Lanzarote (UK: , Spanish: [lanθaˈɾote] , locally [lansaˈɾote]) is a Spanish island, the easternmost of the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean, 125 kilometres (80 miles) off the north coast of Africa and 1,000 kilometres (600 miles) from the Iberian Peninsula. Covering 845.94 square kilometres (326.62 square miles), Lanzarote is the fourth-largest of the islands in the archipelago. With 152,289 inhabitants at the start of 2019, it is the third most populous Canary Island, after Tenerife and Gran Canaria. Located in the centre-west of the island is Timanfaya National Park, one of its main attractions. The island was declared a biosphere reserve by UNESCO in 1993. The island's capital is Arrecife, which lies on the eastern coastline. It is the smaller main island of the Province of Las Palmas.
Montaña Tamia är ett berg i Spanien. Det ligger i provinsen Provincia de Las Palmas och regionen Kanarieöarna, i den sydvästra delen av landet, 1 600 km sydväst om huvudstaden Madrid. Toppen på Montaña Tamia är 533 meter över havet, eller 245 meter över den omgivande terrängen. Bredden vid basen är 2,8 km. Montaña Tamia ligger på ön Lanzarote. Det ingår i Los Morros de Hacha Chica.
The Port of Arrecife is the main port facility for Lanzarote and the second busiest in the Canary Islands in terms of passengers. It handles passenger ferries, cruise ships and ro-ro cargo, but also bulk, breakbulk, containers, liquid bulk, and has a large fishing port.
El Castillo de San Marcial de Rubicón, de las Coloradas o Torre del Águila es una torre defensiva situada en la localidad de Playa Blanca, en el municipio de Yaiza en la isla de Lanzarote, (provincia de Las Palmas).
L'église Nuestra Señora de los Remedios est l'église paroissiale de Yaiza à Lanzarote dans les Îles Canaries.
La Montaña Tinache est un volcan du centre de l'île de Lanzarote dans les îles Canaries. Culminant à 451 m d'altitude, il est situé sur la commune de Tinajo.
Playa del Paso est une petite plage de graviers volcaniques sur la côte du ouest, située sur la commune de Yaiza de l'île de Lanzarote dans l'archipel des Canaries.
La Montaña Timbaiba est un volcan du centre de l'île de Lanzarote dans les îles Canaries. Culminant à 341 m d'altitude, il est situé sur la commune de Tinajo.
El Museo Internacional de Arte Contemporáneo está situado en el interior del castillo de San José de Arrecife, en la isla de Lanzarote, (España).
El Hospital Universitario Doctor José Molina Orosa es un centro hospitalario ubicado en la ciudad de Arrecife, capital de la isla de Lanzarote (Canarias, España). Gestionado por el Servicio Canario de la Salud, es el hospital general del área de salud que conforman las islas de Lanzarote y La Graciosa.
El Castillo de San Gabriel es una fortaleza de Arrecife, capital de Lanzarote, España. Alberga el Museo de Historia de Arrecife, propiedad del Ayuntamiento de Arrecife.[1][2]
La casa del mayor Guerra o El Castillo es una casona señorial del siglo XVIII ubicada en San Bartolomé, Lanzarote. Fue construida en 1764 por Francisco Tomás Guerra Clavijo, el mayor Guerra, quien sería gobernador militar de Lanzarote entre 1793 y 1808.[1]
Conil es una localidad del municipio de Tías, Lanzarote, Canarias, España. En 2016 contaba con 372 habitantes.[1] Es un caserío extenso que se encuentra compartido a ambos lados de la carretera que conduce de Tías a La Geria.[2]
The Arrecife Gran Hotel & Spa better known as Gran Hotel, is a skyscraper in the city of Arrecife (Canary Islands, Spain). It is the tallest building on the island of Lanzarote at 54 meters tall and 15 floors (above ground).
