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Things to do in Lanzarote
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Sightlore has 23 places to explore in Lanzarote, and 14 of them come with a 60-second story in 5 languages. Point your camera at a landmark to learn its name and story, and earn points and badges at the places you actually visit.
Lanzarote's must-sees
The city's most important places. In the app you see how many you've visited and earn a badge when you've seen them all.
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Jardín de Cactus
The Jardín de Cactus is a cactus garden on the island of Lanzarote in the Canary Islands.
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Timanfaya National Park
Timanfaya National Park 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.
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Mirador del Río
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.
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La Geria
La Geria is a protected area in the centre of Lanzarote, on the edge of Timanfaya National Park, and the largest wine-growing area of the Canary Islands.
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Hermitage of Los Dolores
Nuestra Señora de los Dolores, or the Ermita de los Dolores, is a church at Mancha Blanca near Timanfaya National Park, completed in 1862 in classic Canarian style.
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Janubio Salt Flats
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.
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Teguise
Teguise, 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.
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Fortress of Saint Barbara
Santa Bárbara Castle (officially Castillo de Santa Bárbara y San Hermenegildo) is a fortress located about 1 kilometer from the town of Teguise on Lanzarote, one of the Canary Islands.
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Jameos del Agua
Jameos del Agua is a series of lava caves, located in the municipality of Haría in northern Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain.
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Castillo de San José
The Castillo de San José (Castle of San José) is a historic fortress and art museum in Arrecife on the Canary Island of Lanzarote.
Discovery routes in Lanzarote
Visit the stops in any order and tap "Check in" at each one; finish the route to earn points and its own badge.
Lanzarote: César Manrique's Island
From the Manrique Foundation to the Monument to the Peasant, the Cactus Garden, the lava caves of Jameos del Agua and Cueva de los Verdes, Mirador del Río and the house museum at Haría.
Lanzarote: Mountains of Fire and the South
From Timanfaya National Park and the Los Dolores chapel to the vineyards of La Geria, the green lagoon of El Golfo, Los Hervideros, the Janubio salt pans and the Papagayo beaches.
Lanzarote: Teguise and Arrecife
From the old capital Teguise to Santa Bárbara Castle on its crater rim, San Ginés church in Arrecife and the art museum in San José Castle.
Places to visit
Historic sites
Teguise
Teguise, 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.
Fortress of Saint Barbara
Santa Bárbara Castle (officially Castillo de Santa Bárbara y San Hermenegildo) is a fortress located about 1 kilometer from the town of Teguise on Lanzarote, one of the Canary Islands.
Castillo de las Coloradas
The Castillo de San Marcial de Rubicón, also called Las Coloradas or Torre del Águila, is a defensive tower at Playa Blanca in the municipality of Yaiza, Lanzarote.
Pechiguera Lighthouse
The Pechiguera or Punta Pechiguera Lighthouse 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.
Temple Hall
Temple Hall was a cargo motor ship that was built in Dundee,Scotland in 1954. She was later renamed Pantelis in 1969 and then again as Telamon in 1977. In 1981 Telamon sprang a leak in a storm and was beached on Lanzarote in the Canary Islands to prevent her sinking.
Museums
Fundación César Manrique
The César Manrique Foundation is housed in the artist's former home at Tahiche, in the municipality of Teguise, in the centre of his native island of Lanzarote.
Mirador del Río
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.
Casa-Museo César Manrique
The Casa-Museo César Manrique is a house museum on Lanzarote devoted to the artist César Manrique.
Castillo de San José
The Castillo de San José (Castle of San José) is a historic fortress and art museum in Arrecife on the Canary Island of Lanzarote.
Places of worship
Hermitage of Los Dolores
Nuestra Señora de los Dolores, or the Ermita de los Dolores, is a church at Mancha Blanca near Timanfaya National Park, completed in 1862 in classic Canarian style.
San Ginés
San Ginés is a church in Arrecife, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain.
Nature
Jardín de Cactus
The Jardín de Cactus is a cactus garden on the island of Lanzarote in the Canary Islands.
Jameos del Agua
Jameos del Agua is a series of lava caves, located in the municipality of Haría in northern Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain.
Cueva de los Verdes
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).
Timanfaya National Park
Timanfaya National Park 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.
La Geria
La Geria is a protected area in the centre of Lanzarote, on the edge of Timanfaya National Park, and the largest wine-growing area of the Canary Islands.
Charco de los Clicos
Charco de los Clicos is a lagoon at El Golfo on the west coast of Lanzarote.
Los Hervideros
Los Hervideros is a spot on the west coast of Lanzarote where the waves crash against lava cliffs.
Janubio Salt Flats
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.
Papagayo Beach
The Papagayo beaches are a stretch of beaches in the south-east of Lanzarote, widely regarded as among the most beautiful bathing spots in the Canary Islands.
Playa de las Conchas
Las Conchas beach, in the north-west of the island of La Graciosa, is one of the few untouched beaches left in the Canary Islands.
Playa Blanca
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. In 2025 Playa Blanca had 14,276 residents.
Other
Monumento al Campesino
The Monumento al Campesino is a sculpture by César Manrique in San Bartolomé, Lanzarote.
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