The back story
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The island guide
Lanzarote: César Manrique’s island
Timanfaya’s fire mountains, Jameos del Agua, the Jardín de Cactus and the Fundación César Manrique: the volcanic island that an artist shaped.
Island guide · Canary Islands
Lanzarote, César Manrique’s island
Timanfaya, Jameos del Agua, the Jardín de Cactus and Manrique’s two houses.
What's onThis week in the Canary Islands
What to see and do
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César Manrique
Jardín de Cactus
César Manrique’s garden of nearly 500 cactus species, sculpture and architecture at Guatiza.
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César Manrique
Jameos del Agua
The first centre César Manrique created: a lava tube with a lake of blind crabs, a pool and a natural auditorium.
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Over the strait to La Graciosa
Mirador del Río
César Manrique’s viewpoint on the northern cliffs of Lanzarote.
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The fire mountains
Montañas del Fuego, Timanfaya
The volcanic landscape of Timanfaya, seen from the Montañas del Fuego centre.
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Manrique’s house in the lava
Fundación César Manrique
César Manrique’s house in the lava at Taro de Tahíche, now his foundation.
C/ Jorge Luis Borges 16, 35507 Tahíche, LanzaroteExplore View on map
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In the palm grove at Haría
Casa-Museo César Manrique
César Manrique’s house in the palm grove of Haría, open as a museum.
C/ Elvira Sánchez 30, 35520 Haría, LanzaroteExplore View on map
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Contemporary art in a fortress
MIAC, Castillo de San José
The International Museum of Contemporary Art, in an eighteenth-century fortress on the harbour of Arrecife.
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Berths and boats
Marina Lanzarote
The marina of Arrecife, a landmark for sailors arriving in the Canary Islands.
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Manrique’s tribute to farming
Casa Museo del Campesino
César Manrique’s tribute to Lanzarote’s farmers: patios, cisterns, threshing floors and wine presses, with his sculpture Fecundidad.
Where to eat and drink
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One MICHELIN star
Kamezí
Kamezí cooks creative food in Playa Blanca; it holds one MICHELIN star.
Mónaco 2, 35580 Playa BlancaExplore View on map
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In the MICHELIN Guide
Palacio Ico
Palacio Ico serves modern food in Teguise; it is in the MICHELIN Guide’s Canary Islands selection.
El Rayo 2, 35530 TeguiseExplore View on map
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In the MICHELIN Guide
Tacande
Tacande serves modern food in Haría; it is in the MICHELIN Guide’s Canary Islands selection.
Plaza del Castillo 5, 35520 HaríaExplore View on map
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In the MICHELIN Guide
La Tegala
La Tegala serves modern food in Mácher; it is in the MICHELIN Guide’s Canary Islands selection.
Carretera Mácher 60, 35572 MácherExplore View on map
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Since 1775
El Grifo
Lanzarote’s winery of 1775, with its wine museum, wine bar and wine-tourism visits.
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Flavours of the volcano
Bodega La Geria
A winery in the volcanic vineyards of La Geria, with guided tours and its tavern, La Cepa.
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Wine and a restaurant
Bodegas Rubicón
A Lanzarote winery with vineyards, wine tourism, a restaurant and concerts.
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Inside Manrique’s viewpoint
Mirador del Río Café
The café inside César Manrique’s Mirador del Río, among curved lines and windows facing La Graciosa.
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Manrique, restored
Islote de Fermina
A space designed by César Manrique in the 1970s on Arrecife Bay, restored, with a café, a terrace and weekend brunch.
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In the cactus garden
Jardín de Cactus café
The café of César Manrique’s Jardín de Cactus at Guatiza.
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Since 1974
Bar Picasso – El Almacén
A meeting place of Lanzarote’s cultural life since 1974, reopened in 2022 with reinterpreted Canarian dishes and Lanzarote wines.
C. José Betancort 33, ArrecifeExplore View on map
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Manrique’s glass terrace
Castillo de San José Restaurant
Canarian cooking with contemporary techniques in the glazed dining room César Manrique added to the Castillo de San José.
Where to stay
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On Playa Dorada
Princesa Yaiza Suite Hotel Resort
A beachfront resort on Playa Dorada with nine restaurants, a large children’s club and rooms from 55 square metres.
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