El monumento natural de las Montañas del Fuego es un espacio natural protegido de Lanzarote, España. Se encuentra dentro del parque nacional de Timanfaya abarcando los municipio de Yaiza y Tinajo.
El Museo Atlántico de Lanzarote se encuentra en las aguas de las costas sur de Lanzarote, España. Es el primer museo submarino del Océano Atlántico y de Europa y figura entre los tres primeros del mundo, así como la Ciudad sumergida de Cleopatra en Egipto. Se localiza a 300 metros de Marina Rubicón, ubicado en la playa de Las Coloradas.
El monumento natural del Islote de Halcones es un espacio natural protegido de Lanzarote, España. Se encuentra dentro del parque nacional de Timanfaya.
Mirador del Río is a viewpoint on an approximately 475-metre-high (1,560 ft) escarpment called Batería del Río in the north of the Canarian island of Lanzarote.
Arrieta is a small coastal village on the municipality of Haría, which is the northernmost municipality of island of Lanzarote (Spain/Canary Islands). In 2021, the population of Arrieta was of 1064 inhabitants. The beach (playa "La Garita") is famous and very popular among locals and tourists. As a tourist destination it is pretty crowded in the seasons and there are amenities for ~2000 guests in the direct vicinity of Arrieta.
Órzola is a village in the municipality of Haría on the island of Lanzarote in the Canary Islands. It is the northernmost settlement of the island. As of 2021, it has a population of 352 inhabitants.
Jameos del Agua is a series of lava caves, located in the municipality of Haría in northern Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain. It is also an art, culture and tourism center, created by local artist and architect, César Manrique, and managed by the government of Lanzarote. Jameos del Agua consists of a subterranean salt lake, restaurant, gardens, emerald-green pool, museum and auditorium.
Mancha Blanca is a village in Tinajo, Las Palmas province of western Lanzarote in the Canary Islands. In Mancha Blanca is the chapel of the Our Lady of Dolours (Virgen de los Dolores), the patron saint of the island of Lanzarote.
Alegranza (Spanish pronunciation: [aleˈɣɾanθa]) is an uninhabited island in the Atlantic Ocean, located off the coast of Africa and is in the province of Las Palmas in the Canary Islands, Spain. It is the northernmost point in the Canary Islands, and part of the Chinijo Archipelago. The island is part of the municipality of Teguise on Lanzarote.
Tinajo is a municipality in the western part of the island of Lanzarote in the Province of Las Palmas in the Canary Islands, Spain. The population is 6119 (2018), and the area is 135.28 square kilometres (52.23 sq mi). The municipality is located on the island's northwestern coast and is northwest of the island's capital, Arrecife. The main town in the municipality is Tinajo.
Arrecife (; Spanish: [areˈθife] ; locally [areˈsife]) is the capital city and a municipality of Lanzarote in the Canary Islands. It was made the island's capital in 1852. The city owes its name to the rock reef ("arrecife" being Spanish for "reef") which covers its local beach. It also gives its name to the nearby Arrecife Airport. The population of the municipality was 64,645 in 2020. Its area is 22.72 square kilometres (8.77 sq mi).
Teguise (pronounced [teˈɣise]) is a municipality in the central part of the island of Lanzarote in the Las Palmas province in the Canary Islands. The population is 22,342 (as of 1 January 2019), and the area is 263.98 km2. It is located north of Arrecife and south of Haría. The seat of the municipality is the town of Teguise. The municipality also comprises a number of neighbouring islands including Graciosa (with 733 inhabitants in 2019), Alegranza, Roque del Este, Roque del Oeste and Montaña Clara.
Volcán de La Corona is a 609 meters (1,998 ft) high extinct volcano on the Canary Island of Lanzarote (Spain), near the village of Yé in the municipality of Haría. Its eruption, around 21,000 years ago, covered a large area of the northeast of the island with lava, creating the Malpais de la Corona and two of the island's most-visited geological attractions, the Cueva de los Verdes and the Jameos del Agua.
