Costa Teguise

Costa Teguise is situated on the north-east coast of the island, with many white sandy beaches and sporting facilities such as surfing, windsurfing and golf.

One of the main beaches on the Costa Teguise is Las Cucharas. This is a 640m long beach, surrounded by hotels and apartments, it is quite popular with families and people seeking a more tranquil holiday.

Sports Costa Teguise

Golf
This is an 18 hole golf course, with excellent year round conditions:

Golf de Costa Teguise
Avda. Del Golf
S/n – 35509 Costa Teguise
Tel: + 34 (0)928 59 05 12
Fax: + 34 (0)928 58 23 37
lanzarotegolf@lanzarote.com

Windsurfing
Lanzarote is very suited to windsurfers, be it experts or beginners, due to the reliable winds and various windsurfing schools. For example:

Sportaway Lanzarote (windsurfing school)
Calle de las Olas
Plaza de Tenerife
35509 Costa Teguise
Tel/Fax : + 34 (0) 928 59 07 31
info@sportaway-lanzarote.com
www.sportaway-lanzarote.com

Teguise Lanzarote

Teguise was the capital of the island up to 1852. Nowadays, Arrecife is the capital.

Among the things to visit in Teguise are Palacio Spínola, a former stately home, which is now a museum and residence of the Canary island government and Castillo de Santa Bárbara, the oldest fort on the island, which houses the Museo del Emigrante Canario and from the roof, offers amazing views of the surrounding countryside.

Apart from the historical richness of Teguise, there are many opportunities to see and buy local crafts, especially in the market which takes place in the streets and squares every Sunday.

Jameos del Agua Lanzarote

Jameos del Agua lies at the foot of the Monte del la Corona volcano, in the north of the island. It is an intriguing network of caves and grottoes which were developed for public viewing by César Manrique.

Beside Jameos Grande there is a beautiful garden with a swimming pool and two bars, which at night becomes a night club.

A concert hall can be found at the end of Jameo Grande. This holds 600 people and has amazing natural accoutics, making it an unusual and interesting place to view a concert.

Opening hours:
Daily from 09:30 to 19:00 hrs
Tuesday, Friday and Saturday from 19:00 to 02:00 hrs.

Mirador del Río

Mirador del Río is situated in the north of the island, 479m above sea level and offers fantastic views of La Graciosa island and the islet Montaña Clara.

This is a converted Spanish ammunition storage battery (converted by César Manrique) and is now a look out point with a restaurant and a garden.

Opening hours:
Monday to Sunday from 10:00 to 18:00 hrs.

Famara

This is a beautiful beach of 1500m, with an impressive mountainous backdrop, situated on the west coast of Teguise.

It is very wild and windy, often with dangerous currents and very popular with surfers!