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Timanfaya National Park, one of
Lanzarote's main attractions. Volanoes were active here from 1730 to 1736
shaping this part of the island |
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Visitor Center (which had a
volcano grill, i.e. the just dug a 6 meter deep hole which releases enough
heat on a permanent basis to roast chicken) |
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There were some pipes drilled into
the ground in front of the visitor center. Within 2 seconds after the ranger
poured in water, it came back out as a Geysir |
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There are also camels for tourists
(the Sahara is actually just 115km across the Ocean) |
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Our beautiful lunch place in Las
Casas de El Golfo |
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El Golfo |
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ditto |
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Rugged coast shaped by the
volcanoes and the sea at Los Hervideros |
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Salt fields near Las Hoyas |
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Puerto del Carmen which is very
touristic. The only good to mention is that Ironman Lanzarote takes place
here |
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Playa de Mujeres close to El
Papagayo |
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Puerto Calero which offers more
refined tourism but which has not really taken off yet |
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Arrecife (Lanzarote's Capital)
with the Castillo de San Gabriel in the background |
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ditto |
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vine growing region La Geria |
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Teguise market (very big but very
touristic) |
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On the road towars Haría |
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Mirador del Río created by César
Manrique a local artist which also shaped most of the other tourist
attractions (one can see through the windows the neiboring island La
Graciosa) |
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ditto |
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Typical Manrique style |
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Mirador del Río |
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ditto |
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Jameo del Agua one of the many
lava tunnels accessible |
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Guess who created this bar at
Jameo del Agua? Yes, Manrique |
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more Manrique at Jameo del Agua |
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Cueva del Los Verdes, another
tunnel which is 7km long and which also contains a theater seating several
hundered spectators |
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Manrique's home (now a foundation)
in the middle of a laval field, built on top of three lava bubbles |
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Manrique was also a painter |
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Living room towering above a pool
built in a lava bubble |
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Atélier which lets the lava "flow"
in |