Cueva de los Verdes (Spanish for "Verdes' cave", from the "Verdes" family) is a lava tube and tourist attraction of the Haria municipality on the island of Lanzarote in the Canary Islands (Spain). The cave lies within the Monumento Natural del Malpaís de La Corona, a protected area of the Canary Islands.
San Bartolomé (Spanish meaning Saint Bartholomew) is a town and municipality in the Canary Islands (Spain) situated in the centre of the island of Lanzarote. The municipality of San Bartolomé stretches to the southeastern coast of the island.
Lanzarote is a Spanish Denominación de Origen Protegida (DOP) for wines that covers the entire island of Lanzarote, in the Canary Islands, Spain. It acquired its DO in 1994, and there are currently around 1,800 ha under cultivation.
Costa Teguise is a coastal town in the Municipality of Teguise on the island of Lanzarote (in the Canary Islands of Spain). It was built intentionally to accommodate tourism, and prior to building commencing the streets were planned, constructed, and serviced in advance.
El castillo de Santa Bárbara es una fortaleza situada en el borde del cráter del volcán Guanapay, a un kilómetro del casco histórico del pueblo de Teguise, en la isla de Lanzarote (Canarias, España). Se denomina oficialmente castillo de Santa Bárbara y San Hermenegildo.
Charco del Palo is a naturist holiday village on the north-eastern coast of Lanzarote, in the Canary Islands. The village was established around 1970 by the German entrepreneur Gregor Kaiser. In due course, it has developed into a popular naturist resort. It was the first official naturist resort established in the Canaries: nudity is permitted everywhere in the village, and practised universally. Its isolated location, at the end of a dedicated three kilometer long access road, helps to achieve privacy, while the village remains open to all. Visitors are mainly German, British, and Dutch. The village's population increased from 82 in the year 2000 to 229 in 2011, it has subsequently declined to 156 in 2013.
César Manrique-Lanzarote Airport (IATA: ACE, ICAO: GCRR) (Spanish: Aeropuerto de César Manrique-Lanzarote), commonly known as Lanzarote Airport and also known as Arrecife Airport, is the airport serving the island of Lanzarote in the Canary Islands. The airport is located in San Bartolomé, Las Palmas, 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) southwest of the island's capital, Arrecife. It handles flights to many European airports, with hundreds of thousands of tourists each year, as well as domestic flights to other Spanish airports. It handled 7,350,451 passengers in 2022.
La Fundación César Manrique (F. C. M.) es una institución cultural privada de la isla de Lanzarote (Canarias, España) que tiene como objetivo la conservación y difusión de la obra del artista canario César Manrique, fundador de la misma. Sus principales áreas de acción son la protección del medio natural, la promoción de las artes plásticas y la reflexión cultural.
Timanfaya National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional de Timanfaya) is a Spanish national park in the southwestern part of the island of Lanzarote, in the Canary Islands. It covers parts of the municipalities Tinajo and Yaiza. The area is 51.07 square kilometres (19.72 sq mi), and the parkland is entirely made up of volcanic soil. The statue El Diablo by César Manrique is its symbol. It is the only National Park in Spain which is entirely geological. Timanfaya National Park represents a sign of recent and historical volcanism in the Macaronesian Region. The last volcanic eruptions occurred during the 18th century as well as in the 19th century.
Haría is a municipality on the island of Lanzarote in the Canary Islands, the northernmost and easternmost Canarian municipality. Surrounded on three sides by the Atlantic Ocean, the municipality is bordered to the south by the municipality of Teguise. It forms part of Las Palmas Province. The seat of the municipality is the town of Haría. The population of the municipality was 4,872 in 2013. The total land area of the municipality is 106.59 square kilometres (41.15 sq mi).
