Entries by Gazette Life

Visiting the Montañas del Fuego

Lanzarote’s most popular outing offers pure, breathtaking spectacle at one of the newest landscapes in the world. Take an unforgettable coach trip through the volcanos and see the power and heat of the earth’s inner crust. Here’s what to expect when you visit.

Visiting the Jardín de Cactus

Manrique’s favourite of his creations, this charming garden features over 4,500 specimens of cactus and is set in a disused quarry in the heart of Lanzarote’s cochineal country. A traditional windmill overlooks the scene. Here’s what to expect when you visit.

Visiting the Castillo de San José

The Castillo de San José perches on a rocky outcrop overlooking Lanzarote’s busy commercial port. Once the most important military buildings on the island, it is now one of the island’s seven centres of art, culture and tourism created by César Manrique. Here’s what to expect when you visit.

Airport bus controversy

Bus drivers whose routes serve the César Manrique airport have complained that private vehicles are continually occupying the bus parking zone at the lower concourse of Terminal 1.