César Manrique's Lanzarote: every work, ticket prices and the full route

César Manrique is everywhere in Lanzarote: in the restaurant that grills over volcanic heat, in a cave turned concert hall, in a viewpoint carved into the cliff, even in the name of the airport. This guide covers what to see of César Manrique in Lanzarote, what each site costs, who runs it and how to fit it all into one or two days without wasting hours or money.

The first thing to know: the sites belong to two different bodies. Seven centres are run by the Cabildo (the island council) through the CACT (Centros de Arte, Cultura y Turismo), and Manrique's two houses belong to the private César Manrique Foundation. No single ticket covers everything.

Who was César Manrique

He was born in Arrecife on 24 April 1919. He studied at the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando and lived in Madrid from 1945 to 1964, working in the informalist, textured painting of the fifties. In 1964 he moved to New York, had three solo exhibitions at the Catherine Viviano Gallery and in the mid-sixties returned to Lanzarote for good.

With Cabildo president José Ramírez Cerdá and a team that included Jesús Soto, Luis Morales and Antonio Álvarez, he turned caves, quarries and cliffs into places to visit. He called it "art-nature / nature-art": working with the volcanic landscape without covering it up. In 1967 the Cabildo passed landscape-protection rules that banned roadside billboards, and the 1991 Island Plan cut the planned tourist beds from around 250,000 to around 115,000. According to the CACT, that plan led UNESCO to declare the island a Biosphere Reserve in 1993.

He was also an awkward activist: in 1986 he wrote "Lanzarote is dying" and led protests against hotel developments, such as the one at Los Pocillos in 1988. He died on 25 September 1992, aged 73, in a car accident as he drove out of his Foundation in Tahíche. His works are not scenery: they are his way of thinking about the island, built.

What to see of César Manrique in Lanzarote: the sites one by one

Prices are for adults; children aged 7 to 12 pay half at the CACT centres and €3 at the Foundation, and under-7s go free at the CACT centres.

César Manrique Foundation (Taro de Tahíche)

This was his home for twenty years, from 1968 to 1988, the longest of his life. It is built on the lava flow from the 1730–1736 eruptions: on the lower level, five volcanic bubbles linked by lava tunnels, with a pool, a small dance floor and an oven. His old studio is now a gallery of his paintings. The house covers 3,000 m² on a 30,000 m² plot.

Entry €10 (children €3), 10:00 to 17:30, with the ticket office open until 17:00; closed on 1 January. Mind the rules: no tripods or selfie sticks, no bags larger than 35 × 35 cm, and there is no left-luggage. Leave your backpack in the car. It is a fixed stop on day tours, so first thing in the morning is far more enjoyable. More detail in our César Manrique Foundation review.

César Manrique House-Museum (Haría)

A ruined farmhouse in the middle of Haría's palm grove, which Manrique rebuilt from 1986 and where he lived until his death. It opened to the public in 2013 and the studio is still exactly as he left it. It is the most personal visit on the route.

Entry €10, 10:30 to 17:30 (ticket office until 17:00). The combined ticket for both houses costs €17 (children €4): you save €3 per adult. Large and motorised wheelchairs are not allowed, but the ticket office lends an adapted one. Haría and its Saturday market are in our guide to northern Lanzarote.

Jameos del Agua

The first centre Manrique created: it opened in 1968 and was finished in 1977, with Jesús Soto and island craftsmen. It is a section of the La Corona lava tube: you go down through the Jameo Chico, pass a seawater lake home to tiny blind white crabs of 2–3 cm (Munidopsis polymorpha), and come out into the Jameo Grande, with its white pool and auditorium.

€17, 10:00 to 18:00 with last entry at 17:15. The ticket has no time slot, and for €22.40 it includes the Casa de los Volcanes, the museum inside. Do not throw coins into the lake, and leave the pushchair in the car: they are not allowed. Everything is in the Jameos del Agua guide.

