Tours & Activities in Lanzarote
The Real Villa de San Miguel de Teguise is an essential place to visit if you come to Lanzarote.
In this tour I will show you the main corners of the Villa de Teguise, the old capital of the island.
"La Villa" (as we Lanzarote people call it) was declared an Asset of Cultural Interest in the category of historical complex in 1981 and has just been incorporated into the network of "most beautiful villages in Spain", a benchmark of prestige and quality at national and international (it is based on the French model of "les plus beaux villages de France"), which already has 104 locations throughout Spain.
Teguise is one of the oldest and best preserved cities in the entire Canary Islands , founded at the dawn of the conquest and colonization of the Canary Islands, an authentic historical document. In addition, it constitutes an excellent sample of typically Canarian popular, military and religious architectural typologies , highlighting the famous "Byzantine" chimneys of Lanzarote and stately mansions. Prepare the camera!
In the Villa, in addition, original Canarian traditions are preserved , that synthesis of European, Berber, Magrevian and Latin American cultures that characterize and give color to our unique town.
It is recommended to bring a jacket! In the Villa the northeast trade wind hits directly from the sea and makes considerable "scratch" in the afternoons.
For the rest, I promise to make you have a good time and as always in my tours, I will give you recommendations for other places to see, how to complete the visit and I will gladly answer all your questions.
Arrecife has been the capital of Lanzarote since the mid-19th century, evolving from a fishing port and refuge in the 17th century to the island's capital and administrative, commercial and cultural center since the 20th century.
Arrecife is the urban center of Lanzarote with the most public works by the illustrious Lanzarote artist César Manrique Cabrera (born on the banks of the Charco de San Ginés de Arrecife in 1919).
Furthermore, until the 1980s, Arrecife (a primarily seafaring city) was home to 90% of Spain's sardinal fishing fleet, linked to a very important canning industry, being the main port for fishing and producing canned sardines. Europe.
We are going to tour the Arrecife marina (considered the most interesting urban maritime landscape in the Canary Islands on an aesthetic, archaeological and natural level as well) and we are going to enter some of the most emblematic places inside the city from a historical and cultural point of view. , such as the Church of San Ginés and Calle Real with the old headquarters of the Lanzarote Cabildo, from where the Lanzarote "tourist revolution" of the 60s was born.
Accompanied by your local guide, you will receive the best recommendations for eating in Arrecife, as well as very valuable tips to enjoy your visit to the Island of Volcanoes.