{"id":2391,"date":"2024-04-25T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-25T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/max-haase.com\/lanzarote-reisebericht-feuerberge-vulkankueste-cesar-manrique\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T18:55:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T18:55:08","slug":"lanzarote-reisebericht-feuerberge-vulkankueste-cesar-manrique","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/max-haase.com\/en\/lanzarote-travelogue-fire-mountains-volcanic-coast-cesar-manrique\/","title":{"rendered":"Lanzarote travelogue \u2013 Fire Mountains, volcanic coast & C\u00e9sar Manrique"},"content":{"rendered":"

My Lanzarote travelogue<\/strong> After a day on the most fascinating volcanic island in the Canary Islands \u2013 and I have to admit: Lanzarote impressed me in a way I hadn't expected. The island looks like another planet. Black lava fields, fiery red volcanic craters, white villages, and turquoise sea \u2013 the contrasts on Lanzarote are so extreme that every drone photo looks like it's been edited (it isn't). During our Canary Islands trip in January 2024, we visited Lanzarote as a day trip from Gran Canaria<\/a> visited.<\/p>\n

What makes Lanzarote unique: The entire island is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve and was significantly shaped by a single artist \u2013 C\u00e9sar Manrique<\/strong>. He ensured that there would be no high-rise buildings, no advertising billboards, and only white houses with green or blue shutters on Lanzarote. The result is an island that appears as a complete work of art.<\/p>\n

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Timanfaya National Park \u2013 Fire Mountains & Moon Landscapes<\/h2>\n

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The Timanfaya National Park<\/strong> Lanzarote's absolute highlight and one of the Sightseeing features<\/strong>, These are sights you absolutely mustn't miss. The "Monta\u00f1as del Fuego" (Fire Mountains) were formed by volcanic eruptions between 1730 and 1736, which lasted six years and buried a quarter of the island under lava. Even almost 300 years later, the volcanic activity is still noticeable here: Just a few meters below the surface, temperatures exceed 400\u00b0C.<\/p>\n

The Bus tour through Timanfaya<\/strong> (Included in the \u20ac12 entrance fee) leads along the "Ruta de los Volcanes" through a surreal landscape of red, orange, and black volcanic craters. At the El Diablo restaurant, they cook using geothermal energy \u2013 a grill over a natural volcanic vent, where meat is roasted at over 300\u00b0C.<\/p>\n

Drone photography:<\/strong> Drone flying is prohibited within the national park itself. The best drone footage of the volcanic landscape can be obtained from the park's edge \u2013 the lava fields extend far beyond the park boundaries and offer breathtaking patterns in black and red from above.<\/p>\n

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C\u00e9sar Manrique's Legacy \u2013 Art Meets Volcano<\/h2>\n

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C\u00e9sar Manrique<\/strong> (1919-1992) is omnipresent on Lanzarote. The artist and architect shaped the island like no other individual has ever shaped a landscape. His works are not museums in the classical sense \u2013 they are fusions of art, architecture, and volcanic landscape.<\/p>\n