La Guía Gay de Lanzarote - The Gay Guide to Lanzarote
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We've chosen some of the best activities which will help you to get to know Lanzarote in the most intimate way possible. Earth, Air, Fire and Water each play a big part of the island. |
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If you're on a beach holiday and want to get out and about, there are two very useful tours of the island which can give you an excellent insight into what makes Lanzarote so special.
Once a quarry, the Jardín de Cactus was designed by César Manrique in the 1970s, to create a new use for an industrial area, it turned out to be Manrique's last work which encompassed a large area.
Lanzarote is still an active volcano island, though the last major eruption was in in 1732, when large parts of the island were destroyed in a very fierce eruption. A smaller eruption followed in 1824. The most famous protected landscape on the island is Parque Nacional de Timanfaya, it truly is home to outstanding natural beauty.
50,000 M2 of theme park and Wild West theme nights just outside Puerto del Carmen.
The 18th Century Castillo de San José helped the island to build its way out of a dark period in its history. Ravaged by drought, volcano eruptions and social decline, the islanders worked hard to build a fortress to protect the island from pirates. Today it's home to a restaurant and internationally acclaimed museum. 
Every year the Ironman Canarias Triathlon takes place on Lanzarote. Part of the International Ironman World Championships, if you win this you win a place in the final in Hawaii.
Operating several times daily from Puerto Calero, Submarine Safaris can take you on a journey to the bottom of the atlantic ocean around Lanzarote.
Catlanza cruise between the prestigious harbour of Puerto Calero and the golden beaches of Papagayo to provide you with a memorable excursion, experiencing the best of the crystal clear, unpolluted ocean surrounding the Lanzarote coastline.
In a magnificent collaboration between Jesús Soto and César Manrique, Los Jameos del Agua is a creative work built around the landscape of Lanzarote. The grottoes (jameos in local terms) are in a tunnel created by the eruption of La Corona Volcano hundreds of years ago.
The Cueva de Los Verdes, is part of a 6Km long lava tube which formed over 3,000 years ago when the Montaña La Corona last erupted.
Titti Trollop's Music Hall Tavern, an evening of entertainment from the comedy drag show professionals.
45,000m2 of gardens, waterfalls and lakes, near the Famara Cliffs, 400 metres above sea level, and home to many tropical birds, animals and even fish. 
A new golf course has opened on the outskirts of Puerto del Carmen, giving the island's players a second course to enjoy.
Being surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean gives the Canary Islands an excellent advantage. Lanzarote is a paradise for fishermen, surfers and divers alike.Go back