Cueva de los Verdes (by Jesús Soto)

Many people credit it to Manrique, but the adaptation is by Jesús Soto, who opened it in 1964 with the path, lighting and sound. It is another section of the same La Corona tube, which according to the CACT is more than 7 km long. The visit is guided, lasts about 50 minutes and has a surprise at the end that we are not going to spoil.

€17, online only and with a fixed time slot, no changes or refunds. Arrive 15 minutes early. It is not suitable for claustrophobics, and anyone over 1.80 m will be stooping in places. More in the Cueva de los Verdes guide.

Mirador del Río

Carved into the Risco de Famara between 1971 and 1973, with Eduardo Cáceres and Jesús Soto, and faced with stone. Inside, two large arched windows look out over the El Río strait and La Graciosa; above, a terrace reached by a spiral staircase. In the café, order a barraquito (the local layered coffee).

€9, 10:00 to 17:00, with last entry at 16:40. From October to May the CACT recommend bringing warm clothing. No bus goes there.

Jardín de Cactus (Guatiza)

An old rofera, a quarry that was also used as a rubbish tip, turned into an amphitheatre of cacti: almost 500 species and more than 4,500 plants from five continents. The first plant went in on 18 January 1989 and the garden won the Carlo Scarpa International Prize in 2017. At the top stands a restored gofio mill and, around it, fields of prickly pear where cochineal insects are farmed.

€9, 10:00 to 17:00, with last entry at 16:30. A brunch is served (€22, 11:00 to 13:30), booked separately and requiring an entry ticket.

Castillo de San José – MIAC (Arrecife)

A late-18th-century fort above the bay of Arrecife, nicknamed the "Fortress of Hunger", which Manrique turned into the International Museum of Contemporary Art. It opened on 8 December 1976 and holds work by Miró, Tàpies, Manolo Millares, Chirino and Pancho Lasso.

€5.40, 11:00 to 18:00 every day; it is the cheapest paid centre and the one that closes latest: a good choice for an afternoon in the capital. The restaurant opens 11:00 to 18:00 from Sunday to Tuesday and until 23:00 from Wednesday to Saturday. You will find it with the rest of the capital in the Arrecife guide.

Casa Museo and Monumento al Campesino (Mozaga)

A tribute to Lanzarote's farmers, begun in 1968: traditional houses, workshops and the sculpture Fecundidad on the Peña de Tajaste. "Monumento al Campesino" is the popular name for the whole complex. It is free, opens 10:00 to 18:00 and its restaurant serves from 12:00 to 16:00. Almost everything is accessible, except the path to the sculpture.

Montañas del Fuego and El Diablo (Timanfaya)

On the Islote de Hilario, inside Timanfaya National Park, Manrique designed the El Diablo restaurant and the visitor access. At El Diablo they grill over a 5-metre shaft at around 250 °C, behind a circular glass wall facing the badlands. It serves lunch only, within the centre's opening hours, and takes no bookings.

Entry to Montañas del Fuego costs €30, is sold online only with a fixed time slot, is non-refundable and includes the Ruta de los Volcanes (the volcano route) by coach (09:30 to 15:45). You cannot explore the park on your own. All the practical details are in the Timanfaya guide.

LagOmar: price and "Omar Sharif's house"

LagOmar is the most searched-for site after Manrique himself, so let's be clear: it is not a César Manrique house and does not belong to the Foundation or the CACT. It is a private museum in Nazaret (Teguise), built in around 7,000 m² of old volcanic quarry "under the influence" of Manrique and with the help of Jesús Soto, who designed the iron lamps. It has been a family project since the early nineties.

The museum says Omar Sharif bought the property during his stay on the island. The story that he lost it at bridge 48 hours later is a legend the guides repeat, not something the museum confirms. What is true: Almodóvar filmed Amarga Navidad here.

• Prices: €10 general entry (house, gardens, terraces, tunnels and viewpoints), €16 with a guided tour and €35 for the "Early Experience", before opening, for a maximum of 10 people. There are child and resident rates.
• Opening hours: 10:00 to 18:00, last entry 17:30. Allow 45–60 minutes.
• Guided tours: Wednesdays and Fridays at 12:00 in Spanish and English; Thursdays at 12:00 in Spanish and French.
• No swimming: the pools and water tunnel are for looking only. It is not wheelchair accessible, and pushchairs only manage part of the route.

