Reddish volcanic cones and ash fields of Timanfaya stretch out to the sea beneath a sky of white clouds.

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Lanzarote

The island César Manrique taught us to see: volcanoes, vines in hollows of ash at La Geria and white houses.

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Volcanic landscape, the work of César Manrique, wine from La Geria and La Graciosa across the strait. Lanzarote, told without hurry.

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Caldera Blanca: the volcano you can actually walk

Outside Timanfaya National Park, in Los Volcanes Natural Park, a waymarked trail crosses the lava to the rim of one of the island's largest craters. No booking needed — just good sense.

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The essentials

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The Risco de Famara rises above an Atlantic of white-capped waves, its layered walls under a grey sky.

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Famara: the cliff, the long beach and the sand village

Northern Lanzarote's great beach, beneath the Famara cliffs, with a fishing village of sand streets and surfing as a way of life. A place to walk, to look and to understand the wind — and a clear warning about swimming.

Caleta del Sebo from above: white houses by the harbour and sand tracks crossing the island.

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La Graciosa: the island where the streets are sand

No tarmac on its streets and no private cars, a short boat crossing from Órzola. The luxury of La Graciosa is the simplest kind: time, sand underfoot and a fishing village that falls quiet when the last boat leaves.

A boat crosses the El Río strait towards La Graciosa, with the islets of the Chinijo Archipelago beyond.

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Lanzarote from the water: sailing the Chinijo Archipelago

The marine reserve off northern Lanzarote makes sense from a boat: the Famara cliffs on one side, La Graciosa ahead and Montaña Clara and Alegranza on the horizon. How to sail it with a skipper, respectfully, and why fishing here is regulated.

The Charco Verde at El Golfo, a green lagoon between black sand and layered volcanic walls.

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Lanzarote's west coast at sunset: Los Hervideros, the Green Lagoon and El Golfo

One short road strings together salt pans, lava cliffs and a green lagoon at the foot of a crater. How to take it slowly at the end of the day — and the rule worth knowing: Charco de los Clicos is for looking at, not walking on.

A turquoise cove in Playa Blanca, with low white hotels at the foot of the mountain.

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Sleeping quietly in Lanzarote: from the grand seafront house to the estate among the vines

Lanzarote has no high-rises, and its luxury is horizontal: suites facing the Atlantic in the south, small houses inland. Four places with their own character, how to choose an area and what to check before you book.

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Different ways of looking at this destination, all with judgement.

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Timanfaya, the Haría valley, the Famara cliffs and La Graciosa, where the streets are made of sand.

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Eat & Drink

Volcanic Malvasía from La Geria, Janubio salt and goat's cheese: a cuisine shaped by ash and wind.

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Living

Lifestyle, property and interiors. White lime, green woodwork and the island all year round.

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Culture

César Manrique, the Jameos del Agua, Teguise, the town that was once the capital, and a museum under the sea.

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Getting around

From the airport to the hotel, booking the Manrique centres and the boat from Órzola to La Graciosa.

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