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The most famous beers in the Canary Islands

It's one of the oldest arguments on the island. Of the two major Canarian beer brands available on the islands, which one tastes the best?

Lanzarote’s Zonzamas mystery

Humans have been building and designing on Lanzarote for centuries, and one of the leastvisited areas of Lanzarote is home to its richest archeological heritage – where the original natives of the island settled and created mysterious stone carvings.

César Manrique’s retreat

In 1989, César Manrique celebrated his 70th birthday. With a lifetime of intense creativity behind him, he began to look to his legacy, establishing the César Manrique Foundation at his original home in the Taro de Tahiche.

The Governors House

The Casa de Guerra Mayor on the outskirts of San Bartolomé is one of the most impressive examples of Canarian architecture on the island. If you want to be inspired by a unique example of the colonial Spanish style, it’s not to be missed.

The history of Lanzarote’s hotels

The history of Lanzarote’s hotels echoes the way the island has changed utterly over the last century.

The Devil of Timanfaya: Legend or Lie?

César Manrique’s devil sculptures greet hundreds of thousands of visitors to Timanfaya each year, but is there a tragic story behind the prancing demon with the pitchfork?

César Manrique’s Palace

César Manrique's genius can be seen all over Lanzarote, but you won't get a full idea of the immense vision and enchanting character of the man himself until you visit the Taro de Tahiche, the astonishing home he built in the bubbles and tunnels of a volcanic lava flow.

Lanzarote hit by mega-tsunami

A Spanish/Portuguese research team has discovered evidence of massive prehistoric mega-tsunamis on Lanzarote, Tenerife, and Gran Canaria. They believe the gigantic waves were caused by immense ancient landslides when flanks of islands collapsed into the sea.

Lanzarote’s tin sailors

Jolateros are an emblem of Arrecife. These brightly painted little tin boats are still an essential part of the capital's fiestas, and the survival of this tradition is down to one man.

The stories behind Lanzarote’s statues

Monuments to individuals are few and far between on Lanzarote, but here are three we found in Arrecife.