NAVIGATION
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 Sun,
Sea and Fire
Lying just 100km off the coast of West Coast of Africa, Lanzarote is
blessed with hot summers tempered by cool Atlantic breezes, mild winters
and the possibility of year-round sea bathing.
But the island is more than just sea and
sunshine: two elements have combined to make Lanzarote a unique
destination for visitors who venture out into the island:
The Island of Fire
Lanzarote’s 300 volcanoes are extinct
but you can see their presence everywhere: mountains, craters, lava flows
– the landscapes of Lanzarote are dramatic and fascinating.
- Timanfaya National Park –
where the earth still smoulders just a few centimetres below the
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- The vineyards of La Geria –
2million litres of wine per year are produced by the vines which grow in
black volcanic picon, protected by low stone semi-circular zocos.
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- The Jameos del Agua -
extraordinary restaurant/nightclub in two underground caves linked by a
natural underground lake formed by molten lava.
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 The
legacy of Cesar Manrique
That the island of Lanzarote has escaped the high-rise buildings and
roadside hoardings that plague other tourist destinations is largely down
to one man, Cesar Manrique. Artist, designer, sculptor and architect of
international standing, Manrique strove to ensure that local customs and
traditions were respected in all development on the island. His work
included the development of a number of extraordinary tourist attractions.
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His legacy lives on, not just within his own projects and the attitude of
the island to development, but also in the fact that the island continues
to attract artists and makers from all over the world, drawn, as was
Manrique, to the island’s strange mysterious landscapes.
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