Tickets: there is no César Manrique combined pass

The short answer: no multi-centre pass is sold today. Since the CACT changed their prices no pass has been on sale, and the official shop only offers individual tickets. The only CACT combination is Jameos del Agua + Casa de los Volcanes (€22.40), and the only Foundation one is its two houses (€17). If someone sells you a "Manrique pass", it is a tour with tickets included.

The sums, for one adult: the five big CACT centres (Timanfaya 30 + Jameos 17 + Cueva 17 + Mirador 9 + Cactus 9) come to €82. With the Foundation's two houses, €99. Add the MIAC (€5.40) and the Campesino (free) and you have the complete works for just over €104.

César Manrique route in one day

This is the day the tours do, in a better order and with one extra stop. The key is that the Mirador del Río and the Jardín de Cactus close earlier than Jameos, and that the Cueva has a fixed time slot.

1. 10:00 · César Manrique Foundation in Tahíche, as soon as it opens and before the coaches.
2. Jardín de Cactus, in Guatiza, on the way north.
3. Cueva de los Verdes, with your slot booked for around midday.
4. Jameos del Agua, a kilometre from the Cueva: visit and lunch at the restaurant in the Jameo Chico.
5. Mirador del Río, getting in before 16:40 to see the afternoon light over La Graciosa.

Ticket cost: 10 + 9 + 17 + 17 + 9 = €62 per adult. If you have time on the way back south, the Campesino at Mozaga is on your route and free.

César Manrique route in two days

With two days you see everything without rushing, including the Haría House-Museum and Timanfaya, which the one-day tour leaves out.

Day 1 · The north. Jardín de Cactus at 10:00 → Cueva de los Verdes (mid-morning slot) → Jameos del Agua with lunch → Mirador del Río (before 16:40) → Haría House-Museum, with the ticket office open until 17:00. If it is a Saturday, start at Haría's craft market.

Day 2 · The centre and the fire. Montañas del Fuego on the first slot (09:30) and an early lunch at El Diablo → Monumento al Campesino → César Manrique Foundation (ticket office until 17:00) → LagOmar if you still have the energy (last entry 17:30) → dinner at the MIAC restaurant in Arrecife (open until 23:00 Wednesday to Saturday).

Tickets for both days: €99 per adult with the Foundation's combined ticket, €109 if you add LagOmar. The Foundation does not say whether its combined ticket is valid on two different days: ask at the ticket office on the first day.

Without a car: the Manrique route by bus

You can do part of the route by public transport on the guagua (bus) line 7 (Arrecife–Máguez), which in a single run stops at "Cruce César Manrique" in Tahíche (11 minutes from Arrecife), Nazaret for LagOmar (17 minutes), the Jardín de Cactus (35 minutes) and Haría's square (54 minutes). It leaves Arrecife at 08:00, 10:00, 17:10 and 22:30 (every two hours on Sundays), so for a Manrique day only the first two are any use.

Line 9 (Arrecife–Órzola) also stops at Cruce César Manrique, the Jardín de Cactus and Jameos del Agua, but only some services go into Jameos. No bus reaches the Mirador del Río or Timanfaya, and the walking distance from the stop to the Foundation's door is not published: check it on a map before you go. Timetables at arrecifebus.com, and the other options in our guide to Lanzarote without a car.

César Manrique tour or on your own

The classic full-day tour costs from €85 (the same price on GetYourGuide and Civitatis) and includes €45 worth of tickets (Campesino, Foundation, Mirador del Río, Jardín de Cactus and Jameos). You pay about €40 for the coach, hotel pick-up and guide. It does not include the Cueva de los Verdes, the Haría House-Museum or Timanfaya.

Our take: for two or more people with a car, doing it yourself is cheaper and more enjoyable, starting early. The tour makes sense if you are travelling alone, do not want to drive or would like a guide to tell you the story of each place.

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