La ermita de San Marcial de Limoges también llamada Ermita de San Marcial del Rubicón es una pequeña ermita situada en el pequeño pueblo de Femés en el municipio de Yaiza (Lanzarote, España). En la ermita se venera la imagen de San Marcial de Limoges, patrono de Lanzarote y compatrono de la Diócesis de Canarias.[1]
La Ermita y Santuario de Nuestra Señora de los Dolores[2] se encuentra en el término municipal de Tinajo, isla de Lanzarote (Canarias, España) es un edificio religioso cuya arquitectura responde a las pautas de los templos insulares, en él se encuentra la venerada imagen de Nuestra Señora de los Dolores, también conocida como Nuestra Señora de los Volcanes, Patrona de la isla de Lanzarote.[3]
Uga (pronounced ew-gah) is a small wine-producing village in Yaiza municipality in the province of Las Palmas, southern Lanzarote, off the coast of Africa. As of 2016 its population is 998, and nearby cities include Puerto del Carmen, Tías, and Playa Blanca. The closest airport is Lanzarote's official airport, also known as Arrecife airport.
The Jardín de Cactus is a cactus garden on the island of Lanzarote in the Canary Islands. It is situated in the village of Guatiza, in a former quarry where volcanic sand lapilli (volcanic pyroclast, locally called "picón" or "rofe") was extracted to spread on cultivated areas to retain moisture. Prickly pears are grown in the area for the production of cochineal, an insect from which the natural dye carmine is derived.
El Cuchillo is a village in Tinajo, Las Palmas province of western Lanzarote in the Canary Islands.
The Castillo de San José (Castle of San José) is an historic fortress and art museum in Arrecife on the Canary Island of Lanzarote.
Puerto del Carmen (Pto. del Carmen) is the main tourist town on the island of Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain. It is part of the municipality of Tías. Most of Lanzarote's over 1 million visitors per year choose this town as their destination. As a result, almost all of the town's economy revolves around tourism.
Playa Blanca (Spanish for "White Beach") is the southernmost town of the Spanish island of Lanzarote. It is the newest resort on the island, and is part of the municipality of Yaiza.
Las playas de Papagayo son un conjunto de playas y calas situadas en los alrededores de la punta de Papagayo, pequeño cabo al sur de Lanzarote, España.
Peñas del Chache is the highest altitude of the island of Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain, with a height of 672 meters above sea level. It is located in the north of the island, in the municipality of Haría.
The Pechiguera or Punta Pechiguera Lighthouse (Spanish: Faro de Pechiguera) is an active lighthouse on the Canary island of Lanzarote. It is the second lighthouse to be built at Punta Pechiguera, which is at the south-western end of the island.
Salinas de Janubio are salt flats in Lanzarote of the Canary Islands. It is about 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) north of Playa Blanca. In 1730, lava from volcano eruptions formed the walls of a natural lagoon. The salt flats were first created in 1895. The waters from the natural lagoon are evaporated to yield the salt. The waters of the lagoon were originally pumped in using wind power, but now electric pumps are used. Up to 2,000-15,000 tons of salt per year can be extracted from the salt flats.
Tías is a town and a municipality in the southern part of the island of Lanzarote, province of Las Palmas, autonomous community of the Canary Islands, Spain. The town Tías is situated 4 km from the south coast and 10 km west of the island capital Arrecife.
Tinajo is a place in the municipality with the same name Tinajo in the western portion of the island of Lanzarote in the Las Palmas province in the Canary Islands. The population is 2,809 (2007).
Yaiza is a small town in the island of Lanzarote in the Canary Islands, Spain. It lies in the southwest of the island. The population in 2012 was 857. The town gives its name to the municipality of Yaiza, although it is much smaller than the largest settlement in the municipality, Playa Blanca.
Yaiza is a municipality on the island of Lanzarote in the Canary Islands, Spain. It lies in the southwest of the island and forms part of the province of Las Palmas. The municipality is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, south and east. To the north, the Timanfaya National Park is partly within the municipality. The eastern part of the municipality is mountainous and, south west of the mountains, the Rubicon plain stretches to the coast.
