that It has a circumference of 1000 meters.

The Salinas de Janubio in Yaiza highlights the reddish color that predominates thanks to some small crustaceans called Artemia and has a size of about 440,000 square meters of land that produce salt.

Las Salinas is a place of refuge for migratory waterbirds, it is also a place where they nest, thanks to this it has been included in the Network of Special Protection Areas for Birds. One of the most amazing places in Yaiza