Culture & History

Lanzarote is an island where responsible travel feels especially important. Its beauty comes from a delicate combination of black lava...

Lanzarote’s culture is inseparable from its landscape. This is an island of black lava, wind-shaped hills, whitewashed homes and deep-blue...

Lanzarote local life is easy to miss if your holiday revolves entirely around the beach, a hotel buffet and the...

Lanzarote is often described as an island of volcanoes, beaches and year-round sunshine. That is true, but it misses the...

Lanzarote’s geography explains almost everything that makes the island distinctive. Its black lava fields, rust-coloured craters, pale beaches and white...

Lanzarote’s culture is inseparable from its landscape. Black lava fields, scarce rainfall, Atlantic winds and centuries of relative isolation have...

Lanzarote did not become extraordinary by accident. The island you see today — stark volcanic landscapes, whitewashed villages untouched by...

Most artists leave behind paintings or sculptures. César Manrique left behind an entire island. Born in Lanzarote in 1919, Manrique...