San Bartolomé is een plaats in de gelijknamige gemeente op het Spaanse eiland Lanzarote. Het dorp telt ongeveer 5600 inwoners.
Tahíche is a village located in the municipality of Teguise on the island of Lanzarote. According to the 2009 census (INE), it had a population of 3,865, in 2011 a population of 4,101.
Casas de Pedro Barba, or simply Pedro Barba, is a small community of summer residences on the island of La Graciosa, Canary Islands, Spain. Its population, as of 1 January 2018 and according to the Spanish Statistical Institute, is of 3 inhabitants. It is part of the municipality of Teguise on the neighbouring island of Lanzarote. There are no asphalted roads on La Graciosa; a dirt track connects the settlement to the only other inhabited town on the island, Caleta de Sebo, from which a regular ferry service is offered to Lanzarote.
Haría is a village in the municipality of Haría in the north of the island of Lanzarote in the Canary Islands. The town had a population of 1,128 in the 2011 census. The town is the capital of the municipality of Haría.
Ye is a village belonging to the municipality of Haría, on the island of Lanzarote (Canary Islands), located at the foot of the north face of the volcano La Corona.
Teguise (pronounced [teˈɣise]), also known in Spanish as La Villa de Teguise, is a village in the municipality of Teguise in the north-central part of the island of Lanzarote in Las Palmas province in the Canary Islands. The town's population is 1,776 as of 1 January 2018.
Ciudad Deportiva de Lanzarote (literally Sports City of Lanzarote) is a sports ground in Arrecife, the capital of Lanzarote in the Canary Islands. It is the home ground for the island's main football team, UD Lanzarote. It holds around 7000 spectators and also hosts other sports.
Sóo is a village in the municipality of Teguise on the island of Lanzarote in the Canary Islands.
La Santa is a village in Tinajo, Las Palmas province of western Lanzarote in the Canary Islands. The village has a small harbor and is a popular spot for water sports.
Costa Teguise Golf is een golfclub op het Spaanse eiland Lanzarote. De golfbaan is gelegen tussen de plaatsen Teguise en Costa Teguise.
La iglesia de San Roque es un templo católico del término municipal de Tinajo, isla de Lanzarote, Canarias, España. Es un edificio de un aspecto definido por dos naves desiguales en razón a la techumbre a dos aguas.
Hacha Grande is a mountain on the Canary Island of Lanzarote, with an elevation of 562 m (1844 ft) above sea level. Its name is Spanish meaning Large Axe.
El Caletón Blanco es una playa del norte de la Isla Canaria de Lanzarote (España), que se encuentra en el municipio de Haría, en la localidad de Órzola.[1]
La central térmica de Punta Grande se sitúa en Arrecife, capital de la isla de Lanzarote y se compone de dos grupos de turbina de gas y con 11 grupos diésel.[2]
El Mercadillo es un edificio singular de la ciudad de Arrecife, isla de Lanzarote, Canarias, España. Edificado a principios del siglo xix, es un edificio de tipología señorial urbana, de los de mayor volumen y altura de la época y se ubica en la calle más lujosa y comercial de la isla.
La ermita de San Rafael, ubicada en la montaña de San Rafael de la Villa de San Miguel Arcángel de Teguise, isla de Lanzarote (Canarias, España) fue fundada alrededor de 1418 por Maciot de Bethencourt. Tiene su existencia documentada desde 1674, ignorándose su fecha de construcción.
La fachada del edificio Segarra, se corresponde con el inmueble sito en los números 23 y 25 de la calle León y Castillo, en el término municipal de Arrecife, isla de Lanzarote (Canarias, España). Declarado Bien de Interés Cultural con la categoría de Monumento con fecha de 16 de agosto de 2005.
