El Golfo is a small fishing village on the southwest coast. It is a very picturesque place, built on a lava field right next to the sea. It has lots of excellent seafood restaurants which make it popular with locals and tourists alike. Just to the south of the village is a peculiar natural phenomenon, the Green Lagoon which has formed in a volcanic crater.
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Taro de Tahiche was Cesar Manrique’s house for a number of years. The impressive house is built around five jameos and has picture windows framing the volcanic expanse which surrounds the building.
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The 15 meter high cliffs at Los Hervideros have a number of caves and blowholes. These have been formed by the erosion of a former Lava flow.
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The Jameos del Agua is a magical place that is located inside the end of the world’s longest lava tube at the end nearest to the sea.
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The Mirador del Rio is one of the most spectacular viewpoints in the whole of the Canary Islands. It’s certainly a unique place that you won’t forget. The Mirador is located high up on the Risco de Famara escarpment, which runs from Punta Fariones, the most northerly point in Lanzarote, to just outside Teguise village, a distance of about 22 kilometers.
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The famous Jardin de Cactus was one of the last works Cesar Manrique completed on Lanzarote and apparently one of his favorites.
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Teguise, or Villa de Teguise, to give it its full name, was the original capital of Lanzarote. It is full of whitewashed buildings and narrow cobbled streets. Overlooking the town is the 16th Century Castillo de Santa Barbara.
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