Punta Delgada or Alegranza Lighthouse (Spanish: Faro de Punta Delgada o Faro de Alegranza) is an active 19th century lighthouse on the Spanish island of Alegranza in the Canary islands. Alegranza lies to the north of the larger island of Lanzarote, it is part of the Chinijo Archipelago within the Teguise municipality.
La iglesia de San Bartolomé en la localidad de San Bartolomé, en la isla de Lanzarote (Canarias, España) es una de las iglesias más importantes de toda la isla de Lanzarote, tanto por su historia como por su retablo. Tiene forma de cruz y un techo artesonado de madera de gran belleza.
El parque natural de los Volcanes es un parque natural español situado en la isla canaria de Lanzarote. Tiene una superficie de 10 158 hectáreas que pertenecen a los municipios de Tinajo, Tías y Yaiza. Fue declarado como parque el 19 de junio de 1987.
La playa de Las Conchas es una de las playas vírgenes que aún quedan en el archipiélago canario, situada al noroeste de la isla de La Graciosa (España).[1]
La Playa de la Cantería, también conocida como "La Playa de Atrás", es una playa situada en Lanzarote, Islas Canarias (España).[1]
Mácher is a village on the Spanish island of Lanzarote, in the municipality of Tias.
San Ginés is a church in Arrecife, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain. Originally the location of a hermitage built in 1574 that contained images of Saint Peter and Saint Ginés, it was flooded and completely rebuilt in 1667. It was expanded in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Saint Ginés (Saint Genesius of Clermont) is Arrecife's patron saint. Mass is celebrated every evening, including Saturdays, Sundays and holydays, at 7.30 p.m. There are additional Masses at weekends and on feast days. The tower of the Church of San Ginés was inspired by the bell tower of the Church of La Concepción of Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
La Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe es un edificio religioso en Teguise, isla de Lanzarote, Islas Canarias, España.
La Vegueta is a village in Tinajo, Las Palmas province of western Lanzarote in the Canary Islands, Spain.
Mala is a village in the municipality of Haría on Lanzarote in the province of Las Palmas in the Canary Islands. Its population in 2012 was 533.
Playa Quemada is een plaats in de gemeente Yaiza op het Spaanse eiland Lanzarote. Het dorp telt 131 inwoners (2007).
Rancho Texas Park is een dierentuin in Puerto del Carmen, op de Canarische Eilanden. De dierentuin heeft een Texaans thema en verwijst daarmee naar de stichting van San Antonio door kolonisten afkomstig van Lanzarote.
El Charco Verde o Charco de los Clicos es una laguna litoral incluida en el parque natural de los Volcanes que se encuentra junto la población de El Golfo —municipio de Yaiza—, dentro del ámbito del parque nacional de Timanfaya de la isla de Lanzarote, en el archipiélago canario, España.[3][4]
Montaña Roja es un cráter volcánico situado al sudoeste de la isla de Lanzarote, en el término municipal español de Yaiza.
Las Coloradas es un núcleo de población español de la localidad de Playa Blanca, perteneciente al municipio de Yaiza, que está situado en la isla de Lanzarote, en la provincia de Las Palmas, dentro de la comunidad autónoma de Canarias. En 2022, tenía empadronados 448 habitantes.[1]
El molino de José María Gil es un molino se encuentra en la localidad de San Bartolomé en Lanzarote. Durante muchos años ha sido el centro industrial de producción de gofio del pueblo. Realizando el tostado y la molienda de los granos (cereales y legumbres) para la elaboración del alimento básico de la dieta canaria, el gofio. Esta declarado Bien de Interés Cultural.
Vega de Tegoyo es una localidad española del municipio de Tías, situado en la isla de Lanzarote, perteneciente a la provincia de Las Palmas, en la comunidad autónoma de Canarias.
Tenesar es una localidad española del municipio de Tinajo, situado en la isla de Lanzarote, perteneciente a la provincia de Las Palmas, en la comunidad autónoma de Canarias.